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A ceremonial ritual in a tented hall hung with white drapery. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a white rudraksha-style mala, sits on a gold-framed throne under a gold canopy. A golden deity murti with a crown and garland sits behind him. Women in saffron, red and white saris and white head coverings stand near the throne and along a long row of banana-leaf plates heaped with food and small cups. Rows of seated devotees in the foreground, many men bare-chested in orange-brown cloths, face the throne. Ornamental parasols in multicoloured patterns, a trident and a small standing deity figure flank the scene.2016-12-18December 10 20172017-12-10December 12 20162016-12-12February 01 20152015-02-01May 25 20132013-05-25March 22 20132013-03-22December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph inside a gold-accented temple hall. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands and wearing a saffron shawl, holds a gold ritual implement while a young man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a girl in a teal top kneel and offer citrus fruit from a silver tray. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth stands beside a long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a white garment. A cameraman films, a golden deity murti stands on the right, and a bowl of fruit and a golden lion-like figure appear near the front, with a red carpet and a television screen in the background. a person is an appearance-based candidate only.2014-11-19A seated man in an orange saffron robe with dark red trim, wearing a long beaded rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-form armrest and orange cushions, with a dark stage backdrop and a painted deity panel at upper right. In front of him, a group of devotees in white and yellow-gold clothing sit on the floor, some holding small silver plates with fruit, flowers and offerings, and one man in white holds a small cup. Several people behind them wear white with tripundra markings on their foreheads, and a red-topped wooden box sits at right. Ritual puja offerings are arranged on the floor.2010-11-10December 12 20162016-12-12July 31 20152015-07-31A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long garland of white and yellow flowers sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion in a red-draped hall, with a gold pedestal footstool and a ceremonial trident-like staff beside him. Around him on the red carpet sit about ten devotees in white, red and patterned clothing, several wearing rudraksha malas, some with hands folded or offering brass plates of flowers, red kumkum and petals before the throne, consistent with a padapuja. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ceremonial garland and throne. Sheer gold drapes hang at the top right and a potted plant stands at the back.2014-08-04