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A photograph inside a brightly painted temple hall with blue walls, pink and green decorative borders, and hanging brass lamps. A man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold-bead garland sits on an ornate gilded throne draped with a white tiger-striped cloth, one hand raised in blessing and a red tilak on his forehead. Before him, a man in an orange cloth and a shaved head holds a multi-tiered lamp of lit oil lamps, and women in saffron and red saris sit near the throne holding lamps and offerings. The white reflective floor and red carpet lie in the foreground.

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March 06 20132013-03-06Photograph of an aarti ceremony in an ornate, brightly painted hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with a golden border raises a tiered brass lamp of many flames with both arms. Behind him, a seated figure in orange robes, long dark hair and a garland sits on a large gilded throne with a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by attendants in orange and white. Tall brass lamps stand beside the throne, and string lights hang in the dark backdrop. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair, orange robes, garland and beaded mala.2013-03-16March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesA seated man in an ornate gold throne is at the centre of a temple-like hall with painted pink, green and yellow decorative columns. A tiger-striped cloth covers the throne seat. To the left, a priest in orange-red robes with a shaved head holds a flame over a tray. A woman in orange sits in the lower left corner with her hands together, and brass oil lamps and a hanging lamp row decorate the background.2013-04-08A seated man in an orange-red robe, wearing a red and white flower garland, rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead, sits on an ornate gold throne with a zebra-print cushion inside a painted temple hall with pink, green and blue decoration. Devotees in saffron-orange clothing sit at the sides and a person in the foreground holds a lit multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti) toward the throne. Brass oil lamps stand on the glossy white floor, and hanging brass bells are visible above the throne. The seated figure is shown in a puja/satsang setting; no printed name appears in the image.2013-04-18April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesMay 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03A photograph inside a richly painted temple hall with pink, green and turquoise decorative pillars and a large gilded throne framed by a doorway strung with small lights. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti and a red-and-white beaded mala with a large central bead, sits on a golden throne draped with a striped animal skin. Beside the throne, a man in a red-brown dhoti holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame toward the seated figure. In the lower left, a woman with a long braid in a dark red sari kneels with folded hands before a microphone, and another person kneels at the lower right. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and painted guardian figures flank the entrance, one holding a club. The scene depicts an aarti being offered at a throne.2013-03-18A priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest holds up a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a brightly painted temple hall. The seated figure wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, with hands resting on the arm of the throne. Two women in orange and maroon sit on the floor to the throne's right, and a third person sits behind on the left. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the doorway, and string lights glow behind the throne. The walls are blue, pink and green with painted pillars and deity carvings. The seated figure's face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2013-03-07Photograph of an ornate temple-style hall painted in pink, green and blue with decorative columns. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded mala sits on a gold throne, arms extended, with a large multi-tiered oil lamp aarti burning in front of him. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds up a silver aarti plate toward the throne, while a woman in orange sits to the right of the throne and another woman in orange sits at left near a microphone. Brass lamp stands line the sides of the hall. The seated figure's appearance matches a person by the saffron clothing, long beaded mala and throne, and he is in person in the scene.2013-03-07