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Photograph of a dimly lit auditorium-style hall during a ritual programme on a raised stage. On the right, a seated figure in a red-and-gold chair with gold lion-form armrests receives devotees; a long rudraksha-style garland hangs over the chair. Before the chair, several people in white clothes with red shoulder cloths sit on a white-petal-covered mat, one holding a tray with flowers and an offering. A small lit tree-shaped lamp and oil lamps glow on the stage. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a tripod camera, and many people in white and red sit in rows in the seating area behind, with a man in saffron holding a lit lamp at left. Several people are visible, roughly 21 to 100 counting the seated audience.

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December 22 20122012-12-22December 08 20122012-12-08 +1 copiesA wide view of a stage-level ceremony in a hall with dark blue curtains. Around the throne, women in white and cream saris sit on the stage in front of brass lamps and a golden lion figure with garlands. Below the stage, many seated devotees in white clothing hold lit oil lamps and flames aloft, with a camera on a tripod at right and hanging orange-and-patterned banners above.2010-12-28Devotees in white clothes sit on the floor of a hall with red seating and a gold lion-head ornament in the foreground. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, a white flower garland with red beads, and a saffron-orange garment sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Seated devotees in white, some with orange lanyards, press palms together in prayer or greeting. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange-and-white with a rudraksha mala sit near the front. A camera on a tripod stands at the upper left.2012-12-22A photograph of a dark stage where a figure sits on an ornate golden throne with a rounded back, flanked by two golden lion statues. The seated figure wears saffron-orange garments, a long white and red garland, and sits centred under a floral arch of white flowers. Around the stage, about a dozen people sit on the floor in white dhotis and saris, some in orange and red, holding brass plates, lamps and ritual items in a puja setting. The lighting is dim with yellow spotlights at the sides.2012-12-22A ceremony on a raised stage in front of a grey draped curtain, with orange and patterned banners hanging above. On a central throne with red cushions and a floral garland sits a figure in an orange robe and red-beaded necklace, with a long braid, surrounded by women in white and cream saris seated on the stage floor and performing a ritual with brass vessels and offerings. At left, a golden lion-form vahana and a deity murti draped with garlands stand beside brass lamps. A seated woman in white speaks at a microphone. Many devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit facing the stage in the foreground, and a video camera on a tripod is at right.2010-12-28Wide view of a theatre-style stage with a raised circular platform under a pale draped valance and purple backdrop, with green uplights on the side pillars. At centre, a golden seated figure sits on a throne flanked by two golden lion statues and a floral arch of orange and white flowers. Around the platform, about a dozen seated people in white dhotis and white or red-and-white traditional garments perform a puja, with brass plates and lamps set before them. Seated figures on the right also attend. Balcony railings with red floral garlands line the sides. The figure on the throne is a statue or effigy rather than a physical person, so the seated group is the living attendance here.2012-12-22November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage in a theatre-style hall with dark purple drapes, gold swags and green-lit pillars. On a raised central platform before a gold-and-cream throne flanked by two golden lion figures, a figure in white and gold ceremonial dress sits with a pale cloth or garland. Around the platform about a dozen people in white dhotis and saris sit cross-legged, several holding brass plates, lamps or objects, and a few in orange and maroon clothing sit at the right side. Small brass vessels and a white-lit Christmas-style tree appear in the foreground. Overall this is a formal ritual or satsang scene on a stage.2012-12-22A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a hall. A figure seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red cloth draped over the back and garlands of yellow and white flowers, wearing an orange-red garment. Several women in white saris with orange or red shawls sit on the orange floor cloth before the throne, one in a green-bordered white sari holding a microphone, others with folded hands and brass plates of offerings. A brass oil lamp stands at right and a copper-toned vessel sits in the foreground. Seated devotees in white fill the background rows.2010-12-28A wide photograph of a stage in a hall during a seated satsang-style programme. Centre stage, a figure in orange robes with a long orange-and-white garland sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands; the figure has long dark hair and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a candidate for Swamiji (probable) given the saffron clothing, long hair and beads. Women in white and cream saris and some in orange sit cross-legged on the stage floor in front of the throne. To the left, a golden peetha or seat with a carved animal base holds a standing figure with a red garland, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow cloth sits at the side near a microphone. Brass oil lamps stand along the stage, and blue-grey drapery with orange and patterned banners hangs behind. A camera on a tripod and a small monitor sit at the stage edge, and a large audience in white and colourful clothes sits in the foreground.2010-12-28June 22 20092009-06-22