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Night scene in an open pillared hall with a red-and-orange striped floor. A man with long dark hair and a garland sits on a red-cushioned seat under a pink canopy on a silver palanquin, while several children in orange-saffron dhoti-style clothing move in the foreground, some with hair down and some with bare backs. A figure in white stands nearby. To the right is a shrine with a seated deity murti flanked by lamps, and a yellow-draped table holds a row of small lamps and a figure. Strings of orange and blue flower garlands hang from the pillars, and framed portraits and a temple picture line the upper wall.

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Night photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with striped red and cream floor mats. A seated man on a red cushioned throne-like seat, wearing a white-and-red garland and ornate gold-framed setting, is attended by a cluster of children in saffron-orange dhotis and cloths, some bare-chested, moving around the floor. Behind them stands a gilded peetha-style canopy with a red garland. On the right, a shrine with a painted deity group and a standing golden deity murti sits under an arch, a yellow-draped table holds rows of small oil lamps, and a figure in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Framed portraits and banners hang along the upper gallery, and a standing fan is visible.2018-05-22March 02 20182018-03-02May 31 20182018-05-31Night-time temple hall with a red-and-orange striped floor mat. In the foreground, a group of young boys and girls with long hair wear orange-saffron dhoti-style cloths and stand facing a silver-covered palanquin or shrine canopy decorated with garlands, tassels and a red cloth. Inside the canopy sits a figure in saffron-orange garments. To the right, an open shrine with several painted deity murti and a second figure in white near a small yellow-draped table with offering plates. Framed portraits and a wall banner hang along the arcaded pillars. Roughly eleven people are visible, with the saffron-clad children in the foreground and one person in white at the right edge.2018-05-22A photograph taken inside an open-sided temple hall at night, with a red-and-white striped floor covering. On the left, a seated figure in red clothing and a garland sits on an ornate silver-and-gold palanquin-style seat with a pink canopy and red garland draped over it. Around it, numerous young people in saffron-orange cloths stand and gesture, several with long dreadlocked hair, some seen from behind. Along the left colonnade hang framed posters and ceremonial banners. On the right, a shrine with a deity murti and an altar with decorated offerings sits beneath an arched canopy, and a yellow-draped table holds sweets and items. A white-robed figure stands at the far right edge.2018-05-22A seated man on an ornate silver throne in front of a golden carved wall with lattice panels and a silver canopy overhead. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala, and a yellow flower crown, with his hands resting on the leopard-print cushion. Around the low railing, several women and a man sit on the floor facing him: women in orange and saffron garments and white-and-gold sarees, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl, and a woman in a light cream outfit. A visible dais edge and a green gift bag sit at the lower right. Probable Swamiji cues: the throned figure has a flower crown, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2017-10-12 +2 copiesA seated figure in an orange robe and a red-beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, bare feet on a raised platform. Before him, a group of about twenty devotees sit on orange mats; several men wear white dhotis and ceremonial gold necklaces, women wear saffron, blue, teal and yellow saris and one woman in red sits with hands folded. A man in white with a camera films at the left edge. Brass and silver ritual vessels with flowers sit on the floor in front. The backdrop is a large printed photograph of a stone temple gopuram shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, framed by green trees and hanging colourful tassel decorations. a person: the seated figure wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala on a throne, a probable match for the page's identification, so the a person field is in_person.2010-09-16A homa fire burns in a yellow-tiled fire pit at the front of an open-sided temple pavilion with a white canopy. A seated man in a red-brown robe and a gold-beaded necklace sits on a white throne-like chair with a red cushion, with a shaved head and a red headband. To the right, two women in saffron-orange robes stand; the nearer one holds a lit oil lamp in her raised hand, and the other stands with hands joined. A woman in a dark red sari sits on a striped mat at left, and a woman in orange kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in orange garments stand near a shrine with deity murtis, including a golden figure and decorations of flower garlands. Brass bowls, flower petals and a leaf-wrapped kalasha sit near the fire pit.2017-10-10 +1 copiesA 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.2014-08-04December 06 20162016-12-06January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) in a temple shrine, with his hands folded in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala and his hair is short. In front of the throne stands a brass tray with small lamps and offerings. Behind him, a deity murti with a red crown and garlands (with a bow-and-arrow and consort) stands within a carved stone arch with gold trim. Orange curtains frame the shrine, and a plain orange-and-purple cloth lies on the floor.2010-08-06