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Photograph inside a temple shrine with painted deity statues on either side and hanging brass bells above. A figure seated on an ornate gold throne with tiger-skin cushions wears a red-brown turban with a small emblem, a red-brown robe with a gold border, and a long green-and-brown beaded garland; he raises one hand in blessing and holds a trident-shaped staff. Below, a man in white clothes holds up a lit oil lamp, and a woman in an orange sari sits to the right with offerings. In the foreground, a row of lit oil lamps blurs past a seated devotee in orange-red robes. Red carpet covers the floor.

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November 24 20142014-11-24November 24 20142014-11-24A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest, tiger-skin draped seat and lion-head armrests. The seated figure wears a red-maroon turban with a small emblem, a maroon-red robe with a gold-striped border and a dense brown rudraksha-style mala, with a red bindi. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps frame the throne under a golden canopy. Three people sit on the lower steps in the foreground: a man in white on the left, a man in white with a bare head in the centre and a woman in orange sari on the right.2014-11-20 +1 copiesA seated man in a dark red-maroon dress sits on an ornate gold throne with a tall, carved gilded backrest and crowned top, draped with a zebra-striped cloth and cushions. He wears a dense beaded rudraksha-style mala garland, bangles and a small forehead mark, and has long swept-back hair; the appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, mala garlands and ceremonial dress, presented as the seated central figure. To the left, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a sacred thread pours or holds a flame at a brass lamp near a small pooja setup with brass oil lamps; a microphone stands in front. Hanging brass lamps and rows of small lights decorate the dark backdrop of a temple-style hall with a patterned red carpet.2013-03-30March 30 20132013-03-30September 07 20142014-09-07March 30 20132013-03-30March 21 20132013-03-21A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered cloth sits on an ornate gilded throne under a gold canopy with hanging bells. He wears a long garland of gold beads and a red-brown rudraksha mala, with gold armlets, and a red bindi on his forehead. Two priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, and an older man in a brown robe with a red shawl, perform a lamp ritual (aarti) with oil lamps near the throne. A painted deity figure with a gold crown and raised hand stands to the right. a person: the seated man wears orange-saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold garland on a gilded throne.2013-05-28A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne (peetha) with a carved gold backrest and lion-shaped armrests, set in a brightly painted pink, green and blue shrine hall. The seated person wears a deep red-maroon robe, a rudraksha mala and a bead necklace, with a red-and-gold tilak on the forehead, and raises one hand in a gesture of blessing. Below, in the foreground, a bald priest in orange clothing faces the throne from the left, while two other attendants in white and red garments perform the service. A multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil flames stands in front of the throne, with brass oil lamps on stands at both sides. Hanging brass lamps and metallic beads fill the upper area. Probable Swamiji cues: long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, red-and-gold robe, seated on a gold throne.2013-04-06July 06 20132013-07-06October 06 20142014-10-06