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Outdoor temple-style stage at dusk with a red carpet and a gold-framed throne. A seated man with long dark hair wrapped under a maroon head cloth, bare-chested, wearing a maroon and orange lower garment and a leopard-print cloth, sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him is a black stone deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers. To the left, an altar with a multi-tiered brass lamp, a deity image in red and green garlands, and brass vessels. Multicoloured dressed figures and garlands fill the background. Two pairs of people in the front rows watch, and a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti stands at the right edge.

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September 05 20172017-09-05A seated man in an ornate gold and red throne sits before a shrine of deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and multicoloured flowers. He wears a saffron-coloured robe, a white-and-pink flower garland, and a rudraksha-style mala, and raises both hands in a blessing gesture. Brass lamp stands line both sides of the throne, and a brass vessel with flower offerings sits in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a flower arrangement is partly visible at the left edge. The scene is a ceremonial puja setting with a dark stone backdrop and a green banana-leaf decoration above. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robe and ornate garland cues match the page's claim that he is present, so he is identified as.2016-12-02December 01 20172017-12-01December 07 20162016-12-07September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesNovember 20 20162016-11-20November 05 20162016-11-05A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, hands joined before his chest and a microphone stand in front of him. A small white cup sits on a side table beside the throne. To the right, a priest in orange dhoti and bare upper body stands before a golden deity murti with a silver face and garlands of white and yellow flowers, flanked by brass lamps, a trident and a bell. Offerings of leaves, fruit and oil lamps lie on a tray at the base of the deity. Colourful triangular banners with red and yellow patterns hang nearby, and a golden canopy with fringed tassels is overhead. A portrait of a deity with a golden crown and blue skin appears on the left wall.2016-10-31A photograph of a stage-like temple setting with a gold ornate throne framed by red, white and pink flower garlands and a golden arch. Seated on the throne is a bearded man in saffron-orange robes, wearing an orange turban and a white flower garland, with his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him is a golden deity murti, adorned with garlands and a crown. To the left, a bare-backed attendant in orange dhoti holds a tall gold-topped staff, and to the right a kneeling attendant in red-orange cloth performs anjali with folded hands near a brass oil lamp. Lit brass oil lamps stand on the stage floor, and red curtains and painted panels frame the scene. Three people are visible.2016-11-04A photograph of a temple-style stage set for a discourse. A seated man in an orange-red robe and matching red turban sits on an ornate gold throne with his palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind him is a decorated arch hung with red, yellow and pink garlands around a gold-clad deity murti. A standing man with a bare back and orange dhoti stands at left facing the throne, and another man in orange cloth kneels at right beside a ceremonial stand. Oil lamps burn on a brass tray in front of the throne, with brass lamps and painted banners nearby.2016-11-04May 21 20182018-05-21Photograph of a stage ceremony in a hall with deep red drapes and gold decorations. A seated figure in a red-brown robe with a red-and-gold turban and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind him rises a golden canopy and a flower-garlanded deity murti with red and orange garlands. A bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti stands at left pointing toward the throne, and a bare-chested attendant in orange cloth kneels at right beside a long staff. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor in front, with a small offering tray. a person: the seated figure wears a turban, a white flower garland, and saffron-red robes, cues consistent with the page label for the event.2016-11-04