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A photograph of a small shrine room with white walls and a tiled floor. On the right, a figure in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a low seat before a decorated deity murti, which appears to be an elephant-headed Ganesha with red and orange adornments and garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the left side of the shrine, and the room has a simple, traditional ritual setting.

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September 11 20102010-09-11November 15 20102010-11-15A photograph of a ceremony in a covered hall with rows of seated devotees in white clothes. At the centre a man in saffron and orange robes stands on a white platform, holding a ritual object, while a priest in white and a standing attendant in white are nearby. Orange and red decorative banners hang overhead.2007-12-24May 26 20122012-05-26 +1 copiesA three-panel collage of photographs from a ceremony on a stage. In each panel, saffron-robed monastics stand with hands joined or offering items, while a figure in white stands at centre. Tall brass lamps and a decorated backdrop are visible. The collage shows people receiving or presenting objects, with the central white-clad figure at the focus of each panel.2010-09-10A small thumbnail of a seated figure on an ornate cream and gold upholstered throne in a bright hall with a patterned wall and a small framed picture above. The seated figure wears orange and saffron robes and has long swept-back hair. A possible a person on a peetha throne, in a discourse setting with seated devotees not clearly visible. The image is small and low-detail, so the setting reads as a satsang hall.2010-07-17 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08December 24 20072007-12-24A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange clothes stands with his back to the camera and raises his arm toward an ornate central figure. Behind him, a seated person in orange robes sits beside a large decorated deity murti with an ornate crown and garlands, set in a white arched niche with a red and gold canopy. A man in white sits at the far right edge, partly visible. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a shrine. The man at the centre is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2012-05-08A photograph of a ceremonial installation at a temple setting. Several priests in saffron-orange robes stand on the left, one holding a ceremonial object and another raising a hand in blessing. On the right, a seated figure wears an orange garment and a long necklace, seated before a red draped stage or throne. Offerings and decorative items surround the scene. The arrangement suggests a pontifical coronation ritual.2012-04-27October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall showing a seated man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads, seated before a decorated golden throne with a framed picture or image above it garlanded with white and orange flowers. In front, on a red patterned cloth, are many brass and steel bowls and plates of fruit, sweets, flowers and food offerings, including bananas, oranges and mangoes, arranged for a puja ritual. A second figure in saffron clothes sits on the throne-side platform. Floral garlands drape the golden pillars and the glossy marble floor reflects the scene.