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Night-time photograph inside a temple pavilion with a shrine of deities behind, including a figure in saffron-orange cloth and a deity with a pink-and-white garlanded backdrop. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace and dressed in a dark red-brown robe, sits on a red and silver throne in front of a microphone stand. Golden lion and bull statues garlanded with yellow flowers flank the floor, which is covered with striped woven mats. A seated person in white with an orange shawl holds a phone, a camera on a tripod records the scene, and a bare-chested attendant in white sits at the right edge. Oil lamps and a fan are visible.

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September 26 20172017-09-26A seated man with long dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne in front of a stone shrine at night. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a long gold-and-beaded necklace, a rudraksha mala and bangles, and sits with hands folded in his lap before a music stand. Behind him, a decorated deity murti pair wears red-and-gold garments and garlands, flanked by two attendants in orange dhotis holding brass lamps and a long pole. A tall red curtain hangs at the right, and a brass horn-shaped vessel with white flowers sits at the lower right corner. The setting appears to be a Navaratri festival at a temple.2017-09-26September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA seated man on a silver-and-red throne in a stone temple hall, wearing an ochre-saffron robe, a long gold-and-flower garland, a gold waist ornament and a red-and-gold bindi. His hair is long and swept back, and he gestures with one hand toward a microphone on a stand. In front of him are striped woven mats and a golden Nandi bull figure draped with yellow and white flower garlands. A teal cloth-covered drum sits to the right and a yoke-like wooden object rests on it. Behind the throne are carved stone panels and a gold altar with lamps and offerings. The man has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and ornaments, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in the role of teacher.2017-09-26October 01 20172017-10-01Photo of an evening satsang on a temple-style stage lit for filming. A man seated on a large golden peacock-fan throne wears a maroon turban, a red-and-maroon robe, a heavy gold necklace and armbands, and speaks into a microphone with one hand raised. Behind him stands a shrine with a large deity murti and a smaller seated figure draped in red and adorned with white garlands. A kneeling attendant in orange cloth and a standing attendant in orange and white stand near the shrine, with brass lamps, a pedestal and a vertical flag-like cloth nearby.2017-09-05 +1 copiesEvening ritual in a temple courtyard before a golden shrine holding a deity murti of a goddess with a crown and red-saffron garments, flanked by golden attendant figures and garlanded with pink and white flower strings. A man with long hair, a red-orange cloth and a beaded necklace sits on a red-cushioned throne behind a low ritual table with a fire pit and brass lamps. Several men in orange cloths and bare upper bodies attend the fire, and rows of seated devotees in white and purple saris and dhotis face the stage. Video cameras on tripods and standing fans surround the scene, with orange and gold cloth banners overhead. The setting resembles a homa or puja performed in a sanctum with a discourse in progress.2017-09-24October 01 20172017-10-01A seated man in a silk robe with a white and red chair and saffron-red garment wears a long gold necklace and rudraksha mala. He sits before a golden temple shrine with a deity murti, garlanded with purple and white flowers, and a red curtained alcove on the right holding a standing figure with a garland. Flower garlands, a gold kalasha-like object and brass lamps surround the altar. Probable Swamiji is seated in a throne-like chair with long hair and saffron clothing, indicating a discourse setting in a temple with deity murti and lamps.2017-10-01Interior of a covered pavilion with pink fabric canopy and striped floor mats, centred on a grey stone shrine housing a gilded deity murti with a crown and red drapery. Golden lion figures and a red-cushioned seat with a golden bull stand in front, and garlanded black statues flank the scene. Two women in orange robes stand at right beside a camera on a tripod. The black garlanded statue at right is a statue, not a physical person, and no one else is visible.2017-10-01Night scene in an open-sided pavilion with a white and pink canopy, a yellow-tiled fire pit blazing at left where a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange head-wrap stands with his arm outstretched over the flames. Behind him a seated devotee in dark clothes and a few others sit on striped floor mats. At right a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange cushioned seat sits beside a microphone and a dark monitor, wearing a long orange-and-beaded necklace, flanked by a golden lion statue. Behind him are gilded deity shrines draped with red cloth and garlands, and a woman in a green-and-red sari sits at lower right near a tub. Lamps and a small string of lights hang overhead.2017-09-24May 26 20172017-05-26