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A photograph from the back of a large hall showing rows of seated attendees in white clothing with red-orange shawls, many with shaved or grey heads, facing a stage. On the stage, ornate silver-framed canopied shrines hold golden and colourful deity murti adorned with garlands. A figure in white and a figure in orange-red stand before a central shrine, with a seated person in saffron-coloured clothing nearby. Cameras on tripods and a camera operator in white with a red shawl are visible, along with a large screen at upper right and a potted plant at left. Pink stage lighting fills the room.

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July 13 20152015-07-13Seated devotees in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls fill the foreground, viewed from behind, facing a stage. On the right, a figure in an orange and gold turban sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne draped with yellow-orange marigold garlands, flanked by tall silver standards and golden parasols, with a golden lion-like armrest. On the left, a gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, beside a tall silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Warm purple-pink stage lighting and a golden canopy complete the scene.2015-07-09A photograph of a seated audience in a hall during a ritual session. Many devotees sit on the floor and in chairs, mostly in white clothes with red-and-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, the backs of heads are visible. On a raised stage at the back, several decorated shrine structures with umbrellas and deity murti are arranged, with a man in white standing near them and a person in orange at the left edge. A large screen on the right shows a ritual scene. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling. A person in saffron-orange sits at the far left of the stage. The crowd appears to number in the dozens.2015-07-13 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial stage hall with ornate silver-framed shrines and decorated arches holding deity murtis, with a colourful canopy above. On the central raised platform, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange turban sits on a gold throne beside a large sculpted deity group, with a microphone and camera stand in front. Behind them, a white-clad priest in orange sits at a side shrine. Many seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-white shoulder cloths fill the foreground, facing the stage. A screen at right shows a live feed of the same turbaned figure with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, identified as Swamiji (probable) by the turban, saffron robes and ornaments, sitting on the throne.2015-09-16October 09 20162016-10-09September 16 20152015-09-16October 18 20152015-10-18September 12 20152015-09-12September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copies