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Dimly lit indoor ritual with a seated figure at center wearing an orange garment and a gold necklace, bare-headed with long dark hair, seated before a golden murti and a small brass or silver deity figure on an orange cloth-covered table with offerings, flowers, a lamp and red items. To the right, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a microphone. A man in white dhoti with a shaved head sits to the left, holding a vessel and a sacred offering. A photographer in a grey shirt crouches at lower right holding a camera. Seated devotees fill the foreground, and a standing man in orange on the far left presses his palms together. Behind them hang a gold and orange silk drape and a textured grey backdrop, with a framed picture on the left wall.

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December 07 20162016-12-07July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with a gold-and-red throne. A man seated on the throne wears an orange and maroon cloth wrap over a shoulder, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and is in a dark-haired appearance with long, swept-back hair; a person is seated there, received by the ceremony. Around him, several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms sit on the floor with brass and silver trays, flowers and small vessels before them. A woman in a cream sari with a dark braid holds her hands together in front. Two women with long braids in the foreground sit with their backs to the camera. Behind the throne stand gold ornamented figures, a deity murti decorated with garlands in yellow, orange and white, and a gold trident. A puja is being performed with offerings and incense smoke.2010-11-14A seated man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in a temple-like hall, with an orange shawl over his shoulders and a trident and deity murti decorated with garlands behind him. Devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit before him, some with hands folded in prayer, others seated with brass plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps arranged on the floor in front of the throne. Women in white saris and a girl with a long braid kneel nearby, with a large framed photograph of a deity at the right edge. The setting looks like a puja or satsang, with a golden canopy and flower garlands in saffron, yellow and red.2010-11-14A photo of a ceremonial puja in a hall with dark drapes. Around him, priests in white dhotis with sandalwood and vibhuti marks chant and perform the puja, one holding a flame. Brass thalis of flowers, fruit and offerings lie on the floor. Women in white saris and orange-bordered clothes sit to the side, one with a long braid. Marigold and multicolour garlands hang on a deity murti at right, and a trident and a gold palanquin-style seat are beside the throne.2010-11-14February 16 20072007-02-16September 17 20102010-09-17June 23 20172017-06-23Photo of a ceremony in a warmly lit hall with red draped walls and gold-carved decor. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban sits on an ornate gold throne at the upper right, with a long gold staff beside it. Many seated devotees surround the throne, mostly in white and red-bordered clothing with red shawls, holding small lit oil lamps and brass plates. Several men in white dhoti-style garments sit in the foreground, and a woman in a lavender sari sits near the throne. The scene suggests a puja or darshan. Many visible people are seated; the figure on the throne appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron robe, turban and throne.2015-10-26October 22 20142014-10-22 +2 copiesJuly 29 20122012-07-29Evening ritual in a tented hall with white draped ceiling, hanging lamps and triangular saffron-and-white pennants. A bald priest in an orange-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala stands centre, holding his hands together before a line of young girls in orange, pink and white saris seated on low silver-edged platforms. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on a brick-lined fire pit, with flower petals scattered on the floor and a large floral-decorated deity murti at right. A seated row of white-clad devotees and a man in white are behind, with an assistant in white crouched near the fire pit.2015-10-21 +1 copies