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A seated figure on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion is raised on a dais in an ornate hall with a dark tiled wall and hanging red and white flower garlands. The figure wears an orange and yellow turban, layered gold necklaces, a red and white flower garland and a dark saffron-brown robe, and raises one hand in blessing while holding a small staff. Around him, devotees in white sit with folded hands, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala films with a video camera, a woman in a white sari stands with palms joined, and a shaven-headed boy with a white forehead mark sits at the front beside silver offering plates. Brass oil lamps and bells hang nearby.

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A seated man in an orange and red turban, gold ornaments and multiple red and yellow flower garlands sits on a golden-cushioned throne in a dark-walled hall, hands raised in a greeting. Brass bells and hanging flower strands surround him, and a saffron flag rests beside him. Before him, devotees in white sit on the floor with hands folded, a cameraman in white films the scene, and a woman in white stands near the doorway. Visible white-clad devotees and a seated man in purple add to the satsang gathering.2013-07-22A seated man in an orange-brown saffron turban and brown-orange robes sits on a golden throne-like seat, smiling, wearing layered gold necklaces, a red and white flower garland, bangles and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him stand brass bells, red-and-white flower strands and a large yellow-and-red floral arrangement. Around him, devotees sit and stand with hands folded in anjali; some wear white, a woman in a red-bordered sari, and a man in a purple shirt. A cameraman in white with a camera stands at left. The setting is a dark stone-walled hall with hanging brass lamps. Appearance-based label: a person for the turbaned, garlanded seated figure, who is central and receiving devotion.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph inside a temple hall during a satsang. A seated man in an orange-brown turban and saffron-brown robe, wearing heavy gold necklaces and red-yellow flower garlands and gold bangles, sits on a raised golden seat, smiling and holding a saffron-tipped staff. Behind him stand brass bells and hanging brass oil lamps, with a large floral arrangement of yellow, red and white flowers. In front, devotees sit and stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in white and men in white and purple. A camera operator stands at the left edge. The seated figure has a swept-back hair and rich ceremonial adornments, consistent with the page's reference to a person, a probable in-person identification based on appearance cues.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph inside a hall with black stone panels, where a man in a saffron-orange turban and reddish-brown robe sits on a raised cream throne, smiling broadly and gesturing with one hand. He wears layered red, pink and yellow garlands, a gold necklace and earrings. Beside him stands a brass pillar with hanging bells and a brass lamp, and a large floral arrangement in red, orange and pink fills the upper right. In front, seated devotees in white and purple clothing sit with hands folded in namaskar, and a man in white holds a video camera on the left. A woman in a white and gold sari stands with palms joined. A brass offering tray sits at the lower edge.2013-07-22A seated man on a golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, wearing a brown-and-gold turban, a brown robe with gold border, layered gold necklaces, a red-white-yellow flower garland and a rudraksha-style red bead garland. He smiles and rests one hand on the golden armrest. Behind him are large marigold and multicoloured flower decorations. To the right, a brass bell and brass oil lamps hang from floral strings. Around him, women in white saris with folded hands, a woman in red blouse and white saree, a woman in blue sari and a girl with white markings on her forehead sit or stand in devotion, some wearing name badges. A bowl of offerings sits at lower right. Several people appear as partial figures at the edges. The scene suggests a satsang or Guru Purnima devotional gathering.2013-07-22A photograph in a dark-walled temple hall shows a man seated on an ornate golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion, draped in a large flower-garland arrangement of yellow, orange and red blossoms. He wears an orange-and-gold turban, a heavy gold necklace, a red mala, gold armbands and bangles, and a brown-and-gold dhoti. Nearby, a golden lamp stand, brass bells and hanging red-and-yellow flower strings surround him. Around him, devotees stand and sit with palms joined in anjali: a woman in white with glasses, a man in a purple kurta, men in white and saffron clothing, and a seated man in white at lower left. A cameraman at left films the scene.2013-07-22