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Photograph of a seated man in orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne inside a temple hall, wearing a long yellow and red marigold garland. Surrounding him, devotees in white clothes and one in orange, some holding small oil lamps or brass plates toward him, sit on the floor in front of a golden altar with fruit and flower offerings. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with gold pillars. Several devotees wear white and a woman wears a yellow shawl. The scene reads as a puja-like ritual honouring the seated figure.

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August 15 20102010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions inside a temple shrine, hands folded and eyes closed. Long hair falls around the shoulders. Several devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor in front, one holding a lit oil lamp aarti flame and another raising a ritual lamp. Brass and gold lamp stands, fruit, flower garlands and metal plates of offerings sit on a gold pedestal. Behind the throne is a colourful deity murti dressed in yellow and red with a garland, and a blue deity figure appears to the right. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits eyes-closed with hands folded on a richly carved gold throne with red cushions, in front of a painted temple backdrop with pillars and a deity image. Around him, devotees in white traditional dress with yellow sashes sit on the floor with palms joined in prayer, some with shaved heads, near brass vessels and lamps on the foreground. The seated figure's appearance and distinctive robe and mala cues are consistent with a person presiding over a satsang, though this is an appearance-based label only. A gold-trimmed side table holds fruit and offerings.2010-10-22 +2 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, in a stone-carved temple hall with brass lamps and a shrine behind him. Several devotees in white and cream clothing sit around a gilded platform holding garlands of marigold-like flowers and offering trays of silver plates with fruit, while some hold flower strands. A man in a yellow shawl sits in front of the throne. The page identifies this as a person, but the appearance cues are unsure; the seated man wears saffron, a mala and sits on a throne, which are qualifying cues, so the candidate is a person seated in a puja with devotees offering flowers and fruit.2010-08-08A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala on a gold-and-red throne in front of a golden deity murti with yellow garments and flower garlands. Before him, several devotees in white ritual clothes and yellow-green shawls sit on the floor with brass lamps, plates of fruit and offerings. A woman in white on the right holds her hands in anjali. Golden lamps and carved stone pillars frame the shrine. Ritual puja setting with devotees seated in attendance.2010-08-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions in a temple hall, hands folded in his lap. Around the throne, devotees in white and cream ritual clothes sit on orange cloth, some holding orange-edged trays and offering plates of lamps, flowers and fruit on silver trays, with a small red bowl of petals in front. One devotee in a yellow shawl sits near the front with a shaved head. A woman in white at the right is offering a tray. Golden oil lamps, a decorated stone wall with carved reliefs, a bright orange curtain and a deity murti in the background complete the scene.2010-08-08A photograph of a temple ritual in an outdoor shrine courtyard. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the centre, hands folded in front of him, with a garland of marigolds and red flowers around the throne. Behind him stand gilded lamp stands and a deity murti draped in green and pink cloth. Around the throne sit devotees in white and cream ritual clothes, some with yellow shawls, several with hands joined in prayer. Brass plates of fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and a red-and-white striped wall frames the courtyard. The man in orange appears to be a person, based on the orange robes, rudraksha mala and seated position on the throne.2010-09-22A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions before a shrine decorated with a garlanded deity murti in red and yellow. Around the golden peetha, several devotees in white garments with yellow shawls raise oil lamps and a small brass lamp in an aarti-like puja, while a platter of fruit and offerings sits on the floor. A standing lamp stand and carved stone pillars frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, the cues of the probable identity, and is presented as the central figure on the throne.2010-08-10 +1 copies