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A large hall with a white-tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights shows a seated figure on an ornate gold and red throne beneath a colourful decorative canopy with flanking yellow-and-red banners. The seated man wears saffron-orange robes and has long hair, while attendants in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari stand nearby, and rows of orange-robed monastics stand with palms pressed together on both sides. Long rows of banana-leaf plates are laid on the floor in front, with steel vessels and a small oil lamp near the throne, and red floor cushions run down the centre aisle. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by the long hair, saffron clothing and throne.

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September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30A ceremonial hall scene with a man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, holding a microphone and wearing saffron cloth, rudraksha beads and a garland, with a bowl before him. Gold lion figures flank the throne, and colourful umbrellas with tassels hang above. To the left, several bare-chested priests in orange dhotis stand near a seated woman with an offering tray, while to the right women in saffron robes and white-and-gold saris stand in rows. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange sashes fill the foreground, and trays of fruit and offerings line a striped mat at lower left.2017-03-14 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30Photograph of an indoor puja in a hall with a blue, green and white draped backdrop. A small raised dais holds a seated figure in orange clothing beneath an ornate golden canopy, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a lamp set on either side. Rows of seated devotees face the dais: monks in saffron and orange robes with shaved heads on the left, and women in orange and white saris on the right. In the foreground, people in white clothes and red-bordered shawls hold brass oil lamps and sit before plantain-leaf plates of food laid on low wooden platforms. The scene shows a ritual offering with devotees seated in rows.2014-07-26 +1 copiesIndoor room with cream walls, a chandelier and a gold fringed parasol beside an ornate carved throne. A woman in orange-red garment and gold necklace sits on a red-brown cloth at the throne, holding a large silver bowl, while a woman in white with a red shawl kneels nearby. A line of about ten people in white and pale clothing stands along the wall, some with red or orange shawls. Several low wooden tables hold banana-leaf meals with rice, vegetables, water bottles and small steel cups on carpeted floor. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance terms.2014-03-15A seated long-haired man in orange-saffron robes sits on a large gold throne under a multicolored canopy umbrella, flanked by two gold-and-red banners with trident finials. In front of him, a row of seated devotees wearing orange garments and bare-chested men in white dhotis face him, with rows of small bottles and offerings laid along the floor. A white-clad attendant holding a steel tray stands beside the throne, and another white-clad attendant tends a platter at the front. The setting is an indoor hall with a large screen on the back wall.2016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30Seated ritual gathering in a hall during a puja, with rows of devotees on red mats facing a central raised seat draped in a green and blue fan backdrop. Saffron-robed priests sit at the left with bare shaved heads and ash marks, while white-clad devotees and women in orange shawls sit in rows. Brass vessels and a kalasha stand near the central seat, and low wooden tables hold banana-leaf plates with food offerings and small cups. A standing attendant in white moves at the far right. The scene shows a satsang-style puja setting rather than a identifiable individual, and the central seated figure is too small to identify with confidence.2014-07-26 +3 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30