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Photograph of an aarti ceremony in a richly painted shrine hall with pink, green and blue ornamental walls. A man in a black-and-white dress... a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a zebra-striped cloth, smiling, with a string of lights behind. A man in orange clothing at left raises a multi-wick brass oil lamp, its flames lit, toward him. Two women in orange saris sit on the floor beside the throne, one holding a tray, and other seated devotees in orange and white are at lower left. Brass lamp stands and a polished white floor complete the scene. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like orange headwear, saffron robes and a ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the probable Swamiji presentation.

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March 27 20132013-03-27April 08 20132013-04-08March 07 20132013-03-07A photograph inside a richly painted blue and pink temple hall. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead, sits on an ornate gilded throne draped with a white cloth, hands raised in blessing. Beside the throne, several women in orange and maroon saris sit on the floor. In the foreground, a man with a bare upper body and orange cloth holds up a multi-tiered lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the throne. Brass lamp stands flank the platform, and a deity relief appears on the side wall. Several people are visible in total.2013-03-07A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white and red garland sits on an ornate gilded throne with a crown-topped backrest, draped with a striped tiger-print cloth, in a hall painted with bright blue, pink and green panels and guardian figures. a person: the seated man wears saffron robes, a long garland and a central throne position, with no clearly distinctive hair or ornament cues beyond the garland, so identity is uncertain. Around the throne, a seated priest in orange-brown, women in white saris and a man in pink sit before brass lamps and a microphone, while a lit multi-tiered brass lamp is raised at left. Gilded deity-like guardian statues with clubs flank the frame.2013-03-02Photograph of a ceremonial hall with a red velvet canopy and painted deity statue. A multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many lit wicks stands in the foreground, blurred. Behind it, a seated man in an ornate golden throne with tiger-skin cushions wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white garland, and smiles. Two attendants in orange robes sit at the throne's base, one holding out an offering. A large golden four-armed deity murti stands at left in a painted niche. Two men in white dhotis sit on the floor at left, one tending the ritual, with a pair of scissors on the polished floor. A man's arm holding a flame appears at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting.2013-05-09April 07 20132013-04-07A photograph of a colourful temple-style hall with painted pink, green and yellow decorative arches. A man in orange-red robes and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, framed by a doorway hung with brass bells and fairy lights. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes holds up a multi-tiered lit oil lamp, with brass lamps on stands beside him. Two women sit near the throne, one in a white sari, and offerings are placed at the base of the throne. a person: the seated man in orange robes with long beaded necklace is a candidate for a person, based on the distinctive orange robes, beaded necklace and throne seating.2013-04-07March 05 20132013-03-05May 15 20132013-05-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white garland sits with palms joined on an ornate gold throne placed on a zebra-striped cloth in front of a brightly painted blue and pink temple-style backdrop. Two large painted guardian figures with fierce mustached faces, golden crowns and red-orange bodies flank the throne. In the foreground, a worshipper's raised hand holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil flames, and other devotees sit on the floor with a microphone and small oil lamps. Several people are visible in the lower corners, including partially visible figures in white.2013-03-02May 29 20132013-05-29