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A large hall packed with seated devotees performing a group ritual with small brass oil lamps and offering plates. In the foreground left, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a trident staff beside it wears an orange-and-red shawl and has a garlanded deity-like headdress; a person candidate is shown seated on the throne, with long dark hair and saffron-orange and red wrap clothing, though appearance is only partly visible. Around them, many women in saris of pink, red, white and teal sit at low tables holding lamps and plates. Men in white kurtas and cream shirts, some wearing lanyards, are interspersed. Stage lights, a wall-mounted screen and a bright banquet hall frame the scene.

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December 27 20152015-12-27December 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesA large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, many women in saris and salwar kameez in red, pink, green and yellow. In the foreground, several devotees raise small oil lamps and metal cups toward a central figure seated on an ornate gold throne with carved and embossed gold panels and red cushions. The seated figure has long dark hair, bare upper body with a red cloth draped over the shoulder, and holds a tall silver trident. Behind him stands a deity murti decorated with orange marigold garlands. Other seated men in white kurtas and dhotis assist nearby. Ceremonial oil lamps and brass plates are arranged along a long white-draped table. The setting appears to be a formal satsang or puja in a banquet-style room with tall windows and warm lighting.2015-12-27 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees, most of them women in saris and salwar in pink, red, teal and white, sitting in rows on the floor with small brass plates and lamps. At the left, a man with long hair sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat, wearing a red-brown shawl and orange-and-gold garlands, with a silver trident standing beside him. Several people in white ritual clothes sit near the throne, one holding an offering. A projection screen and wall lamps are visible at the back.2015-12-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a hall: a man with long dark hair seated on an ornate golden throne, bare-chested with a red-and-maroon cloth draped over his shoulder, hands joined in a namaste gesture. Behind him stand a row of people in orange-garlanded attire, and a large trident (trishul) stands beside the throne. Around him seated devotees, many women in red, pink, green and white saris, hold small oil lamps (diyas) and offerings, some reaching toward the throne. The crowd fills the room, with more people seated at the back among flower arrangements. The seated figure on the throne has distinctive long hair and ceremonial adornments, consistent with a person presence, but this is an appearance-based label only.2015-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a red-walled hall sits on the floor around an ornate gold throne at the left. A person on the throne wears an orange turban and orange robe, with a gold-toned deity figure beside them. Many devotees wear white, cream, yellow and orange saris, shawls and kurtas, and several hold brass plates with offerings as part of a puja. Behind them a raised stage with red carpet holds more seated devotees, and an audience fills the back of the hall under chandeliers. Banners hang on the walls and a camera on a tripod is visible at right.2015-10-26May 20 20162016-05-20A photo of a seated group in a red-curtained hall with ornate gold furnishings. On a large gold throne at upper right sits a robed figure in orange-saffron garments with a golden necklace and an orange turban, holding a golden staff; the figure's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues of a turban, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold, presented here as a throne-seated presence with devotees on the floor. Around him, roughly two dozen devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white, red and saffron clothing with red shawls, many holding brass plates of offerings. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a tripod camera. Several bald and white-haired devotees in white garments sit in the foreground.2015-10-26