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A photo of a seated ritual in a temple sanctum with silver-clad pillars. A figure in saffron-brown robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, a yellow and white flower garland, a tilak on the forehead and gold armlet sits cross-legged and offers flower petals from a brass plate onto a deity murti. The deity wears a red and magenta silk cloth draped over a large yellow marigold garland and a gold crown. A second man in a light brown shawl and white dhoti stands at right holding petals. A brass kalasha and small oil lamps sit on the floor with yellow flowers.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti of a goddess with a golden face and crown, draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and dense yellow and red marigold and rose garlands. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow and gold border and multiple yellow and white flower garlands sits at left, smiling and holding yellow marigold petals in his hands toward the murti in an offering gesture. Long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark are visible; he wears gold bangles and red thread on his wrist. At right, a man with folded palms in a white and beige kurta and a red thread bracelet bows in devotion. Silver pillars frame the shrine behind them, and fresh flowers lie on a tray in the foreground. The scene suggests puja and darshan.2014-02-01January 31 20142014-01-31January 31 20142014-01-31April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on a red velvet throne with an ornate gold backrest. He wears layered red and white flower garlands, a gold bead necklace, and a yellow paste mark with a red dot on his forehead. His bare feet rest on the platform as he gazes forward. At the lower left, a person's hand adjusts a brass pot draped in a purple cloth with gold ornaments and yellow and pink flower garlands. The setting is a ceremonial stage with a gold decorated pole and grey drapes behind. The page labels the event as a 2015 satsang in Varanasi and mentions a person, but the appearance cues are not conclusive, so this is a seated devotee-style figure with garlands and throne.2015-10-12January 31 20142014-01-31October 19 20172017-10-19A photograph of a seated man on a gold throne with red tiger-striped cushions, wearing an orange-red turban, a saffron-brown robe and a white flower garland with red roses. He is speaking with his right hand raised in a gesture, with a small microphone near his face. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in green and yellow cloth, decorated with a multicoloured garland of marigolds and roses, beside a golden arched backdrop and a brass oil lamp. Red roses and peacock feathers decorate the throne canopy. a person: the seated man wears a red-orange turban and saffron robe with a garland and gold bangles, consistent with the page's reference to a satsang with a person.2014-06-12May 02 20142014-05-02A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a garland of yellow and white flowers, rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. Two women in rust-brown robes stand beside him; the one on the left has long braided hair and the one in the centre wears a rudraksha mala, a long necklace and a headpiece, and holds a small red box at a side table with a framed photo. A colourful embroidered backdrop and string lights frame the stage. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in the turban and saffron robes, seated on the throne and receiving a garland, matches the page's claim of Swamiji's presence.2017-10-19A man seated on a golden ornate throne with red zebra-striped cushions, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a large red and white flower garland, a gold bead necklace, a gold-tinted forehead with a red bindu, and a beaded bracelet. A golden ornate backrest rises behind him and a second gold throne piece is partly visible at left. Blue bird logos appear in the corners. No other people are visible.2015-10-12