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A stage display of cutout and printed images on a draped table against a black backdrop. Centre is a gold-framed arched cutout of a deity murti with multiple heads and arms, holding a rudraksha mala. To its right, a golden-framed cutout of a seated figure on a throne wears a red-and-gold crown, a red garment, a rudraksha mala and a white floral garland. Far right, a standing cutout wears an orange turban and orange robe with a white garland and a gold necklace, holding a white staff. Left foreground shows a framed photograph of a deity pair and brass oil lamps, with a pink cloth and a golden ritual object on the table. The printed images are not physical people and show no clear identity cues beyond costume.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A table draped in gold cloth holds cutout standing figures and framed cards against a dark maroon curtain. Left, a red and gold shrine panel shows a seated figure with many small deity forms above. Centre, a standing cutout in an orange turban and saffron robe holds a trident-topped staff and wears a white flower garland and a gold necklace. Right, smaller cutouts in orange turbans and rudraksha malas stand before a blue cosmic background and a fiery orange glow. A metal box with a lilac lid and a silver block sit nearby. No living people are visible. The cutouts depict a figure with probable Swamiji cues: orange turban, saffron clothing, trident and rudraksha. Their printed portrait style is depiction, so the role is representational only.2016-12-21December 06 20162016-12-06December 21 20162016-12-21December 06 20162016-12-06March 13 20172017-03-13 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a puja setup on a black chair. Two cutout printed portraits of a bearded man in orange-red robes, a red-orange turban, and gold garlands stand on a small wooden base, one larger and one smaller, both with raised hands in blessing. In front are brass puja vessels, a brass bell, small oil lamps, a conch-like brass vessel, a crystal shivalinga, a bowl of white powder and a folded red cloth on a maroon mat. No physical people are visible. The portraits are printed depictions, not in-person presence.2017-03-16A photograph of a gold-draped table on a dark stage displaying a set of devotional cutout figures and framed images. Several standing and seated cardboard-style figures show a man in orange-red robes, a red-and-white turban, and a long garland of white flowers, one holding a white ceremonial staff. Framed portraits on the left and a brown box show similar robed figures. Small brass items, a kalasha-like pot, and pink cloth pieces sit among the figures. A tall shrine-style arch with a pyramid-shaped deity motif stands at the left. No physical people are visible; all the robed figures are printed or cutout depictions.2016-12-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a hands-held ornate arched frame, a printed image with a multi-headed deity murti at its centre, surrounded by many arms and heads and a blue deity figure. In front, a small sculpted or printed figure of a seated man in a red-orange turban and saffron-red robe with pearl necklace sits on a golden throne, draped with gold-coloured rods and red-green-gold ribbons. Two hands in white sleeves hold the tray below, and a white-clad figure with orange cloth appears at the right edge. The frame has a tiered arch with floral and bird motifs. Printed copyright text appears in the lower right corner.2017-03-13Rows of printed cutout figures of a bearded man seated on golden thrones, each wearing a maroon-red turban with a golden crest, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold pendant and white garland, one hand raised in a blessing gesture. The cutouts stand on red and silver ornamented pedestals with small gold kalasha-like objects in the foreground. Behind them a blurred red backdrop. The figures are depictions on printed boards, not physical people; the bearded figure matches Swamiji (probable) by turban, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, but this is a cutout depiction.2016-12-12