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A photograph inside a brightly painted temple hall with pastel blue walls, pink and green lotus-topped columns and gold trim. Two tall gold-and-pink painted dvarapala-style guardian statues stand on either side of the doorway, each holding ritual objects. In front of the throne, several women and a man in orange and white sit on the floor, with a few seated devotees on the right in cream and orange clothing and a brass oil lamp at the lower left. Lotus-decorated brass lamps and a small offering tray sit on the marble floor.

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A photograph of a ceremonial hall with a central ornate gold throne (peetha) set within a doorway framed by colourful pillars. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes wears a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace; the figure's appearance is consistent with the presentation of the candidate, so this is a person seated in darshan. Flanking the doorway are two large painted deity murti figures with multiple arms, gold jewellery, and red and green dhoti-style garments. Below, seated devotees in orange saris and white attire sit on mats; two women in orange clothing on the left perform puja with a tray of offerings, and oil lamps stand on brass stands. A large gold canopy hangs above the throne with bells suspended beside it.2013-06-17July 24 20132013-07-24June 17 20132013-06-17August 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09May 13 20132013-05-13A seated man in a golden ornate throne sits in the centre of a temple sanctum doorway, wearing an orange-red dhoti and a long multi-strand garland of red and white flowers, with a gold pendant around his neck. Two tall painted dvarapala guardian figures with multiple arms stand on either side in pink and green garments with gold jewellery. Devotees in white and saffron-orange robes sit on the floor in front, some holding flaming oil lamps and brass pooja items, with gold oil lamps (deepa stands) flanking the scene. a person: the seated figure is recognizable by the central throne position, orange garments and garland, though his face is not clearly distinctive. The setting suggests a pada puja or satsang in a temple hall.2013-07-14A photograph inside an ornate temple-style hall with a gilded throne at centre. A seated figure in orange-saffron cloth with a red and white flower garland and gold necklaces sits on the throne, flanked by two tall painted deity murti figures in orange dhotis holding attributes. Several women in orange and saffron saris sit on the floor at left and right, palms pressed together. A man in white clothes kneels at lower right with hands in namaste on a red rug. Brass oil lamps line the walls and a small fire lamp burns at lower left. The floor is polished white stone.2013-07-06August 09 20172017-08-09June 17 20132013-06-17A photograph inside a temple hall: a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, wearing an orange robe, a red flower garland and beaded necklaces, flanked by two large painted murti figures of multi-armed deities in gold jewellery and pink-and-green dhotis. Seated devotees in orange and saffron saris and robes sit on the white marble floor before the throne, with brass oil lamps, a small offering tray and a kalasha-style setup in front. Hindu satsang or puja setting. The seated throne figure is a central candidate but his face and distinguishing cues are not clearly enough established to name him, so the appearance is uncertain.2013-06-17A photograph inside a temple-style hall during a satsang. A seated man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-red robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, in the doorway of a shrine. Two large painted deity murti flank the doorway, each with four arms, gold crowns and gold necklaces, wearing green sashes and orange-red dhotis. Hanging brass bells and a golden canopy hang above. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with white markings on his forehead raises a lit lamp, and a group of women in orange and peach saris, a man in an orange robe and a woman in white sit on the floor with brass oil lamps and offerings.2013-05-15