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Photograph of a temple worship scene on a raised platform with a tiled wall. A person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits on a seat, holding a lit lamp (oil lamp or deepam) near ritual brass vessels. Behind them, large deity murtis are dressed with red, white and pink garlands and gold ornaments, one with an orange turban-like crown, and a tall decorated pole with yellow and multicoloured garlands stands above. A gilded throne-style backdrop frames the seated figure. In front, tiered trays of fruit including a pineapple, apples, oranges, bananas and sweets, plus cups of drinks, are arranged as prasad offering, with stainless steel serving carts on the left and a brass oil lamp on the right.

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Photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A seated man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on the left, beside a gold throne-like seat. Centre: a large deity murti dressed in white and red garlands with an orange-saffron cloth and a crown-like headdress bearing a tilak. Right: a dancing Nataraja-style bronze deity in a garland of multicoloured flowers. Foreground and altar hold fruit offerings, pineapple, apples, bananas, tiered sweets and red drinks in glasses, a brass oil lamp and brass puja vessels. Colourful cloth banners hang on the back pillars.2007-11-09A photograph of a puja at a temple altar. A long-haired person in an orange-saffron robe and a gold necklace sits cross-legged at the centre, smiling, with a small flame lit before them beside brass pooja vessels. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands of white, red and pink flowers and orange cloth. In the foreground is a tall brass oil lamp, and on the left is a tiered fruit offering of pineapple, apples, pears and oranges with cups of juice. Several figures in orange and red robes are partly visible at the edges. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace, seated centre in ritual role.2007-11-09A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a gold necklace, sits on an ornate gold-and-wooden seated throne on a raised tiled platform. He holds a small lamp or ritual object in his hands. Behind him stands a deity murti decorated with a crown and garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers, with a cloth and a rudraksha-style mala. To the left, another decorated deity figure is adorned with gold ornaments and a garland. Brass oil lamps (deepa stands) and a brass kalasha-style vessel stand in front of the platform, and a seated attendant in white is partly visible at the back. The setting is a temple hall with a dark red curtain and white walls.November 11 20172017-11-11 +2 copiesA seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and gold beaded necklace sits on a red-cushioned chair before a ritual altar, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small offering vessel in the other. The figure has long dark hair swept back and a red mark on the forehead. Behind the altar, two deity murtis are adorned with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers, and a framed portrait hangs at the upper right. Silver vessels, banana bunches, and tiered offerings of flowers, fruit and sweets surround a wooden platform decorated with orange marigold and white jasmine garlands. A palm-frond and banana-leaf decoration frames the scene. Probable Swamiji seated in orange robes with long hair and a gold necklace performing a fire-offering ritual during a yajna.2006-07-17A temple shrine scene during preparation for an inauguration. Centre, a person in an orange saffron robe and gold necklace sits on a golden chair on a raised tiled platform, holding a small gold lamp or cup and gesturing toward a large deity murti draped in garlands of orange, red, white and green flowers. Behind them stand two black stone deity figures seated on decorated thrones, one with a crown and garlands. To the right a brass oil lamp and brass vessels sit on the platform. At left, a man in white ritual dress and a woman in red sari stand near a tiered wooden stand, with another orange-robed man holding a microphone. Plain white walls and dark curtains frame the room.A photograph of a temple stage with golden thrones decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and multicoloured canopies. Three deity murtis sit on the thrones: a small figure on the left, a central figure with a golden lion-mount and a red-and-gold canopy, and a figure on the right in blue and pink garments. Stone lion figures flank the centre. In the middle foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a red mala around his neck. On the left a young attendant in an orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp for aarti. Red velvet drapes hang behind, and rose petals are scattered on the stage.2017-12-01A photograph of a stage set for a ritual discourse. Seated centrally on a red-cushioned throne-like seat is a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange-red turban and a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded in his lap; this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, qualified by the saffron clothing, turban and rudraksha mala. Behind him a large golden peetha/throne with a horse-head motif is draped in garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers and holds a deity murti. Flanking him are two golden ornate niches: on the left a seated murti in a garland and white ornaments, on the right a female deity murti in green and gold draped in a yellow-and-white garland, with a blue cloth beneath. A younger man in orange dhoti stands at far left holding a lit oil lamp, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. A red velvet curtain forms the backdrop.2017-11-28Photograph of an evening satsang on a stage draped in red curtains. A seated figure in saffron robes and an orange turban sits centrally on a golden throne-like seat shaped like a bull, decorated with marigold garlands and colourful fabric. Behind him are deity murtis with garlands and gold ornaments. A standing attendant in orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds a lamp toward the seat at left. Gilded arches frame the scene, with small tables and a microphone in front. Possibly a practitioner Swamiji figure; the seated figure's appearance is consistent with a probable Swamiji candidate, seated in the centre with saffron clothing and orange turban, while the standing attendant performs an aarti-like offering.2017-11-29A stage at a Nithya-Satsang with a seated man in orange-red robes and a red turban, sitting cross-legged on a red cushion in front of a microphone stand. Behind him a gold-framed throne with garlands of yellow and red flowers holds deity murtis, flanked by two garlanded deity shrines on the left and right, and gold-framed alcoves hold floral-garlanded deity figures. A man in orange dhoti stands at left holding a lit flame. A deep red curtain hangs behind, and a small brass oil lamp sits on the floor. Two people are visible, the seated man and the standing man.2017-11-27November 27 20172017-11-27November 29 20172017-11-29