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A photograph of a temple sanctum lit by strings of small lights, with a figure seated on an ornate gold throne decorated with floral garlands in orange, yellow, red and purple. The seated figure, wearing a gold necklace and a pink-and-white garland, holds his palms together in namaste. In the foreground at left, a person in a brown garment holds up a flaming oil lamp, and small oil lamps sit along the lower edges. Painted blue and green pillars frame the doorway, with a colourful painted deity figure on the left wall. a person: the seated figure wears a gold necklace and garland and sits enthroned, but the blurred image gives only uncertain appearance cues, so this label is tentative.

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A photograph inside a brightly painted temple-style hall with blue walls, green and pink pillars and red-painted edges. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland and a crown-like golden headdress, sits on a gilded throne in front of a dark doorway lit by hanging string lights and a clustered arch of marigold-type garlands in yellow, red and purple. A devotee in a brown robe stands at the left, extending a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the seated figure. Two oil lamps flank the throne base and a few people are seen at the lower right edge. The image is soft and blurred.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a golden throne (peetha) set within a colourful temple-style hall with blue, pink, green and yellow painted pillars. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white flower garland, sits on a tiger-skin draped throne decorated with marigold and rose garlands and hanging bells. An attendant in an orange-brown robe stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the seated figure. Small brass oil lamps flank the throne, and a microphone stand is visible at left. Strings of lights glow behind the throne.2013-03-10A photograph of a temple-style stage framed by painted blue, pink and green columns. A figure sits on a golden throne decorated with a gold crown-shaped backrest and a curtain of multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. Lit oil lamps in a tall brass stand burn in the foreground, and hanging brass bells and a string of small lights hang behind. A shaved-headed person in white is seen at the lower left edge, and several people are visible in the crowd below. a person is seated centrally, wearing an orange-and-pink garment, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, presiding over the satsang.2013-03-10March 13 20132013-03-13A seated figure in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala rests on an ornate gold throne with a carved, peaked back and gold armrests, draped with a tiger-striped cloth. The figure's hands are pressed together at the chest. Behind the throne hangs a dark backdrop strung with small lights and metal lamp chains, framed by pink and green painted pillars. In the left foreground, a person's arm holds a lit oil lamp aarti, with flames visible, and smaller oil lamps sit on the ground. Two other people are partly visible at the lower edge near the throne. The throne seat and figure are the main subject, presented in a temple-like hall setting.2014-04-04A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion sits centrally before a pink and blue temple-style backdrop with painted dvarapala guardian figures on either side. The seated figure wears a dark red robe and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with hands in a gesture. A priest in a reddish-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit lamp toward the throne, while a bald man in white with folded hands and a microphone stands at far left. Brass oil lamps with flames stand on the floor, and two women in red sit at lower right. Strings of small lights hang behind the throne. The setting is a ritual puja or aarti.2013-04-01March 13 20132013-03-13A photograph of a central figure seated on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-skin cloth draped over its seat, set in a richly coloured shrine with pink, green and blue painted pillars and deity carvings. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a red and white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads, and white tilak on the forehead. A priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp at left, and a woman in a red sari sits in front; a man in white kneels with folded hands at right. Oil lamps stand on brass stands and lights glow behind the throne. a person is the seated figure, identified by saffron robe, garland and throne cues.2013-03-13A seated figure in a maroon robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over its seat, framed by a doorway in a brightly painted shrine with pink and blue pillars and two painted dvarapala guardian figures holding clubs. A devotee in orange robes and red prayer beads holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames, and other attendants in orange cloth stand near the throne with brass lamps and offerings. Oil lamps are lit on brass stands at the base. a person: the seated figure's long dark hair and rudraksha mala match the presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm. The figure is seated in ceremonial worship of an aarti.2014-04-04April 08 20132013-04-08