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Indoor ritual scene in a dark stone-walled hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests and a leopard-print cushion, wearing a red-orange turban, red-orange garment, a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles, joins his palms in greeting and smiles. Beside him hang brass bells and oil lamps. Seated devotees in front include a woman in orange with a tilak, a young boy, a man in white ritual cloth with folded hands, and women in saris. Brass plates hold flowers, lit oil lamps and offerings on a round table, and a lit lamp is held near the right edge.

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June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual in a temple-like room with a dark slate wall and a golden lion-form throne. A man in a red-and-maroon turban, with a multicoloured garland and gold bracelets, sits on a leopard-print cushion on a golden throne with hands pressed in anjali. Gold-tone bells and oil lamps hang above. Seated before a golden tray are a man in white ritual clothing with tripundra marks and several women in red and orange saris, several holding lit oil lamps. Silver thalis with flowers, sweets and lamps sit on the tray. A man's head is visible at lower left. Ritual appears to be a puja or aarti.2017-06-21A figure seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion heads, wearing a red turban and a garland of white and pink flowers, holding a tall white staff. Before the throne, devotees sit at a golden table: a woman in orange with rudraksha beads, a young boy with a forehead mark, a woman in white, a man in white clothes with folded hands and white forehead marks, and women in red and orange. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and offerings, and brass bells and oil lamps hang from the black wall above. The figure is a depiction or unidentified individual; a possible a person candidate is shown with a red turban and garland on a gold throne, though the appearance is uncertain.2017-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-style hall with black slate wall and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and leopard-print cushions wears a red turban, a multicolour flower garland and gold jewellery, and smiles toward a seated audience. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor at a low brass table: a woman in an orange sari, a boy with white tilak, a man in white dhoti with tilak, and women in red and white saris with vibhuti marks. Brass plates hold flower petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offerings; hanging brass bells and a lamp are above. The throned man is appearance-based as a person, with his distinctive turban, flower garland and ornate gold throne as cues, seated in an honoured position.2017-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside a gilded ceremonial hall shows a man seated on an ornate golden throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion-form armrests. He wears a red and gold turban and a multicolour garland, with hands pressed together in greeting. Seated before him at a low gold-coloured table are devotees, including a woman in red and a man in white, many holding oil lamps and silver trays with flowers and offerings. A brass bell and hanging lamps are visible above. Six to twenty people are visible.2017-06-21A photograph inside an ornate gold-and-black temple-like hall. A man with a short beard sits on a gilded throne carved with golden lion heads and leopard-print cushions, wearing a rust-red turban, red-orange cloth, a pink-and-white flower garland, and holding a silver staff; he appears to be a person, seated and receiving reverence, though the appearance cues are limited. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are above him. Before him, several seated women and young people in white and orange clothing, one with a tilak and rudraksha mala, sit at a low table with silver plates holding flowers, fruit and offerings, consistent with a puja or darshan. A black wall and a wall-mounted air conditioner frame the scene.2017-07-05A photograph of a seated figure on a gilded throne with golden lion armrests and a leopard-print cushion, wearing a red-orange turban, a long pink and white garland, and a red-orange garment. Below, several people sit at a low table with brass and silver plates of offerings and flowers. A man in white ritual dress with a white forehead mark holds his palms together in namaskar. A woman in red-orange and a girl in white sit nearby, and brass bells and oil lamps hang from the black wall above. A wall air conditioner and a tiled wall complete the room.2017-06-21June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside a ritual hall with a gilded throne carved with a lion figure and a leopard-print cushion. A seated man in a red-maroon robe with a gold crown, white flower garland, red wrist threads and a white forehead mark holds his palms together in namaste. Around a low table of silver plates with flower petals, several women in white saris and red blouses and a shaved-headed man hold small brass oil lamps and kumkum-marked hands in aarti. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are visible on the black wall. Probable Swamiji (crown, maroon robe, garland and red wrist threads on the throne), seated and performing a puja.2017-07-07June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, a gold crown and gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and gold lion-head armrests, wearing a pink and white garland, holds his hands in namaste. Around a low wooden table, devotees hold lit oil lamps and stand near silver thalis with flowers and offerings during a puja. A woman in white with a red shawl holds a lamp at the centre; a man with a shaved head and rudraksha mala on the right holds a lamp over the thali.2017-08-16