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A man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and matching shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead, stands barefoot on a patterned rug and gestures with both hands while speaking. Behind him is a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cover and framed by a garland arch of red, yellow and white flowers. Flanked by a deity murti in a dark-red stage setting on the left, and two decorated deity murtis dressed in purple and blue fabric with gold crowns and jewellery on the right, the scene is a stage darshan or discourse. The background is a dark maroon curtain.

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April 19 20132013-04-19April 19 20132013-04-19 +3 copiesA photograph of a festival stage at a temple-style hall with a dark curtained backdrop and a fan on the ceiling. On the left, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and an unadorned upper body, wearing a beaded necklace, smiles and raises one hand in greeting beside a gilded vahana-style figure of a peacock-like bird mounted on a cart with red wheels, draped with garlands of red, white and green flowers. In the centre, an empty ornate throne is decorated with arches of marigold and white flower garlands and a tiger-skin carpet on its gold base. On the right, two deity murti figures in pink and blue silk sit under a gilded arch wreathed with garlands. A red and gold patterned carpet covers the floor.2013-04-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang on a stage with red drapes and gold ornamental arches. Seated on a red-cushioned silver throne decorated with multicoloured flower garlands sits a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe, a matching orange turban, and a rudraksha mala. He sits with hands clasped in his lap, with silver lion-shaped armrests beside him. To the left, a shirtless priest in an orange dhoti holds a ritual lamp before a deity murti adorned with a garland and ornaments, and golden standing attendant figures flank the stage. Oil lamps sit on the floor in the foreground.2017-11-27A photograph of a stage set for a satsang. A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a gold-trimmed throne (peetha) framed by a rainbow arch of red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. Flanking him on the left and right are two decorated deity murti on pedestals, one dressed in green and wrapped in green and red garlands and the other with gold ornaments and a green silk skirt, both adorned with flower garlands. A maroon velvet curtain forms the backdrop, with a gold-trimmed low table and a patterned rug in front. A plain fan hangs from the ceiling. The only physical person is the seated man; the murti are statues.2013-04-22A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a gold-and-maroon floral-garlanded throne in the centre of a stage, reading from an open book held before him. Flanking him are two garlanded deity murti on gold pedestals: a green-clad figure on the left and a figure in magenta silk with a gold crown on the right, with a standing companion in green. Dark drapes, a painted arch and a red carpet frame the stage. Appearance-based candidate is unclear, so the seated figure is described by role only.2013-04-18May 03 20122012-05-03November 28 20172017-11-28November 27 20172017-11-27May 26 20132013-05-26A photograph of a stage set for a satsang or darshan. A man with a saffron-orange turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a gold throne with a leopard-print cushion, hands resting on his knees, centred before a green-draped backdrop. Behind him stands a large deity murti crowned and garlanded in yellow, orange, pink and purple flowers. Flanking the throne are two gilded arched niches: left, a standing figure in brown and red with white ornaments; right, a figure in pink and magenta with a gold crown and garland. A microphone stand, brass lamps and a flower tray sit on the stage. a person is seated at the centre, with the saffron turban and mala cues.2017-11-11April 22 20132013-04-22