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A man with a shaved-looking head and white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead mala. Striped white and black fabric covers the throne seat. Beside him, seated people in white and saffron clothes press their hands in prayer or attend silver plates of offerings, lit oil lamps and flowers at his feet. Brass bells hang above, and a seated man in white with folded hands sits to the right near a woman in a red-and-gold sari.

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A seated figure in an orange-and-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cushion, beneath hanging brass bells and oil lamps. Several devotees sit on the floor in front, some in orange and red saris, with a small child in blue, and they hold silver trays of flower petals and offerings. The figure has long swept-back hair and bangles and looks toward the devotees. a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a throne. A dark wall and a cream door frame the scene, with a wall-mounted air conditioner.2013-09-02 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20132013-09-14September 14 20132013-09-14A man with long dark hair tied back sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion figures, draped in an orange and gold robe with a rudraksha mala and bangle armband. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps are suspended above him, and a golden lamp sits beside the throne. Before him on the floor are silver plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. Three people sit nearby: a man in white with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha beads, and a bald man in a red shawl also with palms pressed together.2013-09-14A seated man with long swept-back hair wears an orange and gold saffron-toned dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion figure and tiger-striped cushion, with a bell and hanging oil lamps above. Around him, several people in white clothes and orange shawls attend to brass plates of flowers, fruit and lamps arranged on a tray, while one man with a tilak hands an offering. Its appearance matches the a person description, seated in the centre of a puja ritual on the throne; the other attendees are priests or devotees. Dark wall tiles and a studded wooden door frame the room.2013-09-14A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with lion-head armrests, wearing an orange-brown robe with yellow-gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and long swept-back hair, is positioned in a dark room with hanging brass oil lamps and bells. Several devotees sit on the floor before him: a woman in white with a red bindi, men in white shirts with orange lanyards, and a monk in orange-brown robes near the wooden door. Silver and brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings sit on a gold-carved stool. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beads, orange robe, ceremonial gold throne) receiving puja-style offerings; one partially visible person in the foreground. Lamps and bells suggest aarti-style worship.2013-05-13A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion and tiger motifs, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a rudraksha-style garland, with long swept-back hair and a tilak. Before him, several women and a man sit on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, one in a red saree and others in white and orange-red garments. In front are silver thali trays heaped with white flowers, marigold petals and offerings, with brass oil lamps and hanging bells above. Black wall, white wall-mounted air conditioner and a carved wooden door complete the setting. Five physical people are visible.2013-08-04May 19 20132013-05-19A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered yellow cloth wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped animal skin. Brass bell and lamp hang from chains behind him against a black wall with a wall-mounted air conditioner. In front, a large gold tray holds steel bowls of oil lamps, pink petals and flower offerings. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards kneel with folded hands, one woman with a white forehead band. The setting looks like a satsang or puja darshan, with the man's feet resting on the offering tray.2013-05-16May 16 20132013-05-16May 16 20132013-05-16A seated man in an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest and tiger-striped cushion wears a saffron-brown dhoti-style garment with gold border and a red and white flower garland. Behind him hang brass bells and a brass lamp. Around a silver tray of flowers and oil lamps, men in white kurtas with red shawls and a bald devotee hold small brass vessels and lamps for a puja. An air conditioner and black wall complete the room. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a red and white garland, and sits on a ceremonial throne, so the appearance-based label applies.2013-05-25