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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.

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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.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate gilded throne framed by a blue and pink painted temple doorway. The seated person wears a rust-red garment and a long beaded necklace, hands folded in the lap, while a tiger-striped cloth covers the seat. Behind the throne hang strings of small lamps and metal ornaments. In the left foreground a multi-tiered brass lamp burns with many flames, and a hand holds a silver aarti plate or lamp toward the throne. Two small figures sit at the lower right near offerings and a brass lamp stand. Such a lamp-offering scene suggests an aarti during a puja.2013-04-01A seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest and a striped tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat, set before a painted blue and pink shrine wall with red and gold columns. The figure wears saffron-red robes, a white forehead marking and a red and white garland with beads, eyes closed, hands resting open. A man in an orange-saffron cloth on the left holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the throne, and a woman in a red sari stands at lower left. On the right, two people in white clothing sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass lamps flank the scene and small lights glow in the dark background. Candid ritual scene at a temple-like altar.2013-03-13A 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.2013-03-10March 03 20132013-03-03A 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.2014-04-04A photograph of a ceremonial scene in a temple-style hall with painted turquoise and pink pillars and a red velvet curtain at each side. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair and a white-and-orange garland sits on a golden throne with a zebra-striped cushion, flanked by a golden ornate backrest. In front, a devotee in orange robes and a kneeling woman in red saris perform an aarti with a lit oil lamp, with brass lamps standing on either side of the dais. The setting suggests a puja or darshan, with a person candidate on the throne whose saffron clothing, long hair and garland are visible cues.2013-03-03 +1 copiesA 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.2013-03-10July 30 20172017-07-30April 08 20132013-04-08A photograph of a temple-style hall with painted blue, pink and green walls. A man seated on a golden throne draped with a tiger-skin-patterned cloth and a garland of red, yellow and purple flowers sits at the centre, hands folded in greeting, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a white flower garland. In the foreground, a person in an orange-red garment raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. Devotees in white and orange sit before the throne, and brass lamp stands flank the doorway. The polished floor reflects the lit throne and lamps.2013-03-03