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A photograph of a ceremonial courtyard session. A bearded man with long hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, bare-chested and draped in a saffron-orange cloth, palms extended over a small flame. Seated on the red floor mat before him, another man in an orange-brown head turban and saffron wrap holds a silver lamp with a lit oil flame and a spoon, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles. Red floral petals lie on the mat and bundles of offerings rest in the lower right corner. The scene suggests a fire-lamp offering ritual.

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A seated saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, with a red fur-like rug at its base. The figure's right hand is raised in a gesture. Before the throne, a bare-chested devotee in a saffron wrap and orange turban kneels on a patterned mat, holding a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure, with a beaded necklace and bracelet visible. Yellow-bordered offerings and a small fire pit lie in the foreground, with a carved wooden screen and brick wall behind. The seated figure's appearance matches the page's a person reference through hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial throne, so the seated figure is a person depiction, appearing as a statue or lifelike figure rather than a living person. The kneeling devotee is a person performing an aarti with an oil lamp.2018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29A seated man with closed eyes sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions, wearing a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a pink-and-white flower garland, an orange-red cloth, and a gold necklace. In front of him a fire burns on the floor. Beside him, a priest in orange-red robes with bare upper body and a rudraksha bracelet holds a lit aarti lamp with flames. Wooden carved screens stand behind, with striped mats on the floor. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the cues are limited to the orange cloth, garland and throne, so identity is uncertain.2018-05-10A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a long gold pendant necklace and white tripundra marks on his forehead. He sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne in front of carved wooden screens. Facing him, a second man in an orange turban and orange cloth, with rudraksha beads on his arm and neck, holds a lit camphor flame on a brass plate in one hand and a bell in the other during an aarti. Smoke rises between them. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, wearing saffron robes and a gold pendant necklace, receiving aarti from a priest in an orange turban.2018-04-26 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-brown ochre robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, eyes closed, wearing a white forehead mark, a long pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. In front of him a kneeling attendant in red-brown cloth with a red headwrap and white body markings holds a lit oil lamp to him in an aarti-style offering. Carved wooden panels stand behind the throne, with a fan and a plain white door at the side. Scattered white cards lie on the mat in front of the throne.2018-05-10April 04 20182018-04-04Photograph of a ceremonial aarti being performed before a seated man. The seated man sits in an ornate silver chair with red cushioning, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, a red wrist thread, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Facing him from behind is a priest in an orange-red turban and saffron cloth, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms, holding a silver lamp with a large flame. Carved dark wooden screens form the background.2018-04-26 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, hands folded in anjali mudra, wearing a pink flower garland and a red-and-yellow garland, with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Before him kneels a bare-chested attendant in a red-orange dhoti and matching turban, holding a silver vessel and offering coconut, fruit and flowers on a small plate, indicating a puja or aarti. A red woolen rug covers the floor, with carved wooden screens and a brick wall behind. Fruit, a green cloth and a basket sit at the left edge.2018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29June 04 20182018-06-04 +2 copiesA seated man in rust-orange robes and a gold-and-gold-bead necklace presses both hands to the top of his dark turban-wrapped head while a priest in a rust-orange turban and silver necklace holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame and a spoon near his feet. The seated man wears a white tripundra mark on his forehead and sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushioning, with carved wooden panels behind. Pink flowers lie on the floor and smoke rises from the lamp. a person seated in ceremonial ritual with a priest performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2018-06-04 +1 copies