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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in front of a richly decorated shrine with gold and flower garlands. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a multicolored flower garland, sits on a leopard-print throne-like seat with a golden lion-head armrest. Before him, several devotees kneel and sit on a striped mat: a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-green border and a man in a white dhoti with a red-flowered garland extend their hands toward a brass tray holding a red bag with a printed portrait. Other people stand behind wearing orange garments, rudraksha-style beads and garlands, and a smiling woman in an orange sari stands at the upper center. Golden deity murtis and yellow marigold garlands fill the background, along with a silver ceremonial staff in the foreground.

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December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph inside a decorated temple hall during a puja. A seated figure on a golden throne wears a rust-red turban and a red-and-white garland of flowers, with a large gold lion-headed chair arm beside them. Behind the throne, a tall arrangement of yellow, orange, red and green flower garlands rises. A man in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left of the throne. A second man in white and gold-bordered dhoti with white tilak stands beside him, reaching toward the seated figure. A woman in a red sari holds a silver vessel of red roses. Two women in white and a girl with hair tied back are seated in the foreground, bowing toward the throne. A golden lion sculpture and a gold ritual lamp stand nearby.2015-07-31A photo of a ceremonial gathering in a decorated hall. On the left, a man with a tall black swept-up hair crown, white vertical tilak on the forehead, orange-saffron robe, long rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits on a throne with a leopard-print cushion and gold lion-head armrest, smiling and extending his hands. Beside him, a woman in a white dhoti-style sari with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala stands smiling and reaching toward a person in a white head-band receiving something. Behind them, a man in an orange garment with a brown shawl and a man in a pink-striped shirt and glasses are present, with deity murti garlanded in yellow, orange and purple flower garlands and gold ornaments in the background.2016-01-30A photograph of a seated guru in a rust-red saffron robe and a beaded garland sits on a golden throne decorated with garlands of marigolds and roses. He smiles and holds out his hand, which a woman in a white blouse and red dupatta reaches toward while holding a paper offering. Beside him a golden kalasha-style vessel and a basket of fruit and flowers sit on a golden stand. Nearby a man in a brown shawl with a white forehead mark sits, and a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala stands. Several women and an older man in light clothing watch from the crowd, and a microphone stand stands at the left edge.2015-07-31December 31 20152015-12-31January 30 20162016-01-30A seated man in a rust-red robe with multiple beaded necklaces, rudraksha malas and gold chains sits on a gold-and-yellow throne-like seat, smiling and extending his hand toward a bowing devotee. The devotee in a dark black shirt with small white dots and a white flower garland leans forward, holding a small gift bag. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and other attendees stand near a gold lion-form ornament and a backdrop of red and yellow marigold garlands. A man in an orange shirt stands at right beside a gold carved pillar.2015-07-31March 18 20172017-03-18A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja in progress. A man seated on a floral-decorated throne covered with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers and a golden canopy wears a brown silk garment, heavy gold necklaces, a gold waist garland and a white and red floral garland, with a tilak on his forehead. Several people in saffron and orange turbans and dhotis stand or kneel around him, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border and flowers in her hair is bending forward at the lower right. Overhead hang strings of white and red flowers. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne with his distinctive gold ornaments and ornate clothing; the throne and garlanded setting are the ritual context.2017-07-09A photograph inside a decorated hall where a seated guru on a golden throne receives devotees during a Guru Purnima satsang. The seated figure wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange shawl and a layered garland of white, red and yellow flowers, with a gold ornament at the neck, and holds a small offering in one hand. Beside him stands a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and orange-gold cloth, and a man with a white vertical tilak and white dhoti with a gold border. Two women in front, one in a white garment and one with dark hair and a brown shawl, face the throne. A large floral backdrop of yellow, red and green flowers and golden lion carvings surround the throne, and a kalasha sits at lower left.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31December 31 20152015-12-31