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A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions raises one hand in blessing during a darshan gathering. He wears a tall dark turban-style headdress, rust-red draped garment, a long gold necklace and a mala of beads, and gold armbands. Around him, devotees lean in close: a man in a pink shirt with a green lanyard, a bald man with white marks on his temple, a woman in a lavender sari, and a woman holding a small child in a yellow cloth. A man in white with a white forehead mark stands behind, and a trident-shaped ornament is visible at the left. A golden lion-armrest and carved backdrop frame the throne.

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A photograph of a darshan session in which a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and carved lion-head arms wears a black turban, bare chest, red-orange cloth, multiple beaded necklaces and bangles, and a red tilak. He leans forward and extends a hand toward devotees kneeling at the foot of the throne. In the foreground, several people in white shirts, a pink-and-multicolour sari and glasses lean in, one holding a framed printed photo. Behind the throne stand silver trident staffs and an orange-clad attendant. Dark drapes frame the stage.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 03 20162016-05-03A photograph of a darshan session in progress. A man with short dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklaces, a dark red-brown saffron-toned robe and a matching shawl, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and carved lion-head armrests, with a microphone in front of him. A devotee in a white and gold sari holds a book and reaches toward him, while a woman in a dark red sari with a long braid stands at right beside a trident-topped stand. At left, a bald man in glasses wears a rudraksha mala and red-brown robe, and a man with a red tilak and trident-topped headpiece stands behind. Several devotees in the foreground, including a woman in a purple and pink sari, look on. The throne backdrop is a textured gold and grey panel.2016-05-22A seated figure in a large ornate gold throne with red cushioning sits at the centre, wearing a maroon-red shawl, a white and red floral garland, gold necklaces and a black hair bun with a crescent ornament. Around the throne, devotees crowd forward: women in saris and salwar in green, red and cream, a man in a white dhoti with white tilak marks, and a man with a tattoo holding papers. A tall trident stands at the upper left and a decorative silver staff at the right. The scene suggests a darshan, with people approaching the throne and holding papers and a phone.2016-05-22A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests and a red cushion, wearing a rust-orange turban with a silver brooch, rust-orange robe, a long multi-strand gold necklace, and a large garland of pink, red and white flowers. He smiles and reaches out to a devotee. Around him, people in orange, pink, green and teal clothing stand close; a bald priest in orange and red cloth with rudraksha beads faces him from the front, and women in pink and red saris with rudraksha malas watch. Golden trident and ornamental pillars frame the throne against a dark backdrop with a painted deity panel behind.2016-05-01A photograph of a darshan session with a seated figure on an ornate gold throne in front of a stone-textured backdrop. The seated figure wears a dark topknot, a white and multicolour flower garland, a gold necklace and a maroon-red wrap, with bangles on the wrists, and holds a booklet. Around the throne, devotees in white and yellow clothing crowd close, some holding printed booklets and papers. A young man on the left wears a rudraksha-style cord and a plain white dhoti, and a shaved-headed man with white tilak marks stands nearby. A golden trident stands to one side and a ceremonial staff is on the right. The scene reads as a seated darshan audience with devotees receiving printed material.2016-05-22A seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, in front of a red wall. He wears a dark twisted turban-style headwrap, a red bindi, small gold earrings, and a rust-red and gold sash over bare shoulders, with long rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold-buckled waist cloth. He gazes to the side while a person in the foreground, partly visible on the left, raises open palms toward him in a blessing or greeting gesture. Another person with a white garment stands behind. a person is seated on the throne with long beaded malas and a turban-style headwrap, receiving the gesture of a devotee.2016-01-02December 19 20152015-12-19December 31 20152015-12-31