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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne (peetha) inside a temple doorway framed by painted red and orange borders. The seated person wears a deep maroon-red robe over a dark embroidered top, a white flower garland with red beads around the neck, and a small red bindi with a shaved head. The person smiles with hands raised in a gesture. Gold-tone bells and hanging rudraksha-style bead strands surround the throne, and a brass umbrella-like canopy hangs above. Flanking the doorway are painted deity figures with multiple arms and a string of white lamps. Two seated devotees in white and cream saris sit at the base of the throne, with blurred hands in the foreground. The throne is the central focus of this temple darshan scene.

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A man with a shaved head and a red tilak on his forehead sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with a tall gold-leaf back and an umbrella canopy above, inside a temple shrine framed by painted deity figures. He wears a maroon robe with a gold border, a long white and red flower garland, and a bead necklace; his arms rest open on the throne armrests. Two women in white and cream saris kneel at the base of the throne, and a dark-haired woman in a green-bordered sari sits at lower left, raising their hands in devotion. Hanging oil lamps and dark beaded strings hang in the shrine. The page is an archive photo of a temple darshan, with a seated man who is not clearly identifiable.2014-06-06July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cloth, in a shrine-like niche flanked by painted deity murti with raised hands. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a long gold necklace, and a pink and white flower garland. Below, a woman in a white sari sits with hands together before the throne, and other devotees in orange and white sit to the sides. Brass lamps hang from the canopy and oil lamps glow on the floor, with red carpets in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate, consistent with a person: long-presentation cues include the rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and flower garland; the seated figure is on a throne before devotees. Visible people: seated man, woman in white, and three partially visible devotees.2013-07-14October 04 20142014-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 05 20142014-10-05 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest and a gold canopy above, draped with a tiger-stripe cloth. He wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, multiple gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, and raises both palms in greeting while smiling. Women in orange and white saris stand at the lower left and below, one holding a lit oil lamp in front of the throne, while a figure in white stands in the foreground. Hanging brass lamps and bells surround the gilded throne in a doorway framed by orange and yellow borders. Swamiji (probable): long hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklaces and orange robe appear on the seated figure receiving honour in a pooja setting.2013-07-14May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesOctober 06 20142014-10-06A seated man in maroon-red robes and a shawl sits on an ornate gold throne with a sculpted gold backrest and canopy, a tiger-skin drape on the seat. He wears a white forehead band with a red dot, a long brown rudraksha mala, and a white and red flower garland. Hanging brass lamps and rows of small oil lamps line the dark wall behind him. a person: the seated man in red robes and a rudraksha mala on a gold throne matches the page's subject, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2014-06-06May 11 20132013-05-11May 28 20132013-05-28May 19 20132013-05-19