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A photograph of a puja in an indoor shrine room with black walls and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A man seated on a gilded throne with leopard-print cushions and golden lion figures wears a crown, an orange-red robe and a white and pink flower garland, and holds a ceremonial staff. Women in saffron, orange, green and red saris sit at a low table with brass thalis of flowers and offerings, several holding lamps or pouring. Brass bells and oil lamps hang from the ceiling. The page identifies the seated figure as a person, but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm that, so this is only a probable identification. Attendants and ritual objects are visible, consistent with Varalakshmi Puja.

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July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28August 04 20172017-08-04July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a gold lion armrest, wearing a red-orange robe, a gold crown, a pink and white flower garland, and a gold necklace. His appearance matches the Swamiji candidate with several cues (long hair, crown, saffron-orange clothing, gold necklace), so he is described as Swamiji (probable). Before him, a row of seated devotees, some in white and orange-red clothes with white forehead markings, sit at a long table with silver plates holding flowers, offerings and pooja items. Hanging brass bells and lamps are above, and a silver staff stands in front of the table. Roughly ten people are visible.2017-07-07July 05 20172017-07-05A standing man in a deep red-maroon dhoti wears a long pink and white flower garland and stands on a gold-toned platform beside a golden lion-form throne draped with leopard-print cushions. Behind him hang brass oil lamps and bells from the ceiling. Seated on the gold floor in front, a bald man with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala holds a silver vessel while a woman in red receives or pours from silver bowls filled with flower petals. Other devotees in red and white sit nearby, and a white-clad woman bends forward in the foreground near offerings of petals and silver plates. The walls are black with an air conditioner mounted on one of them.2017-08-02Photograph inside a dim ceremonial hall during a padapuja. A seated man in a dark red garment with a pink-and-white flower garland and an ornate gold crown sits on a golden throne with leopard-print cushions and gold lion figures. Beside him a shaved-headed priest with sandalwood markings and a bare upper body holds a plate, and a woman in red assists. Silver offering bowls with flowers and fruit sit on a table, and a standing cane and hanging brass bells appear overhead. Devotees in saffron and white saris are seated at the lower edge, one with a bowl.2017-07-07A seated man on a gilded throne with leopard-print cushions receives ritual worship. He wears a red dhoti and a long pink-and-white flower garland, a gold crown, and a red-orange armband, while his bare feet rest on a tray of flower petals. In front, several people in white, red and yellow clothes hold brass and silver plates and oil lamps, one kneeling woman in a white sari, and a shaved-headed priest in white with tilak offers worship at a low table. Gold lion figures, hanging brass bells and a brass lamp frame the golden throne. A camera on a tripod stands at left against a yellow tiled wall.2017-07-07A seated man on a gold-and-leopard-print throne receives devotees in a dark-walled room with hanging brass oil lamps and bells. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, a white forehead mark, a pale pink and white flower garland, and gold ornaments; a gilded lion-form armrest stands beside him. Before him, women sit on the floor: one in white with a pink shawl holds a small offering, two in orange and yellow saris wear vibhuti and beaded necklaces, and a child in red has a forehead mark. Brass plates hold flowers, rice and offerings.2017-07-28August 16 20172017-08-16June 23 20172017-06-23