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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and matching turban sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion heads and draped with a tiger-striped cloth. He wears a white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland and a rudraksha-style beaded mala across his chest, with his eyes lowered. Before him, devotees in white clothes with white forehead markings and an orange-clad man kneel over silver trays of red and yellow flowers and petals. Brass hanging lamps and bells hang from the dark wall above, and a wall air conditioner is visible at right.

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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-form base and tiger-striped cushion, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with bare feet placed on a flower-strewn tray. Hanging brass lamps and bells are above. Before the throne, several people sit on the floor beside silver trays of flowers and offerings; a man in a white shirt and a woman in a pink-and-gold sari with jewellery attend, and a woman in a gold-and-white sari sits in the background. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, shown with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-trimmed clothing and a garland; the figure is the central honoured presence while devotees perform the padapuja offering.2013-09-16September 19 20132013-09-19July 08 20132013-07-08September 14 20132013-09-14A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-like head, with a tiger-striped cushion beneath. Devotees in white and pink shirts kneel at trays of brass and silver plates holding red flowers, red kumkum, and small lamps, performing a ritual offering. A woman in orange sari stands at the right with a red-bordered garment, and a figure in a red turban sits in the background near golden bells and lamps hanging from chains. Gold-framed brass lamps and a wall air conditioner appear in the room.2014-08-20A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a yellow border sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion heads, draped with an orange cloth and a tiger-striped skin beneath his feet. He wears a long rudraksha-style necklace, armlets and has long swept-back hair, with a gold-toned bell and a row of brass lamps hanging behind him. In front, devotees in white and cream clothes sit with hands folded in anjali before brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in a green sari with a white forehead band and another woman in orange sit at right. Garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers decorate the backdrop, and a dark wall with a patterned wooden door completes the room.2013-09-05 +1 copiesA seated man in a golden ornate throne on a gold lion-form base wears an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, a red and yellow-striped garland of flowers, and gold bangles, with a gold necklace; he looks to the side with hands resting on the armrest. Before him on the floor, a gold tray arranged with silver plates of flowers, sweets and oil lamps is set out for puja. Several people sit around the tray: a child in a red garment with white forehead markings and a child in green embroidered kurta and orange vastra are visible, along with a person in white with palms joined in prayer and another with hands folded. Hanging brass oil lamps and a wall air conditioner appear in the background.2013-07-17A photograph inside a temple-style room with a black stone wall and an ornate wooden door. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red saffron garment with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, sits on a gilded throne decorated with a carved lion head and a tiger-skin cloth, with brass bells hanging above. Before the throne, thali trays hold brass bowls of offerings, flower petals, and lit oil lamps. Two men kneel with palms pressed together, one in a white shirt and one in orange with a white forehead mark, and a third person in white ritual clothes with a shaved head and white tilak stands with folded hands. A tilak-marked man in a saffron-coloured shirt bows nearby.2013-09-14A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing an orange turban, orange and saffron robes, a white and multicoloured flower garland, and a rudraksha mala. He sits with bare feet resting on a golden platform before silver trays of red flowers, fruit and offerings. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne against a black slate wall. Two women in white and a man in orange kneel or sit beside the offerings, and a woman in orange is partly visible at right. The appearance is a probable match for Swamiji in orange turban and garland, seated in darshan, with compatible cues including the turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2013-09-19September 19 20132013-09-19May 11 20132013-05-11A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests and a tiger-striped cushion, wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown bead mala. He rests his hands on the armrest and looks to his left. Before the throne, a devotee in an orange robe with a bead mala kneels beside brass platters of red, pink and white flowers, and a woman in white sits at the platters. Brass oil lamps hang from chains above, and a brass bell and lamp stand beside the throne. A woman in a white top and a young girl in white kneel on the right. The wall is black and a cream panelled door is at the right edge. The name on the copyright line identifies the archive, not a person.2013-09-19