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Indoor stage ceremony with a deep red floor and maroon velvet drapes. A standing man in orange robes with a bare back faces away from the camera near the front. Two seated priests in orange clothing sit on the left, one with hands joined, and another seated figure in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head sits center-right, with hands raised near the face. A brass oil lamp with flames and a small brass vessel sit on the stage floor. Behind them stands a painted deity murti flanked by dvarapala figures in front of a wooden door. A gold-and-red ornate throne sits at the far left. A wall-mounted fan and a floor air conditioner are visible on the right.

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August 14 20142014-08-14August 14 20142014-08-14A stage puja inside a hall with red carpet, gold-trimmed throne at left and a painted backdrop of deity murtis flanking a dark doorway with a golden seat. A standing priest in orange-saffron dhoti with bare upper body and a bead necklace raises a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward the shrine, smoke rising. Seated at left, another orange-clad priest sits beside a small table with items. At right a white-clad person kneels near a row of brass oil lamps. Ceiling spotlights and air conditioners line the room.2014-08-14A photograph of a stage set with dark red velvet curtains and a red carpet. Upstage, a painted backdrop shows two standing deity murti figures flanking a wooden door, with a brass oil lamp at the left edge. A row of people in orange and saffron clothing sits cross-legged on the stage, some with hands raised in greeting or prayer, and a small offering tray is set before them. In the foreground a figure in an orange sari-like garment with pink borders stands with back to the camera, hands joined in front. The scene resembles a ritual performance or demonstration. The people visible number five seated plus one standing, so six in total.2014-08-19A photograph of a stage with a red carpet and maroon curtains, where a figure in an orange sari with a red-and-orange border raises a lit multi-wick oil lamp (aarti) toward a painted temple backdrop. The backdrop shows painted deity figures flanking a wooden double door with decorative pillars. Three women in orange robes sit cross-legged on the stage floor, one reading or holding a book, another with hands joined in prayer, and a fourth in a white dhoti and shawl. A gold-and-red throne stands at the left edge, with brass lamps (deepams) placed around the stage.2014-08-14A temple-like hall with maroon velvet curtains and a painted deity figure beside a large wooden double door. In the foreground, a standing priest in saffron-orange cloth and a shaved head holds up a silver multi-wick lamp (aarti) with lit flames. On the right, two people in saffron and orange robes kneel on a cream marble floor with hands joined in prayer, one with a forehead mark. A seated figure in white cloth sits near a tray of offerings on the left. Several people are visible, the most prominent being the kneeling devotees and the lamp-bearing priest.2013-09-29A stage inside a temple-style hall with a maroon velvet drape and a painted blue backdrop with gold-framed panels and carved pillars. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with bare head and bare upper body sits on a gilded throne with lion-shaped armrests, hands folded in namaskara. To the left, a bald man in orange robes holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp stands near a second seated man in orange robes on a low orange chair. Two standing deity murtis flank the throne, and on the right a decorated altar holds two deity murtis draped in colourful garlands with a blue cloth base. Brass lamp stands and a floor fan are visible, and a few people sit at the bottom edge near a monitor. The image shows a satsang-style ritual with aarti.2013-11-10Photograph of a ceremony on a raised white stage before a dark red curtain and a golden canopy. A figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the stage behind a flower-garlanded altar with a deity murti, with a pair of orange-robed attendants in the foreground. Several people in white clothing sit on the floor in front of the altar, some holding ritual items. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange wrap over his shoulder and looks toward the stage; another orange-clad man stands at the right edge. Ornate pillars and decorative columns flank the altar, and a lit lamp and offerings are arranged at the sides.2010-11-15A stage in a temple-style hall with a deep maroon velvet curtain behind a gold-framed red-cushioned throne (peetha). A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits with hands pressed together in namaskara, flanked by two kneeling attendants in saffron and white, one with shaved head in orange and one in white with hands joined. To the right, a gold-framed arch holds two deity murtis draped with multicolour garlands, one in yellow and one in red garments. A red carpeted dais and a small potted plant sit in front, with ceiling spotlights and pedestal fans visible.2013-07-19A photograph of a stage set for a satsang in a hall framed by maroon velvet drapes. On a gold-and-red throne at centre sits a figure in saffron-orange robes, appearing to speak, with an orange ceremonial parasol above. Behind the throne is a flower-garlanded deity murti with a decorated backdrop of carved pillars. To the left and right, seated devotees on the floor wear white and orange clothing; a seated figure in white kneels near the front, with orange offerings and oil lamps arranged on the white platform below. A side altar displays small murtis.2010-11-22A photograph of a temple shrine in which a bare-chested priest with a swept-back topknot, white ash markings on his body and a rudraksha mala, wrapped in an orange cloth, holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward a golden-framed shrine. Two standing deity murti figures flank the central wooden doors, painted in blue, red and gold. Trident-shaped staffs stand at the sides, and two people in orange garments sit below the altar area in front of the priest, with a third person partly visible at the bottom edge, performing puja.2017-08-04Indoor stage set for a ritual with a red carpet and gold-framed backdrop of bamboo-look panels and woven mats. A large portrait photo of a smiling man with a long white beard, orange turban and orange garment stands on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Four women are visible: one in orange-brown sari kneels at left holding a lit oil lamp, another in orange sits behind her, a woman in white sari kneels center-right with hands raised near a tray, and a figure in orange-gold sari at far right holds a lit lamp. A lit tiered lamp stand glows on the right, and a child in orange kneels at the lower edge holding a small lamp. Potted plants and a drum sit at left.2014-08-01