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November 27 20112011-11-27December 05 20142014-12-05July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesA devotee in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-bordered shawl with a matching red headwrap stands with back to camera before a gilded shrine. Garlands of yellow and white flowers drape the deity murti in a green sari and ornate gold crown, on a red-draped altar with a brass oil lamp at left. Two seated figures on a green-cushioned platform to the right wear garlands and red-and-gold attire, one with a red turban. Golden arched backdrop panels surround the scene.2015-10-18A photograph of a temple scene with a man in a red-orange turban and red-orange garments wearing a heavy rudraksha-style brown bead mala with gold ornaments and a red and yellow flower garland. He stands at left, smiling and looking down toward a richly decorated golden-faced deity murti seated at right, adorned with silver and gold jewellery, a golden crown, a red and gold silk garment and a trident-like staff. Behind them is a wall of yellow, white and red flower garlands.2015-07-31A ceremonial worship scene with a priest in a red-orange turban and reddish-brown dhoti with gold borders standing with his back to the camera at left, wearing a white garland. Centre right, a seated deity murti in a gilded peetha throne is draped in red and orange cloth and heavily garlanded with multicoloured flower strings in red, yellow, purple and white, adorned with a crown and jewellery. Tall brass oil lamps with lit flames flank the altar, and a smaller decorated murti sits in front, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. A blue-draped table and a dark curtain complete the setting. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2015-06-02A man seated on a gilded throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red turban, red-brown robe, pink flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holds his palms together in anjali on a stage. Beside him at the right, a young man with long dark hair and bare upper body wears an orange dhoti and stands at a golden peetha-like arch, facing a decorated deity murti garlanded in red, white, yellow and purple flowers, with brass oil lamps on each side. Carved stone pillars with lion motifs and a painted goddess figure with raised hands frame the stage, and a microphone stands on the red carpet.2016-08-28 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a temple ritual at night. A man in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair tied up stands at left, holding a garland, facing a microphone on a stand. Two deity murtis are decorated with garlands in red, yellow, purple and green, and one seated figure is clad in orange with a crown. Beside them, a bridal-style pair of murtis sits on a red satin-draped platform with gold trim. Behind, an ornate gold and yellow shrine with carved pillars and a banana leaf frames the scene, and scattered flower petals cover the floor.2012-05-02December 04 20142014-12-04A standing man in an orange turban and maroon dhoti with orange border stands on a small red rug before a golden deity murti of a woman standing on a gold bull-shaped carriage with a yellow cloth draped over it. The murti wears white jewelled necklaces, a red blouse and gold-bordered sari, and is framed by a large arch of red, white, purple, yellow and green flower garlands against a dark maroon velvet curtain. The man wears a red and yellow flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant, gold armbands and a bangle, and performs a raised-hand greeting gesture with a smile. A bank of flower decoration and gold vehicle wheels is visible at the base. A probable Swamiji candidate is present, identified by the orange turban, ceremonial gold pendant and rudraksha-style mala; the person is in ceremonial dress standing beside the murti.2011-12-18