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July 13 2015

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A seated figure in orange-saffron robes, wearing a rust-orange turban, a long red and white flower garland and layered gold necklaces, sits on an ornate golden throne with a carved golden lion at its side and a flower-decorated backdrop of yellow, red, white and orange blossoms. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti, with a red-orange turban and a red-beaded mala, holds a ritual object over a lit flame on a fire stand beside a silver trident. Silver ceremonial umbrella-like ornaments and a chandelier frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure on the throne, with the saffron robes, turban, garland and gold necklaces as the qualifying cues.2015-07-13A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, draped with a thick garland of red, white and yellow flowers and a long mala of beads, sits in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban with gold arm bands. Behind him a tall golden trident stands, and a golden lion-headed armrest is visible. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a saffron-and-yellow shawl and orange turban faces the throne, holding a ritual vessel beside a bright oil flame. Dark draped backdrop. Pale golden wall decoration on the right. Ritual setting with a lit lamp.2015-07-13A night ritual in an open-air temple courtyard decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and strings of lights. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, holding a lit lamp and gesturing toward a seated figure. That seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a sun-motif back and lion figures, wearing a brown-orange robe and a garland, with a long-handled tool or instrument raised near the face. Behind them a photographer with a camera stands in white. A gold kalasha-style umbrella canopy, a deity murti draped in marigolds at upper right, a black stone deity at left, and a trishul are visible. Flowers and a small brass lamp sit in the foreground.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion receives an aarti flame from a kneeling devotee in an orange robe. The seated man wears a white turban, white dhoti and shawl, and layered rudraksha malas, with hands raised in a blessing gesture. Brass oil lamps hang at the top of the frame, and painted guardian figures with raised arms stand on either side. Red flower petals lie at the base of the throne. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though the attribution is uncertain.April 28 20152015-04-28December 15 20162016-12-15November 10 20152015-11-10A seated man on an ornate golden throne with lion-figure armrests and a golden canopy presses his palms together in namaskar, wearing a long yellow-orange garland and a red-and-maroon cloth. Behind him is a colourful throne back of white flowers with yellow, red and green petals. A standing priest bare-chested in a yellow dhoti holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a stand toward the seated man, wearing a red coral mala. A silver trident stands at the left and another at the right, with a second attendant in white robes and a gold necklace at the far right. A green leafy backdrop fills the top.2015-07-16A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest and a lion-carved armrest, wearing a gold crown, a long pink-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala over dark maroon robes, with a leopard-print cushion beside him. Two young men in orange dhotis with white sacred ash on their chests and arms stand on either side; the one at left holds a lit oil lamp toward the seated man's hands, and the one at right holds a small flame. A gold trident stands at left beside a kalasha-like decorated offering with a tiger-striped cloth, and a red curtain hangs behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style lamp offering.2017-05-05December 22 20102010-12-22Night-time temple ritual at an outdoor shrine with a large gold sun-shaped throne carved with a lion and peacock motifs. A bearded man in orange-brown robes and a white flower garland sits on the throne, a person by appearance, with leopard-print cushions and gold lion figures at his feet. In front, an elderly priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti and sash performs an aarti or puja with a lit oil lamp before a kneeling devotee in orange. Behind, a man in white attends with a kalasha-style setup and a camera operator photographs the scene. Garlands of yellow, white and red flowers hang on pillars, a trishul stands at the left, and a deity murti in saffron-gold drapery is decorated with flowers at upper right.2016-12-15