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A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside an ornate hall with a gold arched frame. In the centre, a standing man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-orange turban and a white flower garland watches the altar. On a golden stage behind him sit deity murti figures dressed in gold and red garments, adorned with garlands, including a crowned central figure. A seated priest in a maroon garment performs puja at a low table with a metal vessel, brass items and offerings. On the left, a figure in maroon with a red turban sits on a gold-carved throne-like seat. A man in white dhoti with a red turban and garland stands at right. Blurred heads of seated devotees appear at the bottom edge.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10Photograph of a temple interior with a gilded, ornate arch framing deity murti seated on a golden throne, adorned with garlands and jewelled crowns. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl, wearing an orange turban and garlanded, stands in a doorway. Below, a man in orange-red robes sits on the floor before a microphone stand, apparently reading or chanting, with ritual offerings in front. Blurred seated devotees occupy the foreground, and a figure in red ceremonial dress is at the left edge.2014-05-10Photograph of a temple-style stage with an ornate gilded arch and dark blue embroidered backdrop. Seated centrally on a golden throne is a silver-faced murti of a deity with a crown and a garland of red flowers, flanked by two smaller silver figures also garlanded. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with a marigold garland and a red-and-orange turban stands at the left of the stage. A seated person in a maroon robe leans over a microphone stand in the foreground, and a blurred audience sits in the lower foreground.2014-05-10September 11 20152015-09-11Large seated congregation in white clothes with red-orange shawls facing a raised stage in a pavilion hung with gold drapes. On the stage, a figure in orange robes and a shaved head sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion-form armrest, a book in hand, with a camera on a tripod nearby. Behind the throne, gold kalasha-shaped finials stand beside a multi-figure deity murti shrine and brass oil lamps. A priest in orange stands at a tiered shrine decorated with lotus motifs at left. a person is seated on the throne, identified here only by the appearance cues of orange ochre robes and red-orange shawl with rudraksha-style beads; the figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone. The scene reflects a satsang-style session with a camera recording.2015-07-20September 23 20172017-09-23October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 05 20162016-10-05September 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesDevotees seated on the floor in white dhotis and shawls, many bare-backed or in white kurtas, face a stage in a hall with red drapes and a large starry-galaxy video screen. On the stage, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red headband sits on an ornate white silver throne, flanked by a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers on the left and a decorated deity murti in a pink sari and garlands on the right; a brass kalasha-style vessel and camera tripods stand nearby. A figure on the throne is unsure in appearance. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground.2017-09-23 +1 copiesAugust 04 20162016-08-04