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August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long purple flower garland and reads from a printed sheet and a small book, while a kneeling man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds his hands joined in front of him on a white rug. Behind them, a silver-framed ornate backdrop, purple and white flower arrangements and a gilded lion-like figure surround the scene. Several young people in white and orange-red stoles sit or stand in the background, and a shaved-headed man in saffron with white forehead markings sits at lower left. The setting resembles a pada-puja or satsang in a hotel-style room.2012-12-18A photograph inside a temple-style hall during a Guru Purnima satsang. On the right, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion base wears a red-and-orange turban, red beaded rudraksha garland and ceremonial gold necklace, with a silver staff beside him. Behind him are yellow and white flower garlands. In front, a large gold platform holds brass trays of offerings, flowers, small lamps and a central floral arrangement. Seated devotees in white and red saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, face the throne, with men in white shirts standing behind. Several people in white have light hair in the foreground. Gold pillars with carved lions frame the scene. Around 30 people are visible.2015-07-31Indoor temple ceremony with a row of men seated on the floor, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow cloth, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white and horizontal sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their bodies. Several hold small cups or vessels and prepare offerings on brass trays with fruit, flowers and sweets; brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels sit on a low wooden platform over a patterned red carpet. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris and dhotis sit or stand, and a gold and yellow decorated shrine appears in the background. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam ritual gathering.2019-07-15KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04Photograph of a puja at a Hindu temple with gold-framed deity images and garlands in the background. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace, a white forehead mark and a microphone sits on a wooden chair, speaking. Beside him a woman in a red sari holds a book and tends a small fire in a fire pit. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on the floor at right, one with a tripundra mark and rudraksha mala. In front lie a plate of pink flowers and a tray of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas. a person is the saffron-robed speaker with gold necklace and forehead mark, seated in a ritual role. Four visible people in total.2008-10-23May 08 20142014-05-08July 18 20122012-07-18October 23 20202020-10-23A stage ritual in a large auditorium with tiered seating at left filled with seated audience members in white and saffron clothing. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl sits cross-legged at a puja table covered with fruit, bowls, flowers and a green cloth, pouring or offering with a small vessel. A second man in white with an orange cloth sits in the lower left foreground, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at lower centre. Behind them, a golden figure of a seated deity murti sits on a red and gold pedestal with a golden throne and a tiger-striped drape, and a large decorated golden figure with a floral crown is at right.2012-12-20December 29 20102010-12-29April 28 20182018-04-28