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August 18 2011

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Indoor temple-style hall with a glossy tiled floor where devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats for puja. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sits on a mat, holding incense and performing a ritual with a silver puja plate holding flowers, a small brass vessel and oil lamps, beside a silver lamp stand and a pink covered container. Behind him rows of seated devotees wear white and yellow shawls, a few wearing saffron and green saris, with hands joined in prayer. Pale walls and a window frame the room.2011-08-18August 18 20112011-08-18August 18 20112011-08-18A seated shaved-headed man in an orange sannyasi robe with maroon-edged cloth and a beaded bracelet sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaste during a paduka puja. In front of him is a brass plate with flowers, a small brass cup, incense sticks, a brass oil lamp and a metal bell-like vessel. Behind him rows of women in yellow and white saris and dark clothes sit on the glossy floor, some with small oil lamps lit. Another man in white with glasses sits to the right.2011-08-18Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a bright hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears an orange robe with a maroon border and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated on a blue-and-purple mat before a brass tray of puja items and small brass lamps. Beside him, another orange-robed man with a bare chest, white markings and a gold necklace tends similar brass ritual objects on a woven mat. Further down the row, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit with brass vessels and small lamps, and a camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at the back. Many more seated devotees line the room, and some lamps are lit along the floor.2010-11-25October 10 20112011-10-10A seated satsang audience fills a bright hall with a glossy white floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits with hands clasped, beside another orange-robed sannyasi. Nearby, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls sit on mats, and brass plates with oil lamps, small bowls and flowers are arranged on orange and green cloths before them. Behind, rows of devotees in white, yellow and orange sit attentively.2011-02-16January 10 20172017-01-10A photograph of a seated puja in an indoor hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white tripundra mark on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck sits cross-legged and pours or lifts a small brass vessel over a brass tray of offerings. Brass lamps, small brass pots, yellow flowers and red powder sit on a white cloth before him. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas sit on orange mats, and another saffron-robed man sits at the right beside an open notebook and a phone. Lit oil lamps and incense sticks appear in the scene, a ritual gathering of priests and devotees.2010-11-13December 02 20102010-12-02A seated ritual scene in a hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on orange and green mats before brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small cups holding offerings, with incense sticks standing nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and red dress sits in the background. On the right, a bald priest in white robes with red borders holds a small object and sits in a devotional posture. A clear plastic container lies on the floor at right. The setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2010-11-14A seated man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala across his torso and a pendant necklace, holds a small brass bell and a spoon-like ritual implement over a low brass-and-copper puja setup on a red cloth. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, several bare-chested with white ash markings, others in red or white clothing. Small oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on the floor in front of him. The man's appearance with a rudraksha mala and orange garment does not clearly match the page's claim of a person's presence, so no appearance-based identification is made.2017-01-08