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2012-12-04 +1 copies

December 04 2012

2012-12-04 +1 copies

Photo of a ritual seated on a red-cushioned throne with gold lion-head armrests. A woman in an orange sari with a red coral mala and gold necklace sits with palms pressed together at her forehead in prayer. Before her, a shaved-headed man in orange and saffron wrap with rudraksha mala and glasses holds a silver tray with a small silver vessel. Silver staffs, brass oil lamps, a gold-framed deity murti, and a red and orange floral garland decorate the setting.

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A seated man in a carved wooden throne with gold lion-head armrests and a golden arched backrest presses his palms together in namaskar. He wears a multicoloured garland of pink, yellow and green flowers, orange-brown dhoti-style cloth, and bangles, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a hair knot, while his feet rest on a tray of offerings. Silver plates of flowers and small items sit before the throne, with an oil lamp row glowing at the left edge. The room has a pale textured wall and a staircase where two people in saffron clothing stand at the top right.

2012-12-11 +1 copies

A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a multicoloured floral backdrop of garlands in red, yellow, green and purple receives puja. The seated figure wears an orange-brown dhoti, a gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, with hands pressed in namaskar and a gold crown-like headpiece. To the right, a priest in orange dhoti and bare chest holds a lit camphor aarti lamp, while an attendant in white dhoti with gold border stands beside him. At left, an elderly sannyasi in saffron robes with a white garland sits on a gold chair with hands joined. Offerings of bananas, fruits, a kalasha and a flame-lit oil lamp sit on the floor in front. The scene is a ritual with aarti and ceremonial offerings.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in namaste. Before him, a devotee in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels on the left beside a brass lamp stand of lit oil lamps. On the right, a bald man in orange clothing holds a ritual aarti lamp over a gold tray with flowers, and offerings sit on a silver plate in the foreground. Yellow-cream pillars wrapped with flowers and autumn leaves frame the shrine, with a pedestal fan and blue doors behind. The setting appears to be a temple or satsang room with puja in progress. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in orange on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.

2012-06-03 +1 copies

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large gilded throne with carved arched backrest and red cushions. Two gilded oil lamps flank the throne, and white flower petals are scattered on the floor in front of him. On the right, two shaven-headed monks in saffron, also wearing rudraksha malas, sit with hands folded, and a man in white stands near them. On the left, a woman in white sits with hands folded. A flame burns in the right foreground from a held lamp or fire, and a hanging green woven backdrop and a burlap-textured wall frame the scene. The setting is a ritual or satsang hall.

Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists, palms pressed together in prayer, on an ornate gold-leaf throne with a red cushion against a burlap backdrop. Gold lamps topped with rooster figures flank the dais. On the left a woman in white sits with hands folded, and on the right a shaved-headed man in orange joins his palms. In the foreground a flame of a ritual lamp is lit by a hand at the edge of the frame. a person: the seated figure wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and wrist malas, presented on a throne, consistent with a ceremonial teaching setting.