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December 23 2010

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A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms, sits in a red-cushioned chair and clasps hands with a smiling woman in a red saree with green border and gold bangles. A man in white with gold border stands at left with his arm extended. Behind them a corrugated metal roof and a wall display of framed photographs. The woman is laughing and a red thread is tied near the seated man's wrist. Scene appears to be a ritual blessing among devotees.

December 23 2010

A photograph of an indoor ritual blessing in a room with light wood floors and a bamboo blind. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a silver-toned necklace rests both palms on the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and glasses, who bows with a white and red flower garland around his neck. Behind them, a woman in a pink sari and standing attendants in orange robes watch, and a cardboard box of red fruit sits nearby beside yellow lilies. Standing onlookers in white clothes fill the background, and a woman in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stands at left. The person in saffron appears to be a person, identified by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala and silver necklace while performing the blessing.

December 20 2012

A photograph of a ceremonial reception in an indoor hall with maroon curtains. A man in a cream-coloured turban with a jewelled ornament and a white dhoti with a gold border wears rudraksha-style red beaded bracelets and a long beaded necklace; he is receiving a garland of white flowers and orange blossoms from a man in a striped shirt at left. A younger man in a saffron/orange robe stands at right, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background. The turbaned man in white and gold is a candidate for a person on appearance (probable), based on his ornate turban, jewelled adornment and beaded necklaces, but the image is not clear enough to confirm identity.

A photograph of a seated figure in a red-brown robe with a leopard-print cloth at the waist and a white-and-orange flower garland, bowing forward with a hand extended to rest on the shoulder of a woman in an orange sari with a floral-embroidered shawl and glasses. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands bending over, and another person in orange appears behind them. Devotees in the background stand near a wall of framed photos. A tilak mark is visible on the seated figure's forehead.

A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a room with green walls and a ceiling fan. A smiling woman in a rust-orange sari and a garland of white flowers, yellow lemons and red roses reaches out to touch the head of an elderly bald man with white hair and a green leaf garland, who bows with palms pressed together and holds a folded paper. Behind them, a young shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands near others in white and saffron, and a decorated backdrop with floral garlands is visible at right.

July 07 2014

Three people stand close together under a corrugated metal roof in a sunlit ashram hall. On the left, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a gold-edged border and gold necklaces faces the others. In the centre, a smiling woman in a maroon sari and yellow top wears a red bindi and a white jasmine garland with red roses. On the right, a bald, bearded man in a grey sweatshirt and wristwatch presses his palms together in anjali, also wearing a white and red flower garland. A red-and-orange wall and framed notices are behind them. No a person candidate is visible.

July 15 2011

Photograph of a couple seated on the floor in a ritual setting. A woman in a red and green silk sari with a white blouse and a red bindi sits at left, her hand clasped with a bald man in white dhoti and shawl at right, both wearing white jasmine and red-and-yellow marigold garlands. Behind them, a figure in a yellow robe with a gold chain sits on a red and gold throne, appearance-based candidate for a person, seated in the background as a presiding figure. A brass plate of yellow flowers and a metal bowl sit in the foreground beside an orange cloth. The warm red walls complete the scene.

A photograph of a home interior during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A figure seated on a red-cushioned chair at right wears a saffron wrap, a white flower garland, red floral garland, gold bangle on the upper arm, and holds a tall ceremonial staff with a round top. Three seated and standing devotees face them: a man in a white sleeveless top and saffron cloth kneels with a metal plate, a woman in a white sari with gold border presses her palms together, and a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits nearby. Standing onlookers in white dhotis, orange robes and colourful saris fill the room, with framed photographs on the wall behind and an open doorway.