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August 03 2008

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2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Interior of a thatched-roof cowshed (ghoshala) with bamboo posts and rafters. Several cows, black-and-white and brown, stand and lie on straw beside a concrete feeding trough. At right, a deity murti is dressed with red and white cloth and garlanded with bananas and green leaves, with brass oil lamps, fruit, sweets and offering plates arranged on a red-draped table. Colourful printed religious pictures lie on the floor in the foreground, and a small oil lamp burns among the plates. No people are visible.2011-07-16Interior of a round thatched temple hall with a bamboo lattice wall and a conical thatched roof. At the centre sits a seated figure on a red and gold throne, adorned with a yellow and white flower garland and a sheaf of peacock feathers behind it, with a tall orange cloth backdrop bearing a framed picture above. Brass lamps and a red-and-white floor kolam with a lotus pattern lie before the throne. Framed photographs hang on the lattice walls, including a row of three portraits on the left and a small framed picture on the right. A wooden cabinet and a standing fan stand along the right side. No people are visible in the room.2011-12-06November 23 20062006-11-23October 05 20112011-10-05Interior of a round, thatched-roof temple hall with a lattice-walled enclosure and a single fluorescent tube light. At the centre, a raised seat holds a garlanded portrait or murti with a saffron cloth draped behind it and a framed photo placed in front. Yellow and white flower garlands hang around the seat, with brass lamps and offerings on the low platform. Framed photographs line the walls, and a floor painted with white lotus and kolam-style designs leads toward the altar. A standing fan and a wooden cabinet stand at the right side. No people are visible.2011-12-06October 10 20102010-10-10December 15 20092009-12-15A wide view of a thatched-roof hall with a golden ornate throne on the left, occupied by a seated figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and holding a mala. The throne sits on an orange mat beside a blue-draped table. Two people sit at laptops and a desk in the background. A large projection screen on the right shows a colourful festival-style image, and a large photographic print of a forest hangs on the left wall.2010-10-10A photograph of an evening puja at a shrine. In the left foreground a person in an orange sleeveless garment with a long-haired, bare-shouldered back and a white headband holds a lit oil lamp aloft with the right arm, while a second person in orange robes stands behind. Before a gilded arched backdrop framed with marigold garlands, a deity murti pair is decorated with flowers, a crown and a red-and-blue garment. On a red-draped table in front are stacks of books, framed photos with red flower petals, brass lamps and a golden decorative bird. Mention of an oil lamp and orange robes is visible; the attribution of the figure is uncertain.2011-03-03An empty interior of a rough concrete-block shelter with gaps in the walls letting light through. A low table draped in yellow cloth holds brass puja vessels, a small brass plate with red flowers and offerings, a steel tumbler, and a spoon. A wooden staff or rod stands upright against the wall behind the table, and a patterned floral mat lies on the floor at left. No people are visible in the scene.2006-11-23A thatched-roof ashram hall with a rope-and-bamboo lattice wall. At the centre, a draped canopy with a red kalasha motif covers a ritual altar holding a Shivalinga-style object, flanked by brass oil lamps on white cloths and garlands of orange flowers. Framed photographs hang on the wall: a black-and-white image of a seated meditating figure at upper left, a colour photo of a saffron-robed man at upper right, and a small group photo at lower left. Seated devotees in white clothes line the floor. In the foreground, the back of a person wearing an orange head wrap faces the altar, with a large wooden drum-like object at left and right. A priest in white stands at the altar, performing the ritual.2004-07-02