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October 23 2015

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A photograph of a ritual exchange at an indoor satsang setting with maroon drapes and a brass oil lamp at left. A seated figure in an orange turban, orange ornate blouse with gold trim and a heavy gold necklace, with a gold armband, places a hand on the head of an older white-haired man in white clothes who bows forward at a tray. The tray holds red apples and a flower arrangement sits nearby. Behind, a bald man in wire-rimmed glasses wears a rudraksha mala and maroon-and-gold robe, and a standing figure in a maroon-and-gold sari-style garment and rudraksha mala watches. Another person in saffron-coloured robes stands at right. The appearance of the seated turbaned figure is a person candidate based on the turban, saffron attire, and ornate gold necklace, being the one giving blessing.2015-07-11Interior of a room with deep red walls where a seated man in a red-orange turban, orange robe and layered rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling, with a silver tray in his hand. Several women in rust-orange saris with gold borders stand in a row, one with palms pressed together in namaskar. Three framed portraits with marigold garlands sit on a table draped in orange cloth, in front of which a man in white kneels on a red patterned carpet beside a silver tray of offerings. A decorative umbrella hangs at top right and an information panel is on the wall. Swamiji (probable) seated on throne, appearance-based cues include turban, ornate orange robe and rudraksha malas.2015-10-23A welcoming ceremony indoors on a red patterned carpet in front of a gold-framed throne with an orange backdrop and a deity murti. A man in rust-brown robes with gold borders and a gold necklace holds a white cloth-covered tray, while a bald man in orange-brown robes and a rudraksha mala stands before him. A man in a yellow turban and a red-orange robe with a yellow shawl bows with hands joined. Other shaved-headed sannyasis in brown robes stand nearby, and a photographer in a green jacket and white trousers takes pictures at right.2014-01-08A red-walled room with a red-and-gold carpet shows a ritual in progress. A woman in a white sari holds a silver tray with offerings before a small altar strewn with orange marigold garlands and framed portraits. Two people in orange-brown robes stand nearby, one bald man in orange with his hands together, and a figure in a red-brown robe lies prostrate on the carpet in the foreground. At right, a seated figure in an orange-and-red turban and orange garments sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with a silver tray of food before them. A second woman in white stands beside the throne. Panels on the wall display photographs and text, and a decorative parasol is visible at top right.2015-10-23A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors where several men in orange dhotis sit and stand shirtless, with rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on their bodies. In the centre, a smiling shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala sits and extends his hand toward a seated long-haired figure with long dark braids in orange robes whose back is turned to the camera. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels at lower right beside a metal plate holding leaves and offerings. Other devotees in orange and white stand and sit behind them in a bright hall with pink walls and drapes.2016-09-30July 09 20162016-07-09July 19 20152015-07-19Indoor ceremonial scene in a red-draped hall with gold-carved pillars and a gold chair at left. A seated figure in a red-orange turban, saffron-gold wrap and white floral garland holds fruit in both hands and smiles. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in saffron robes and rudraksha mala kneels and holds red apples, while a third attendant in saffron stands behind holding a golden staff. On the right an elderly man in white dhoti and orange shawl bows slightly, holding a red apple. Several onlookers in white, sari and shirts stand in the background. Offerings of fruit suggest a darshan or puja setting.2015-10-25June 15 20152015-06-15October 23 20152015-10-23October 22 20152015-10-22 +3 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies