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July 15 2011

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A padapuja ceremony under a red and pink draped tent. On the right, a large ornate golden throne-like seat holds a figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown, with a long garland of yellow, red and purple flowers draped over it. Golden metal plates with flower petals and offerings sit in front. Devotees kneel and sit on green mats: a woman in an orange sari with a mala, a man in a white shirt with hands folded, a young woman in white with palms pressed together, and a man in orange at right, with a seated figure in white and a turban behind a microphone at left. A golden serpent hood ornament stands above the seat, and a tall white air cooler sits at left.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor devotional ceremony under a red and pink draped tent canopy. A man in a golden crown and orange-saffron garment stands on a raised golden platform, hand raised in blessing, with a garland of red, yellow and purple flowers draped over him. Seated devotees in front, several with palms pressed together in prayer, face him; a woman in orange sari and a man in cream kurta-style clothing are prominent, with a large silver tray of flowers and offerings in the foreground. Beside the platform is a golden ornate throne-like seat, and an air-conditioning unit stands at left. Several other people, some in orange and white, are seated or standing around the gathering.2011-07-15Photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony under a red and pink draped tent. A seated figure on the right, in saffron-orange robes, with a gold crown and a garland of red, yellow and purple flowers, is being worshipped on a raised golden platform. Devotees in front kneel and sit with folded palms; a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala and women in orange and cream saris bow before brass plates of flowers, lotus blossoms and offerings. A cooler unit and a gold-embossed cobra-headed seat appear at the right edge. Several devotees are seated behind the front row. Probable Swamiji appears as the garlanded figure receiving worship, with saffron robes, a gold crown and a flower garland.2011-07-15July 19 20162016-07-19A ceremonial puja scene in a hall with a gold-framed throne. A seated man in an orange robe and a garland of yellow, purple and white flowers sits on a gilded seat, with a second garland draped over the throne. Before him, a man in a purple shawl and grey jacket sits with hands folded. Around them, several people in white ritual dhotis and shawls, including a bald man with a tilak and a woman in white with a yellow shawl, sit with palms pressed together. Brass plates of fruit, pink lotus flowers and oil lamps are arranged on the floor. A deity murti in a gold setting with floral garlands stands behind.2010-10-12October 23 20152015-10-23A photograph of a puja inside an open-sided hall with a red-painted wall and bright windows. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe and a red-and-white flower garland, hands joined in namaste, faces a golden deity murti and offerings of fruit, a bowl of lamps, and an ornate golden stand. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel on the floor; two women in yellow shawls hold brass plates of offerings, and a bald elderly man in white sits with hands folded. Several seated figures in white and yellow chant at microphones, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the far right beside plates of fruit and sweets. A standing figure in orange may be a sannyasi leading the puja, and the presentation is consistent with the a person candidate cues of an orange robe and garland, but his face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain. The visible faces and posture of the person in orange are not sufficient to confirm the identity.2009-11-20A ceremonial ritual in a tented hall hung with white drapery. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a white rudraksha-style mala, sits on a gold-framed throne under a gold canopy. A golden deity murti with a crown and garland sits behind him. Women in saffron, red and white saris and white head coverings stand near the throne and along a long row of banana-leaf plates heaped with food and small cups. Rows of seated devotees in the foreground, many men bare-chested in orange-brown cloths, face the throne. Ornamental parasols in multicoloured patterns, a trident and a small standing deity figure flank the scene.2016-12-18