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August 25 20092009-08-25August 25 20092009-08-25A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a covered hall with yellow curtains and an ornate gilded throne with red cushioning. A figure seated on the throne wears orange robes and a white garland, hands pressed together in namaste. Before him kneel devotees: a man in a white shirt, a woman in red with a plain-clothed child beside her, a monk-like figure in orange robes holding a tray or book, and several women in white and yellow saris with hands folded. Brass lamps, flower offerings and plates of fruit sit on a side table and on the floor. A cameraman stands at the right edge. A chandelier hangs above. Several people are visible in the scene.2009-08-25August 25 20092009-08-25A photograph of a padha pooja in an open-sided hall with a yellow curtain backdrop. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaste, stands before an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a gold canopy above. Seated devotees on a striped mat wear white, yellow and orange garments; a woman in a black and red dress sits in front. Brass and silver offering vessels and bowls of fruit, sweets and nuts are arranged on a white cloth. A cameraman in a khaki shirt films at right, and a person in white sits at the lower left edge.2009-08-25August 09 20092009-08-09Devotees sit on red and patterned rugs in an open pavilion while a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest, hands joined in namaskar. Around the rugs are brass bowls and plates of fruit, sweets and pineapple, with a brass lamp in the foreground. Several women wear white and yellow-bordered saris, one woman wears a red sari, and a man in white sits at left. Yellow curtains and a window with palm foliage are behind them.2009-11-19A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a tented open hall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and orange garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest and lion-form armrests, hands pressed together in prayer. In front of him a devotee in orange robes kneels with a fruit tray, bottled water and apples on a small table nearby. Around them seated devotees in white, yellow and purple saris and white dhotis fold their hands in prayer, and the red drapes and brick pillars frame the scene. Roughly a dozen people are visible, including partial figures in the foreground.2009-11-17December 05 20092009-12-05A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, speaking to a group seated on the floor. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back dark hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads on the throne. Devotees in white dhotis and mundus and yellow or orange shawls sit on an orange mat facing him, several holding brass plates of offerings with flowers, fruit and kumkum. A small wall-mounted device and a framed picture sit at the right edge, and a kalasha-like deity arrangement is visible at the left. The hall has dark curtains, a pink wall and a tall window.2010-10-22 +2 copiesAugust 15 20092009-08-15August 09 20092009-08-09