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A standing man in an orange sleeveless robe and a gold necklace presses his palms together in namaste, facing a seated group. Several devotees sit cross-legged on an orange mat in white clothes with yellow shawls, hands folded in prayer. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bindi-marked forehead sits in front, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl kneels nearby. Silver and gold thalis hold red apples, kumkum and small lamps, while fruit sits in a red-lidded box at left. Behind them, more seated devotees and children fill a hall with a stage backdrop. This appears to be a padapuja-style ritual with offerings and devotees in white and yellow.

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A photograph of a standing figure in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold beaded necklace and long swept-back hair, palms pressed together in greeting, positioned behind a white cushioned seat. Seated before him on an orange mat are several devotees in white and yellow clothes, several with hands folded in namaskar. A brass tray holds fruit, and a pooja plate with small lamps and red fruit sits in front. Behind them, a hall with a stage, rows of seated people and a painted backdrop of deities. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in the orange robe, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and palms pressed together fits the probable Swamiji candidate; he is shown in the act of greeting devotees during a pooja.2010-07-24A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a golden lion base, wearing an orange saffron garment and a white and pink flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around him in a tented hall, devotees in white and yellow-scarved clothing sit with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands among them. Silver bowls holding oil lamps and offerings are arranged in front, with a camera on a tripod at the right. A red curtain backdrop and a fruit tray with sweets sit at the left.2009-12-26A photograph inside a red-walled hall during a padapuja. A man with long wavy dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala, stands on the right with hands together in front of a red and gold throne. Seated devotees in white ritual clothes, including a bald man in white on the left and a man in white with folded hands, sit before brass plates of pink flowers, red fruit and lamps. A woman in a maroon sari and a man in white stand with hands pressed in prayer; a woman in white with glasses also folds her hands. Pomegranates, bananas and rudraksha malas lie on a tray and a wooden stand, and incense smoke rises near a doorway. Seen in profile at left, the standing figure's orange cloth is worn with a rudraksha mala; the empty gilded throne at left remains unoccupied.2010-08-30December 16 20092009-12-16A standing man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at a wooden pedestal beside a golden throne with red cushion, holding incense sticks. On a silver tray before him are bananas and red fruit, and a cluster of rudraksha beads sits nearby. Seated devotees in white clothes, several with palms joined in prayer, fill the courtyard; a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in yellow-trimmed white also sit near silver puja plates with petals and red fruit. Red-painted walls and a golden throne frame the scene, consistent with a padapuja ritual.2010-08-30A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in an orange-walled hall. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth stands before a red and gold throne, hands folded, with a garland and a tray of fruit on a wooden table beside him. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes sit with palms pressed together on the floor, while a woman in a red sari and a man in white robes watch from the foreground. Silver thalis holding flowers and offerings sit on a gold tray in front. Several people stand in the doorway in orange and white clothing.2010-08-14A photograph of a home satsang where a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold and red throne, palms pressed together in greeting. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Before him, seated devotees in white and yellow shawls and light shirts sit on the floor with hands folded; a man in a white shirt and glasses holds his palms together in front of a brass tray with lamps and flowers. Behind them, a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands with hands joined, another attendant in orange stands in a doorway, and a framed painting of a banyan tree hangs on the wall beside a shelf with a brass figurine and a stone lion. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robe, gold necklace on a throne.2010-01-09A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland sits on a gold-framed red-cushioned seat, palms pressed together in namaskar. Seated devotees on the floor in front of him, in white and cream clothes and a teal saree, hold their hands in prayer near brass puja plates holding oil lamps, flowers and fruit. A standing woman in white with a yellow shawl stands behind them near a deity murti and flower garland, and a man in orange stands at right. Red apples and a small red box sit at the lower right. Walls are white with a green leaf garland and a Nataraja-style image on the left.2010-01-09A seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne with gilded carved armrests. Devotees in white and yellow kneel or sit before him with hands in anjali mudra, while others sit in front with silver trays of fruit, flowers and small offering bowls. Behind the throne is a wooden box with brass fittings and a window with pink walls in the room. Several people are visible, including a man in white at the right, a woman in yellow and a bald man in white in the front row.2010-10-10A padapuja ritual in a red-walled hall with gold-carved thrones. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits leaning back on a gold and red throne, his bare foot extended over a brass tray. Devotees kneel before him with palms pressed together: a man in yellow dhoti and a woman in white with a yellow shawl, plus a bald man in a light blue shirt with hands folded. Brass plates holding apples, pink lotus flowers and small oil lamps surround the tray. A priest in white stands in the doorway behind, and another figure sits on the floor at right.2010-09-22January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJuly 22 20102010-07-22