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June 10 2009

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A standing man in a gold-embroidered cream sherwani with a red shawl, a cream turban and long dark hair raises one hand and holds a small handbell, at a ritual in a hall with a corrugated roof and loudspeakers. In front, a figure in orange robes lights a row of brass oil lamps on the floor, and another orange-robed person bends over them. A white-robed attendant in an orange shawl carries a tray of white flowers, and a man in a yellow-and-orange shawl stands beside him. Garlands of pink and white flowers hang on the rails, and seated devotees fill the background. Some visible clothing is orange, saffron and white. The standing man's appearance shows only a turban and long hair with ornate clothing, a weak set of cues, so the identity is uncertain and the page says he is not Swamiji.2009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10July 17 20152015-07-17Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a red-and-white striped canopy background and a metal-framed stage area. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a rust-orange turban, orange-red robes and a large gold pendant necklace, with bare feet, and is receiving service from a woman in a rust-coloured sari who holds a microphone toward him. Bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow and red sashes stand holding ritual items, and white-clad women kneel on a striped mat in front of them with palms pressed together. Behind them are rows of small white lit lamps, a deity murti decorated with garlands on the right, and brass puja vessels and plates in the foreground. Attendees are clustered on the mat.2015-09-17 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a hall with a tin roof and white walls. A standing man in a gold embroidered sherwani with a long red shawl and a cream turban holds his hands together, while a young man in white with an orange shawl offers a brass plate of white flowers. Seated devotees in saffron and white clothes, one holding a small oil lamp, sit on striped mats beside a lit flame, with more people in rows behind them. Fruit, coconuts and small brass items are arranged on a table at left, and red and yellow garlands hang along a railing at right. A framed wall board with photographs is visible in the background.2009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10A standing figure with long dark wavy hair, wearing a cream and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with a bare upper body, a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold bracelet, one hand pressed to the chest and eyes closed. Behind them a man in an orange robe with a gold bead necklace stands with arms crossed beside a table holding a brass bell. Seated on the floor at right, men in white with yellow shawls tend brass oil lamps and bells, and a brass trident-like ceremonial staff stands at left. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the upper left against red draped fabric. Several brass lamps and bells are arranged on a red and patterned mat.2009-01-01A photo of a ceremony under a white tent hung with coloured tassel decorations and a large multicoloured parasol. On a golden throne with a red cushion sits a man in saffron-orange robes, with a mala and a garland of white flowers, while a bare-chested attendant holds a golden fan behind him. A devotee in white dhoti bows low before the seated figure, and several men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured cloths stand nearby holding trays and offerings. Yellow marigold garlands and brass vessels with fruit and flowers are arranged on a red stage in front of a large crowd seated on the floor.2016-12-05June 10 20092009-06-10A man in a cream and gold embroidered sherwani and a cream turban holds a five-flame brass aarti lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left, smiling as he performs aarti. A maroon and gold striped shawl drapes over his shoulder, and long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a seated crowd, and in the lower left a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala looks on. A framed portrait hangs on the wall behind, with shelves of devotional items beside it. Garlands of red flowers are visible at the bottom of the frame. The lighted lamp and bell mark an aarti ceremony in an ashram hall.2009-06-10