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December 29 2010

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A photograph of a ceremony under a decorated canopy with a multicoloured fringed top. A central figure sits on a golden, flower-garlanded seat wearing a white turban and a dark patterned shawl, smiling as a child in white reaches up and others press in around. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside the seat holding a mala. Oil lamps line the walls and red and yellow flowers decorate the seat. Several devotees in white and orange surround the seated figure.2010-12-29Devotees gather around a seated guru on a gold-and-cream throne in a decorated hall during a Guru Purnima satsang. The seated man wears a rust-red robe, a beaded necklace of wooden beads and a brown rudraksha-style mala, and smiles as a woman in a white sari extends her hands to him. Nearby, a man in an orange shirt, a shaved-headed man in saffron and white, and several women in saffron-red and white garments hold out offerings and devotion items. Behind the throne stands a large floral backdrop of yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, with a gold deity murti beside it and a gold carved pillar on the left. Two standing fans and a wall air conditioner are visible.2015-07-31July 15 20112011-07-15December 29 20102010-12-29A seated man in a white turban and leopard-print jacket over a green garment sits on a gold throne decorated with yellow and red flower garlands under a red-and-gold canopy. He smiles and reaches toward a devotee bowing before him. Men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, one with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a bald man in saffron robes wears a beaded mala and glasses. Several people in the foreground lean in, and a golden tray with offerings stands nearby, with white and orange wall decorations in the background. a person: the seated man wears a white turban and leopard-print jacket on a flower-decorated throne, and is being honoured by devotees in a darshan setting.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of a dim interior crowded with devotees during a ritual. In the centre, a bare-backed man in orange with long dark hair and a crown-like gold headpiece with red and green settings, wearing a white flower garland and many rudraksha malas, stands with his head bowed while a bald, white-clad priest with white sacred markings on the forehead and arms raises a gold-handled ceremonial fan or whisk above him. Another bald man in orange with rudraksha malas stands at left, and smiling men in white shirts and a child in a striped top watch from the background.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-shouldered figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wrapped in a thick white and yellow flower garland with red blossoms, seen from behind and seated before a carved wooden shrine. The figure extends a hand to offer a red fruit, possibly an apple, to a kneeling man in a teal shirt who is bent forward with his face lowered. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a white crown-like cloth and rudraksha mala, one wearing a rudraksha mala and forehead vibhuti, stand and lean in attentively. A child in red clothing holds a fruit, and a red bangle and red-and-white floral ornaments adorn the central figure's arm. Marigold petals lie scattered on the floor. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, bare chest with an ornate red bead bracelet and garland; the figure is distinctively adorned and seated centrally as the one giving blessing.2016-10-30December 29 20102010-12-29July 31 20152015-07-31December 29 20102010-12-29December 31 20092009-12-31