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October 14 2007

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December 21 20102010-12-21June 07 20152015-06-07December 21 20102010-12-21A courtyard welcome with a crowd of devotees in white. In the centre, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, seen from behind with dark hair pulled back, faces a group and extends her hands. To her left, a figure in orange with long dark hair holds palms together in namaste. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in greeting, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border holds a steel plate of offerings. Garlands and a red flower are visible, with palm trees and a white pillared building behind. Several people in white dress are in the foreground and edges of the frame.2010-02-17A large seated meal in a hall with white floor sheets; many participants sit cross-legged in rows eating from paper plates. Most wear white clothes with rust-orange shawls, and several have white or sandal marks on their foreheads. Some attendants in white stand between the rows carrying plates, and an ornate stage with a gold-framed backdrop is visible at the far end.2015-07-11A photograph of an indoor ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands in shallow water on a blue tiled floor, smiling, while a man in white kneels and bends over a decorated deity murti dressed in red and orange with garlands of yellow and white flowers and a crown. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand watching, and an older woman in a white lace sari and green-bordered sari kneels at the right, pouring water from a brass pot. A framed portrait of a woman in an orange-brown setting stands at the upper left. Seven or more people are visible.2007-10-14July 29 20072007-07-29A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.2013-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01December 30 20112011-12-30December 21 20122012-12-21December 24 20082008-12-24