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December 11 20162016-12-11A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a red-orange garment, with white sacred ash and a red mark on his forehead. He sits on a throne-like chair with a brown cushion, smiling as he extends his hand toward devotees. Several women and a young woman in saffron and green saris, one in a pink top, hold small framed images and offerings near him. Men in white dhotis with gold borders, one holding a tall brass ritual staff, stand nearby, and a red-draped hall with a large screen and rows of chairs fills the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial puja in a wood-panelled hall with green palms and a large projection screen at left. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a golden trident beside him; he is probable Swamiji. Around him, seated devotees in white and maroon clothes with red shawls hold silver thalis with flowers and oil lamps, and a garlanded deity murti sits behind them. Several people are seated on the floor in the foreground, many with long hair and red shawls, performing padapuja offerings.2014-12-29October 01 20162016-10-01A festive indoor hall decorated with hanging oil lamps and red, orange and green garlands under a white tent ceiling. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a leopard-print cloth and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate gold-trimmed brown leather throne and holding a silver tray with a small deity murti. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a mala stands. A woman in a gold saree holds a similar tray, and women in white and multicoloured saris hold lamps and trays among seated devotees. A tall golden trident stands at right and a large screen shows a figure at top left.2016-12-12A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace receiving devotees at a red-draped stage. A bearded man in a cream t-shirt bends forward to touch his feet while a young man in orange robes with a gold mala stands behind, and a golden staff garlanded with white flowers and orange marigolds stands in front. Several women in sarees and salwar, and children, watch and fold hands at the back.2016-04-26Indoor ceremony in a hall with maroon curtains and framed banners on the walls. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a large pink flower garland sits on the left, extending his hand toward a woman in orange and holding small red fruits. Around them, several women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas and a man in a white and gold dhoti stand or bend forward, with a crowd of onlookers in the background. The scene resembles a devotional offering or puja.2017-01-01May 27 20152015-05-27