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November 22 2010

A photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.

A photograph inside a pink-walled hall at an adheenam welcome. A long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala stands before a red-cushioned silver throne chair, bowing with hands raised. Facing him, a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a silver tray with fruit and offerings. Bare-backed young men in white and yellow dhotis stand nearby, and a cameraman and other attendees are in the background. A silver chair with a lion carving and a red stool sit beside them, with a ceremonial umbrella at the upper right. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and a saffron-brown robe with a marigold garland.

November 22 2010

A padapuja ritual in an indoor room with pale blue walls. A bald elderly man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits at left on a gold-and-red throne. Beside him, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a second gold-and-red throne, feet placed on a wide metal plate. A white-clad devotee kneels and washes or anoints the seated figure's feet. Behind, a shaved-headed priest with sacred ash markings and a red-maroon cloth stands holding a microphone and papers, and another man in orange holds a glass. At right, a man in white dhoti with a gold watch stands with hands folded.

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Indoor event photograph at a decorated stage with gold and white garland drapery, a red curtain, and painted panels with elephant motifs. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, bare-shouldered with a sash, reaches toward a woman in a green-and-gold sari who holds her hands together in namaste while a shaved-headed monk in saffron wears a gold necklace beside them. Behind them, a man in orange with a red shawl and a woman in white stand nearby, and a woman in blue sits in the lower foreground. A table of flowers and a fan are visible at right.

A seated man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits on an orange-cushioned throne-like chair before a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and brass lamps. His long dark hair is swept back, and he raises one hand in greeting. An elderly bald man in an orange robe and shawl bows toward him with hands together. Behind them, a young man in orange and another man with a camera stand near a backdrop of flower garlands and gold-toned decor. The scene shows an orange-draped dais with a flower garland and a small brass lamp.

Indoor photograph of a pada puja at a home visit. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and rudraksha bracelets, sits and extends his right hand to bless an elderly man with silver hair and glasses, who wears a white shirt and red-bordered dhoti and has his hands near the blessing figure. A woman in an orange sari with a flower garland kneels beside them with palms pressed together. Behind them an attendant in an orange cloth with a white tilak holds a silver tray of apples and offerings. Other saffron-robed attendants stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala and another with a tilak. A framed deity picture hangs on the left wall and yellow curtains hang behind.