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January 15 2013

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February 01 20132013-02-01 +1 copiesDecember 28 20122012-12-28A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a hall with an ornate gold throne. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold tray of silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and offerings. Around the tray, devotees kneel in white and cream clothes; a man at left in a white dhoti with gold chain and folded hands, a woman in red and white with a bangle, a woman in cream sari with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and two women seen from behind, one in a yellow-and-white sari with long dark hair. Gold carved throne details frame the right side.2010-11-18 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a ritual offering on a gold-carved wooden platform before a tiger-striped backdrop. A pair of bare feet in orange-and-gold cloth rests on the platform's edge at top. Around a round tray are many small silver bowls of pink and red powders, rose petals, and a flower arrangement. A young man in white with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings holds a small cup. A woman in orange with white forehead marks and a bangle dips into a bowl, and another woman in orange holds a small bowl of yellow liquid. A child with white markings on the arms reaches toward the tray. Dried fruit and sweets are arranged among the bowls. The setting appears to be an ashram puja.2013-08-13August 04 20132013-08-04December 28 20122012-12-28A seated figure on an ornate gilded red throne wears orange and gold robes, layered beaded necklaces, bangles and a red forehead mark, with long dark hair; the figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, with a saffron garment, ceremonial gold necklace and long swept hair. Before the throne, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and two women in white kneel or sit with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a woman in gold clothing and another woman with hair in a bun offer reverence beside gold trays holding flower petals, small metal bowls, kumkum and fruit. Behind is a red velvet drape and a patterned backdrop with gear motifs, with a vase of flowers.2012-09-08November 12 20102010-11-12July 14 20122012-07-14A padapuja-style ritual on a golden platform. Several women in orange and white saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, kneel around silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and white flower petals. The woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and holds a small silver vessel in one hand while extending her other hand toward a pink lotus. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne at the right, with another person in the foreground and a woman seated in white further back. The setting is a courtyard with red and white walls.2010-11-03A photograph of devotees performing a puja at a gold-finished altar table set with many silver thali trays holding flowers, white offerings and small lamps. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands with palms pressed together behind the table. Two women in orange and maroon saris kneel at left and centre with folded hands, and a woman in orange with an orange head wrap and orange sari kneels at right with folded hands. A red and yellow flower garland lies on the table, and a golden deity murti sits at the far left edge.2013-08-03