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December 16 2009

A photograph of a pada pooja ritual in an indoor room with white walls. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears an orange robe and a heavy garland of pink roses and yellow flowers, hands pressed together in namaste. Around the throne, several devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold lit oil lamps and silver plates of offerings. A woman in a white sari with an orange border sits at left holding a lamp, and a younger woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands at right with palms joined. A small wooden table holds fruit at upper left.

A seated man in long swept-back dark hair, an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne, with a gold-tiered side table holding flowers and a small lamp in front of him. A group of about ten devotees sits on a red-patterned floor mat around a silver tray of offerings, several holding lit oil lamps or flower garlands. Most women wear white saris with yellow or orange borders and orange shawls, while a few men are bald and wear white dhotis. A white ceiling fan, a curtain and a window are behind them, and a bright orange cloth drapes a stool in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure on the throne based on his long hair, orange robe and mala.

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a red-walled hall with open windows. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-shaped base. Before him on a gold tray are several oil lamps lit with flames, and a small kumkum-marked offering plate sits to the left. Around the tray kneel and sit about a dozen devotees: several women and men in yellow shawls, others in white clothes, a man in white with hands folded at the centre, and a woman with a long braid in white in the foreground. Some hold microphones, and a few hold their hands in prayer.

A photograph inside a open-sided pavilion of a seated figure on a large gilded throne with carved lion-head armrests and a red velvet back. The seated man wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-coloured flower garland and a small red tilak, with hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. Devotees in white and cream clothes, some in yellow shawls, sit on the floor around the throne. A woman in a pink sari and a man in white hold a lit oil lamp and offerings near the throne's base, and a brass puja tray with flowers and fruit sits in front. A red-and-white draped backdrop and carved red pillar frame the scene. The person on the throne shows cues consistent with the Swamiji candidate: long hair, saffron robe, ornate garland and throne seating.

2010-01-02 +2 copies

A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala on a gold-carved, red-cushioned throne-style seat at the top left, looking to the side with hands resting in his lap. Before him on the floor, a group of devotees sits in a semicircle: a woman in orange with long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a flaming lamp, a shaven-headed man in white with a gold necklace holds a plate, and others in yellow, green and white saris sit with folded hands. Gold brass plates and lamps are arranged on the floor, and a tray with apples sits on the left. Pink walls, a window and two portable heaters are in the background.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushioned armrests, hands pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red-orange flower garland and a long white jasmine garland hanging down. The throne is decorated with red and orange flowers. A small oil lamp burns with flame at the base of the dais, with fruit and offerings on red-covered trays beside him. Around the dais, several devotees kneel and sit, some in yellow shawls, white and cream sarees, and white shirts, extending hands toward the flame or in prayer. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge stands at left with palms joined. A white water bottle sits on the table. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a red carpet.

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

December 16 2009

October 08 2010

A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair, hands joined in anjali, seated on a gold-decorated throne with a white cushion. A gold lion-like carved armrest is at his side. Around him, devotees sit on a striped mat under a red-draped canopy: several women in yellow shawls and orange saris, a man in white with a red mala, and others with hands folded. In front are silver bowls and offerings, a tray with apples and a water bottle. Count of visible people is about ten.