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A devotee in a white top and rust-orange cloth bends forward in prostration, forehead pressed to the ground at the feet of a seated figure in orange-brown robes with a gold border. The devotee's hair is tied in a bun and they wear a gold bangle. In front lies a silver tray holding pink and purple flowers and a white cloth bundle tied with a knot. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing sit or stand under a red and gold canopy, and a camera on a stand is visible. The scene suggests a darshan or offering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

A photo of a seated man in a rust-brown robe and layered coral-coloured beaded necklaces with white floral ornaments, a gold chain at the neck and beaded bracelets, with a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth at left. The attendant, bare-chested with white ash marks, holds a small metal bowl and a white cloth bundle decorated with pink flowers and garlands. A silver figure of a lion or bull stands on a red pedestal beside them, against a white brick backdrop and a microphone stand at right. The seated man raises one hand in a blessing gesture. The setting appears to be a ritual or satsang stage.

A photograph of a devotee's hand resting on a white-wrapped bundle placed on a brass tray decorated with marigold and flower petals, in front of a seated figure wrapped in orange cloth with gold border. A man in white dhoti with orange-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a red-cushioned gold throne. The bundle is part of a set of white coconut bundles on the floor, consistent with a padapuja offering of coconuts at the feet of a seated guru on a throne. The seated figure's face is not visible in the frame.

October 22 2015

2015-10-22 +2 copies

A photograph of a padapuja ritual in progress. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits with feet resting on a large round brass plate, and a devotee's hands with a red-tinted fingers reach toward the plate, which holds white flower petals, green leaves, a small brass vessel and offerings. A dark-haired woman in a red patterned top leans in from the right, and a child in white is partly visible at the left edge. A red cloth covers the surface beneath the plate, with a gold-coloured object in the background.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim, holding a silver plate with a white cloth-wrapped offering topped with a red flower, beside a fire. He wears a gold-beaded mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and a swept-back hairstyle. Opposite him, a bald attendant in orange clothing, rudraksha beads and a headset microphone kneels with open hands toward the plate amid smoke and firelight, consistent with a homa ritual. Smoke fills the dim night background.

Night-time photograph outdoors under a tin roof at a shrine. A shaven-headed young man in orange-red dhoti and upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala, bows forward and offers a bundle wrapped in white cloth to a seated man in orange-red robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala. The seated man, with long swept-back hair, sits in an orange chair with hands extended to receive the bundle. Behind them a golden deity murti (elephant-headed form) is garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers. Yellow petals and red flower buds lie on a peach cloth on the ground.

A ceremonial scene at dusk in which a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, a red-and-pink flower garland, a saffron-orange shawl and a dhoti, sits on an ornate red and gold throne cushioned in orange, with bangles on his wrists. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand around him, one holding a silver bowl, another a tray with flowers and a yellow cloth. A bald man in a saffron dhoti kneels on the right holding a tray, and a person in white kneels in the foreground before the throne with yellow flower petals on the floor and smoke rising.

January 01 2018

January 01 2018

October 12 2017

A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment, a rudraksha-style mala and a large pink and yellow flower garland, sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim. He appears to be a person candidate based on the long hair, garland and ceremonial attire. Before him a kneeling man in white clothes bows forward on a mat. A bald priest in rust-coloured robes with a gold border kneels on the right, holding yellow flowers and a small plate, while another priest holds a silver vessel at the upper right. A small smoking fire or incense lies in a pit at the foreground, with scattered marigold petals on the ground. Several robed attendants with orange and gold cloths and beaded necklaces stand in the background.