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July 01 2014

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A photograph inside a small room at a devotee's house, with framed religious pictures and a wall clock on the cream wall. A central figure in a rust-orange turban, bare-chested with a rust-orange shawl, a red-beaded mala and gold armlets applies a mark to the forehead of an elderly woman in a pink sari with a cloth covering her head. Around them, a man in white shirt with a white garland, vibhuti on his forehead and rudraksha mala stands beside him; two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand on the right; a bald man in a brown-red garment is at left; and several other people, including a white-haired head in the foreground, are partly visible. The central figure's cues suggest a person, consistent with the page's padapuja and darshan at a devotee's home, shown here as a forehead blessing.

May 01 2015

Indoor photo in a small home room with yellow walls, a wall shelf of framed photos and decorative figurines, and a framed portrait of an elderly couple above a glass-fronted cabinet. A figure in a rust-red turban and red shawl with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, smiling, raises a hand in blessing toward a person whose head is partly visible in the foreground. Around them, devotees in white, including a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala holding red fruit, and an older man with a white flower garland, press close. Figure's identity uncertain from appearance; the red-turbaned figure may be a person, with cues of turban, rudraksha and gold adornments.

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

June 23 2014

2014-06-23 +1 copies

Indoor home visit in a living room with cream walls, a wall clock, a window with grille and curtains, and a white leather armchair. A central figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, a red-orange robe and gold armlets smiles while a devotee in a white-shirted older man's presence bows and clasps his hand. Several young men in orange robes with white and red flower garlands stand around, one holding a ceremonial item, and a woman in orange kneels in the foreground while another woman in a blue sari watches. A wooden tray with brass dishes sits at right.

July 10 2014

A photograph of an indoor gathering where a man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered turban and matching rust-brown dhoti-style garment stands at the centre, bare-armed, with a gold-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder. He wears a heavy gold necklace of ornate pendants strung with brown rudraksha beads and a long red-and-yellow flower garland, and gold earrings. He raises one open hand toward a man in a pink shirt on the left. Beside him a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a brown rudraksha mala smiles and holds a small red object. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stands in a bright hall with pink walls and red drapery. A watermarked copyright line appears in the lower right corner, which is not to be transcribed.

Indoor satsang scene in an ashram hall with a wall clock and ceiling lights above. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, silver bangles and a white tripundra with red bindi, holds a folded paper and a small red offering. Beside him stands a shaved-headed attendant in orange with a gold chain and white markings. At the right edge, a bald man in orange holds a tray with a red cloth. On the left, a woman in a white sari with red-bordered trim and a red bindi stands near a woman in white with a long braid, hands pressed together in namaskar. Devotees stand in the background. The scene is an in-person darshan or satsang-style ritual exchange.

June 23 2014

2014-06-23 +1 copies

October 07 2012

A photograph of a padapuja ritual inside a small room with pale lavender walls and framed pictures above. A bare-chested figure in a red-orange turban, white and pink flower garlands and coral bangles sits on a red-draped seat and places a hand on the head of a bald, bespectacled elderly man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace who kneels before him. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand near an open wooden box and a small flame, and one holds a camera. A woman in white with a beaded necklace watches at left. Garlands drape the seat and wall shrine.