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October 18 2010

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A photograph of a puja inside an open-sided hall with a red-painted wall and bright windows. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe and a red-and-white flower garland, hands joined in namaste, faces a golden deity murti and offerings of fruit, a bowl of lamps, and an ornate golden stand. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel on the floor; two women in yellow shawls hold brass plates of offerings, and a bald elderly man in white sits with hands folded. Several seated figures in white and yellow chant at microphones, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the far right beside plates of fruit and sweets. A standing figure in orange may be a sannyasi leading the puja, and the presentation is consistent with the a person candidate cues of an orange robe and garland, but his face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain. The visible faces and posture of the person in orange are not sufficient to confirm the identity.

November 24 2010

August 26 2009

A photograph of a seated group in a gold-ornamented hall performing a devotional puja with oil lamps. A man on the left, shirtless with a long dark braid, wears an orange-saffron shawl, a gold crown and a leopard-print cushioned seat with a gilded lion-shaped armrest; his distinctive long hair, crown and saffron wrap are compatible with the a person cues, and he is seated in a raised throne. Around him people in white and orange clothes with rudraksha malas hold brass plates with lit oil lamps and offerings, and one woman in a white sari and orange head covering holds a plate. A standing bronze deity murti appears at the upper right beside a gold railing, and a red curtain and an air conditioner are in the background. Several people kneel or sit on a cushioned floor, several with hands folded in prayer.

A padapuja ceremony in an open pavilion with yellow curtains. A central figure in orange robes and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands pressed in prayer. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white clothes with yellow shawls; a woman in white at left holds a small vessel, and a man in white in the foreground sits before a gold-edged offering box. Brass and silver plates hold fruit, sweets, flowers and bowls of food. A gold lion-form pedestal and stacked books sit beside the throne. Context from the page suggests this is part of a yoga programme, but the scene itself shows padapuja.

May 16 2013

May 19 2013

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits on a gold-carved throne with a golden lion-face armrest, a row of brass oil lamps and hanging bells behind him. Five devotees sit on the floor before a long tray of silver plates holding fruit, flowers and offerings; a man in a white shirt, a woman in a pink sari with bangles, and an older woman in a maroon sari with a name badge are placing offerings, while a young man in green and another in a checked shirt reach in from the left. Several plates of food and marigold petals fill the foreground.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits eyes-closed on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands folded, on a stage. Around the throne a group of devotees sits on the floor: a woman in green with palms joined, a man in white with a shaved head and mala, a bare-chested man with white tilak and gold necklaces, and women in yellow and white saris. Silver plates and bowls of offerings are set before them, with two red apples on a side table near the throne. Dark curtains and a projection screen form the backdrop. Visibly a satsang-style ritual gathering with devotional offerings.

A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed in anjali on a gold-and-red throne (peetha) inside a pillared hall with red-and-white striped walls and orange curtains. Several devotees in white clothes sit on the floor before him; a woman in yellow shawl and a man in white hold strands of beads and offer flowers and brass vessels on a tray, consistent with a puja. Smoke or incense haze drifts near the throne, and a banana-leaf plant stands behind.

May 13 2013