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September 11 2011

A small room with red and yellow striped curtains hangs behind a seated figure in a maroon robe and white flower garland, holding a silver trident aloft on a silver-backed chair set on a red cloth. A ring of devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sits on the floor around a tray with oil lamps and a brass plate, some with palms pressed together in prayer, others holding lamps. A fan, a shelf with small deity figures and a framed photo, and a lit red-and-purple panel are visible. Eight to nine seated people are visible.

A seated figure in a red-brown robe and a rudraksha mala with a white flower garland sits on a silver-framed throne before red and gold striped curtains, holding a silver trident upright in his right hand and raising his left palm. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white clothes and orange-red shawls, several holding small oil lamps as part of a puja, while a woman in a maroon sari has a tray of red fruit beside her. A small shrine with framed images and a silver figurine stands in the room. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive adornments with the rudraksha mala and garland, consistent with a probable Swamiji candidate in a ceremonial puja setting, with eight visible participants around him.

Photograph of a temple-style ritual on a raised red stage. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple burning flames. Behind him a seated group of devotees in white and maroon clothing sits in rows, some with hands folded. At the back, a central figure sits on a gilded throne in front of an ornate golden arch and a painted backdrop of a deity. A red curtain and cameras and monitors are visible at the edges. The setting suggests an aarti during puja.

A ritual aarti scene in a temple hall with gold and cream décor. A bald priest in an orange dhoti and shawl stands center, raising a tall lit lamp of multiple flames toward the viewer. Around him, devotees in white and orange sit and kneel, some with hands folded in prayer. On a raised round platform at right, a woman in white sits beside a brass tray of lamps, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. A gilded deity murti sits in a shrine at left beneath red drapery, with a painting of a seated saint at right, a golden lion statue on the far right, and green garlands above. Visible people number about 20.

September 10 2012

September 10 2012

September 10 2012

A photograph of a small room with red and gold striped curtains behind a seated figure on a silver throne-like chair holding a silver trident aloft. The seated figure wears a red and orange garment, a white flower garland, and a red tilak, with a bare upper body; this is a person candidate on the throne. Around him, about eight people sit on the floor in a semicircle in white and red-orange clothes with rudraksha malas, several holding lit oil lamps and one woman in maroon sari offering with hands together. A small table holds fruit and brass plates, a wall shelf holds framed photographs, and a standing fan stands at right. The scene resembles a puja or satsang.

A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the centre, raising a silver aarti tray with lit lamps high above his head with both arms. He has a shaved head and a white tilak on his forehead, and wears a wristwatch. Seated devotees fill the hall behind him, many holding small lit candles or oil lamps, some with hands in anjali. The room has red-trimmed wooden panels with patterned gold wall fabric, and most attendees wear white or cream clothing with some in red and yellow. The scene reads as an evening aarti during satsang.

A photograph of a small room during a ritual aarti. In the foreground a bald priest with white forehead markings, rudraksha mala and orange-and-gold shawl holds a large silver lamp tray with several flames toward the seated group. Behind him a man in saffron-red robes sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat before red-and-gold striped curtains, a trident and a small deity murti nearby. About a dozen devotees, mostly women in white and red saris and a few men, sit on a patterned rug with hands raised and folded. Framed pictures and a garlanded frame hang on the walls.

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a large hall with ornate dark red curtains and a carved wooden pillar on the left. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border, holding a flaming lamp or camera-side fire torch near a tripod, stands center-left with long matted hair and rudraksha beads and a bead bracelet. Behind him a cameraman in white holds a camera, and a woman in a yellow-green sari sits with hands folded. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls and orange lanyards sit with palms together, and small oil lamps flicker on the floor. A large screen on the right shows a flame ritual. Several bare-chested men in the foreground hold lamps.