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Evening ceremony under a large red and orange patterned fabric canopy with hanging colourful bunting. A standing woman in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border, flowers in her long dark hair, raises one arm toward the canopy. In front of her a seated woman in white holds a brass lamp, with a flame burning on a brass dish. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and garlands sit on red mats, including a woman in a wheelchair on the right and a young boy in white in the foreground. A golden backdrop and a banner are visible behind. Oil lamps and flower petals are on the floor.

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Evening outdoor gathering under a large red and gold patterned canopy with hanging coloured fringe. A standing attendant in white clothes and white garland holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, offering it toward a seated group. A woman in white sits in a wheelchair with a white garland, centre-right, beside a gold-covered backdrop. Rows of seated devotees in white garments and garlands fill the floor, many with eyes closed. A young boy in white sits at lower right and a man in white with rudraksha mala and garland sits at lower right corner. Rudraksha malas and white attire dominate, with a gold shrine structure at right.2005-07-21A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-white striped shawl, long dark hair and white flower adornments, holds a long-handled torch of flaming fire above a brass arati setup. Seated devotees in white clothes and white garlands sit on a carpet with scattered white petals, several with eyes closed in meditation. A woman in a white sari and garland sits in a wheelchair at right, and a young boy in white sits in the foreground. Ornate brass lamps and a silver plate of flowers lie on the floor beneath a red patterned fabric canopy with colourful bunting. Oil lamps and a golden backdrop appear at right.2005-07-21Evening puja under a red and blue patterned canopy at an open-air ashram hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a garland at his neck, raises a brass lamp in his right hand while holding a small brass vessel in his left. Seated on a red carpet strewn with flower petals, rows of devotees in white clothes and white garlands sit with folded hands. A woman in a wheelchair in white sits at right. Brass oil lamps and a plate of offerings lie on the carpet in front, and a gold-framed ornamental panel stands behind. Overhead string lights glow.2005-07-21A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair, seen from behind, raises one hand in blessing while standing before a seated audience under a red patterned canopy. Petals or flower blossoms fall through the air above. On a red carpet in front stand brass oil lamps and ritual vessels, with a lit flame burning. Many devotees sit on the floor in white clothes, several wearing white and flower garlands, and a woman in white sits in a wheelchair at the right. Ornate gold-coloured pillars and a decorated backdrop stand behind the stage area, with a yellow banner at the right edge.2005-07-21A photograph of a golden-draped stage under a red and green patterned canopy at an ashram satsang. A central figure with long dark hair stands in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-toned necklaces, before a decorated arch of marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-style canopy. Probable Swamiji in an orange robe with long hair and rudraksha beads, presiding over the gathering. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls face the stage; a man in white stands at left and monks in orange robes sit at right near a deity murti on a gilded altar. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21Outdoor ritual under a large tent with a red, gold-patterned canopy trimmed in multicoloured stripes. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and beads sits on a low wooden seat before a rectangular brick fire pit, holding a ladle over the flames. A man in white on the left holds a bowl of offerings and dry sticks, and another in white raises a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella on a tall pole. Several rows of seated devotees in white clothes, some with palms joined in prayer, face the fire. Brass pots, lamps and fruit plates sit on striped mats. Behind them, golden panels frame a shrine with a deity murti under a gilded arch. This appears to be a homa at a homa-style fire ritual.2005-07-21Evening devotional gathering under a decorated tent with dark blue and patterned draping. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera, wearing a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a white shawl, holds up a lit oil lamp toward a seated figure. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and white garlands sit on red and patterned carpets scattered with petals. At right, a large ornate seat is heavily decorated with orange and white flower garlands and marigolds, and a seated figure in orange and white robes sits upon it. A banner at upper right shows portrait photographs and Kannada script, and a sign reads Dhyanapeetha Festival in the background. A small brass kalasha and brass lamps stand near the decorated seat. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2004-01-01July 21 20052005-07-21A photo from an evening ritual in a gold-foiled shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a canopy of colourful cloth. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial pendant, stands at the centre raising a green leafy sprig with one hand and holding a small brass vessel with the other. Seated in front on white cloth are about eight people in white clothes, including young women and men, with several photographs placed on the floor. Behind them stand a bearded man in white and a figure in white at the right, with a decorated throne-like structure beyond.2005-07-21A photograph of a ceremonial aarti in a decorated open-air pavilion with red carpets. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera wears white dhoti and a pink-and-gold shawl and raises a flaming lamp toward a seated figure. Seated devotees in white clothes, many with flower garlands, sit in rows on the carpet. On the right, a seated figure in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads sits within a throne heavily decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. A banner with Kannada script hangs at the upper right, and a brass lamp stand and kalasha-like vessels sit near the centre. Probable Swamiji is seated on the decorated throne, shown with long hair, saffron clothing and ornate garlands.2004-01-01December 15 20052005-12-15