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December 22 2012

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A photo of a seated figure on an ornate red and gold throne receiving honour from two devotees dressed in white. The seated figure wears a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, a long garland of white flowers with red berries, rudraksha beads, and gold bangles; the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) with distinctive long-haired, saffron, rudraksha and garland cues, and the person is being offered a silver tray with a small green figurine and a red box. An older man with white hair and glasses in white clothes and a woman in a white sari with a white dupatta bend forward to offer these items. Behind them stands a bald man in a red-orange robe with a beaded mala and gold necklace, and a few other people in white stand at the edge of the frame. Red fruit and a gold-decorated vessel rest on a low table in front.2012-12-22Indoor photograph of a long-haired seated figure in saffron-orange and brown robes, wearing a thick garland of white flowers with red and green beads, bangles and gold armlets, receiving an offering from two devotees in white. The seated figure holds an open red velvet box with ornate gold embellishment, while a devotee in white clothes and a white-haired elder with hands pressed together bend forward over a silver tray of flowers and small items. Behind them a bald priest in orange robes and a red-beaded necklace stands near a gold-colored kalasha or ornate vessel with red fruit or offerings. Dim warm lighting, gold and red ceremonial objects, darshan-style setting. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial gold adornments, matching the page's reference to Paramashivam.2012-12-22A photograph of a satsang setting where a seated man in saffron-orange draped clothing, with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair, sits on a golden throne wearing a thick green-leaf and red-and-yellow flower garland. He is smiling and extending his hand toward an older bald man in a cream striped kurta who bows forward with hands joined over a golden-edged wooden table. On the table is a silver tray holding apples, a banana and wrapped sweets. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands watching, and another figure in orange robes appears at the right edge. A dark blue curtain and a painted green backdrop frame the scene.2010-09-18June 06 20142014-06-06Photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony indoors. A seated figure wearing a rust-red garment with a white and golden flower garland with gold beads, gold armbands and red-and-gold bangles, leans forward smiling and reaches toward a silver tray of red apples. An older bald man with a tilak wears orange robes and glasses and kneels beside the tray, while a younger man in white leans in from the right to hold the fruit. Behind them stand women in orange and cream saris with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white sari with an orange shawl, along with a decorated tree with red and yellow flowers and a red-and-gold patterned cloth in the foreground. Visible people total about six.2014-08-17 +1 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06Indoor ritual scene. A seated man in a red-and-orange turban, pink dhoti and a large white flower garland with red flowers receives offerings from a standing man in a cream embroidered kurta with gold-bordered white dhoti. He holds a red apple toward the seated figure's outstretched hand, while a woman in a blue and cream striped sari with gold bangles holds more red fruit in a tray. Other standing men in white and pale green kurtas watch, and a rudraksha mala is visible on one attendant. A patterned backdrop with pale orange and gold tones is behind them.2011-11-27A seated figure on a golden throne wears a red and gold turban, a red and gold robe, a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiling as he extends a red apple toward a kneeling man in white kurta on a red and blue patterned mat at right. Behind them, a seated man in a red-gold robe with orange forehead marking and rudraksha mala watches, and two standing women in cream saris with rudraksha malas stand at the back. Brass oil lamps, a bowl of apples and a gold-trimmed throne complete the scene. The seated figure in the turban and ceremonial gold necklace is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, offered an apple by a devotee.2015-10-08August 09 20092009-08-09A candid photo of a ritual exchange inside a hall. On the right, a smiling man with a white and orange flower garland, a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, holds an orange fruit and reaches toward a wooden tray. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds an orange and offers fruit from a lacquered box on a stand. A bald man in a white shirt bends forward on the left, while a bright orange fruit rests in the foreground. The tray holds more oranges, rudraksha beads and packets. Behind them, cameramen with a tripod-mounted video camera and standing devotees in white and orange clothes watch the offering.2015-01-03July 19 20152015-07-19January 13 20152015-01-13