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January 28 2010

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A small room with cream walls and a barred window unit. A man with long swept-back hair in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, a candidate for Swamiji (probable) by his orange clothing and long hair. Around him, about a dozen devotees sit on the floor in white and cream clothes, some in green and red saris, holding oil lamps and flower-filled brass plates for padapuja. A cameraman in white stands at the lower right with a video camera. A white-robed devotee on the left sits with hands folded. A window air conditioner is mounted on the wall behind the throne.2010-02-07A seated woman in an orange saffron dress with a white flower garland and long dark hair sits with hands pressed in namaste on a white-covered sofa in a room with yellow walls. Beside her, a second person in orange wraps and dark hair sits on the floor. Around them, a seated group of devotees in white clothes, some in yellow, offer prayers, with brass plates, bowls of fruit and flowers arranged on a patterned cloth. A older man in glasses and a man in a cream kurta with gold-trimmed clothing are among the group. a person appearance is uncertain, so the role is described as the seated figure in saffron.2009-09-10January 28 20102010-01-28July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20July 03 20142014-07-03January 28 20102010-01-28A photograph inside a small room with cream walls and curtains tied back, a framed deity picture with a garland hanging on the back wall. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a deep red-orange cloth and a flower garland with a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange-draped couch while a silver trident leans beside him. Around him, saffron-robed attendants stand and kneel; one standing man in orange holds a camera, another kneels in front of a tray with an oil lamp, and a man in white sits near a grey-haired person in orange who holds a puja vessel. A woman in a red-maroon sari with a white flower in her hair kneels nearby, and two people in the lower right are seen from behind. The scene is a pada puja style household visit with offering trays and flowers on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the seated man with long hair, flower garland and rudraksha mala, receiving puja.2014-07-08A photograph of a small room with pale green walls and striped yellow curtains. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red and white flower garland sits in folded-hands greeting on an orange cushioned throne-like chair, with fruit trays on wooden stands beside him. A framed picture of a garlanded figure in white and red hangs on the wall. Around him, about a dozen seated devotees, mostly women in white, saffron, yellow and blue saris, plus men in white shirts, sit on mats holding folded hands, while a man in white kneels with brass vessels and a puja plate in front. The scene resembles darshan or satsang.2010-01-19A photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure in a pale green room, hands joined in front of the chest, on a large reddish-orange armchair. The figure wears a red-and-white flower garland and a saffron cloth, with long dark hair. Around the chair, devotees sit on the floor holding lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, including a yellow-bordered shawl on a woman and white and blue saris. A man in white clothes sits at left with hands folded. Two wooden side tables hold fruit and offerings, and a framed portrait on the wall shows a figure garlanded with red flowers. The scene appears to be a darshan with puja, with the lamps and plates as the central ritual elements.2010-01-19A photograph of a padapuja house visit in a living room with yellow walls, beige curtains and a cream sofa. Several monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a red patterned rug. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a red-and-white beaded mala, kneels and bends forward while a saffron-robed devotee pours or offers liquid from a small vessel. A young boy in orange with a flower garland sits nearby. A woman in a white sari with hands folded in namaste kneels on the left, while a woman in a green salwar and a man and youth stand behind near the window. A silver staff with a ornamented top and a brass plate of fruit and offerings sit on the floor.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies