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August 01 2010

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August 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of a ritual offering with silver and gilt plates of white rice, green leaves and vegetables being passed and served. A bald man with a white forehead mark and rimless glasses, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl, sits cross-legged at the front of the frame. A woman in white with a white forehead mark reaches toward the plates, and another woman's hand holds a silver bowl. In the upper left a man in white with an orange shawl sits behind them, and on the right a figure in orange robes sits near a gold-carved pillar. Silver bowls of milk or food line the trays.2010-08-01A photograph of a padapuja ritual in which devotees wash and honour the feet of a seated figure in orange robes on a golden throne. A woman in a red sari with her hair in a bun bends over a golden plate, and a man in white kurta with a red shawl kneels beside her. Behind them a woman in a white embroidered top and dark rudraksha-style mala watches, while a man in white with glasses and a red mala reaches forward. Gold ornate throne, orange cloth, and a golden kalasha-style vessel are visible. Four people are visible.2009-12-03November 19 20092009-11-19A seated guru figure with long dark hair and a tall ornate crown sits on a silver throne-like seat, wearing a tiger-striped garment and multiple garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers, with gold armbands. Before him, devotees sit on a golden floor cloth beside many silver plates holding oil lamps, flowers and offerings, appearing to be a puja or padapuja arrangement. Around them, seated people in saffron, red, white and orange clothes, some with red tilak on their foreheads and some with lanyard badges, watch and join with folded hands. A decorated silver chariot-style seat and red-and-gold stage decor frame the scene.2013-12-27A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a yellow-curtained hall. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushion wears an orange robe and a garland, hands pressed together in namaskar. Several devotees sit on white cloth before him: women in orange, yellow and green saris, a man in white dhoti with hands folded, and women in white and yellow clothing. Brass plates hold fruits, sweets and flowers on the white cloth, and a small water bottle and offerings sit on a side table. a person cues: orange robe, garland and rudraksha-style mala, seated on a throne.2009-09-07Devotees gather around a golden-edged platform draped in pink and red cloth, reaching forward to offer flowers and gold-coloured items at a seated figure. A seated figure in an orange robe and pink-and-gold silk sits on a raised throne at the top of the frame, partly visible. A woman in a navy top with gold bangles and a man in white kurta clothing lean in from the left, while a woman in a beige top and another in white and pink reach in from the centre and right. A steel bowl sits on the platform beside a small brass lamp. A bald man in a white kurta and a grey-haired head are in the foreground, a man in orange robes sits at the lower left, and a few spectators sit in the background.2009-10-03Photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with an ornate gilded backrest, wearing saffron-orange robes, a white-and-red flower garland, and long swept-back hair. He reaches forward while a woman in a white sari with gold border and a purple beaded necklace offers a brass tray of flowers and lit lamps. A man in white stands behind, and another man in an orange shirt leans in at left. Floral arches with white and purple garlands frame the scene. a person: the seated figure's long swept hair, saffron robes and garlands match the cues the page associates with him.2008-07-17August 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of a devotional ritual in an indoor hall. At left, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a red cushioned throne with gold-trimmed carved wood. In the foreground, devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls hold lit oil lamps over a silver tray of offerings and flowers. A man in a white t-shirt with an ID lanyard stands at centre-left holding a lamp; a bald man in white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads holds a lamp in the middle; a woman with a long braid in a cream sari with red border sits in the foreground, and women in yellow shawls sit at right with hands folded. The scene suggests aarti performed before a seated teacher.2010-10-07A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a garland of yellow flowers and a multicoloured flower-bead garland reaches forward, placing a hand over a red-and-white offering vessel held by a woman in white sari with gold border and a gold-trimmed blouse who kneels with head bowed. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, rows of seated and standing devotees in white, including women in white saris and a woman in a yellow shawl wearing rudraksha-style beads, watch the ritual in a hall with a purple wall and a red cloth on the floor.2010-02-15July 22 20132013-07-22