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A photograph inside a decorated hall with striped pillars and a white canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red robe and a beaded rudraksha mala, presses his palm to the forehead of a bearded man in a checked shirt and dark trousers. Another man in a white shirt stands with hands joined in prayer on the left, and a monk in saffron robes holds a silver tray of small offerings on the right. Several other standing devotees in white clothes fill the background. Caption text on the page reads Panchatapas Pratyaksha Paada Pooja Nithya Satsang Procession.

A photograph inside a decorated hall with an orange and white canopy and colourful striped pillars. A man in a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a hand raised over another man's head in a blessing gesture. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and a golden necklace holds a wooden tray with brass vessels and flower petals. In the foreground a man in an orange robe holds a brass plate, and at left older men in pale shirts stand with palms pressed together. A bald man at right wears white with an orange shawl. Behind them an orange and red banner with a deity image is visible. Several people are visible, and the scene appears to be a blessing or puja ritual.

A photograph inside a tented hall with a white ceiling canopy and ceiling fans. A saffron-robed sannyasi with long dark hair and rudraksha malas stands centre, placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand in a line behind him, hands folded in prayer. On the right, a bald attendant in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a silver tray with small gold-coloured items. In the background an ornate altar with a deity murti under a red and gold canopy is visible. This is a blessing or darshan moment.

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

October 08 2010

A photograph inside a decorated hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars. A young man in a red dhoti and red shawl, wearing a red and white beaded mala, stands barefoot while another man touches his forehead with a finger. An orange-robed monk with a shaved head holds a silver tray with red offerings and a small silver object, while a cameraman films the scene. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand behind with hands folded, and a shrine with golden decorations and deity images is visible in the background. Some onlookers are seated at the right edge.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala places his hand on the forehead of a standing devotee in a white shirt and dhoti. Several other devotees in white with folded hands stand to the left, and an orange-robed attendant on the right holds a silver tray of offerings. Behind them, a decorated shrine area with gold and red draperies and oil lamps is visible. The scene suggests blessing or darshan at an ashram event.

A photograph of a ritual blessing at a satsang setting with a white and blue tented backdrop decorated with yellow and red panels. A long-haired figure in a red dhoti-style wrap and red shawl, wearing a white pearl necklace, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, places one hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. The figure holds a folded white paper in the other hand. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray containing oil lamps and items. Other seated and standing people, some in white, watch in the background. Swamiji (probable) is recognisable by the swept, long hair, red garment and layered malas and gold necklace, as the person performing the blessing.

A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram hall. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-and-gold stole and a long rudraksha mala stands centre, placing his right hand on the forehead of a standing devotee in a white kurta. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in orange stands with hands clasped, and at the right a younger monk in orange holds a silver tray of gold-coloured items. Several devotees in white clothes on the left stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind, white drapes, a gold and red ornate shrine or throne, and a projector screen are visible.

December 31 2010

A photograph inside a hall with a light pink wall, white ceiling fabric and colourful patterned pillars. A man with long dark swept-back hair in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha malas and a crown-less head touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who has a name badge. Beside them an attendant in an orange robe holds a brass plate with a green printed sheet. An elderly man in glasses and a white shirt holds a steel bowl of fruit. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a line behind them, with a red-banded white cloth visible on the wall-side.

A seated man in an orange robe and marigold garlands sits on a golden throne with a red cushioned back, his hand raised toward the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with hands folded. Behind them, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala watches, a woman in a maroon sari with a red bindi stands at left, and another man in white stands near the throne. A gold-ornamented carved backdrop and a red curtain frame the scene, with a thatched structure and greenery visible at the top left. The setting appears to be an outdoor-side pavilion with devotees receiving blessings.

2009-11-17 +1 copies