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December 21 2012

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November 10 20102010-11-10A photo of a ceremonial puja in a hall with dark drapes. Around him, priests in white dhotis with sandalwood and vibhuti marks chant and perform the puja, one holding a flame. Brass thalis of flowers, fruit and offerings lie on the floor. Women in white saris and orange-bordered clothes sit to the side, one with a long braid. Marigold and multicolour garlands hang on a deity murti at right, and a trident and a gold palanquin-style seat are beside the throne.2010-11-14August 31 20112011-08-31December 12 20122012-12-12A photograph of a stage ceremony with a seated figure on a raised golden-and-red throne flanked by two golden lion sculptures. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a large rudraksha mala and a bindi, and holds a lit lamp. Five people sit on the floor in front: a woman in a blue and white outfit, a woman in white with a green and red sari, a bald man in white clothes, and a young woman in orange with a sash who holds a brass tray of offerings and has her hands folded. Brass trays with flowers and oil lamps sit on the floor. Monitors are visible in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja with padapuja-style offerings. Five people are visible, plus the central seated figure.2012-12-12A photograph of a satsang on a stage draped with copper-coloured pleated curtains. A person in an orange-brown robe sits on a golden throne-like chair with a carved arch, wearing a long white-and-yellow flower garland, with golden lion-shaped statues beside the seat. Seated on the floor below, devotees in white clothes with red lanyards, one in an orange top, and women in saris with hands joined in anjali face the seated figure. Brass plates of offerings with flowers and fruit rest on a patterned mat in front of them.2012-12-21A seated man in an orange robe and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne against a dark blue curtain, a small wooden table with a microphone and speaker beside him. In front of him on an orange cloth, a group of devotees sits on the floor in white garments; several wear white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a yellow and green sari presses her palms together in anjali. Brass plates and offerings rest on the orange floor cloth at the lower edge. A printed ' with a '' credit2011-01-23September 17 20102010-09-17December 21 20122012-12-21A seated man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in a temple-like hall, with an orange shawl over his shoulders and a trident and deity murti decorated with garlands behind him. Devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit before him, some with hands folded in prayer, others seated with brass plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps arranged on the floor in front of the throne. Women in white saris and a girl with a long braid kneel nearby, with a large framed photograph of a deity at the right edge. The setting looks like a puja or satsang, with a golden canopy and flower garlands in saffron, yellow and red.2010-11-14A photograph of a padapuja ritual on a raised wooden stage in a bright hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange-saffron robes, a red-and-yellow flower garland and a bare upper arm sits on a dark red and gold throne, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Golden lion statues flank the throne, and a tall green ivy trailing from the ledge sits at the top. Four devotees kneel at his feet: a woman in white with a white sari, a woman in a red-and-maroon checked shawl, a bald man in white with an orange cloth, and a blonde woman in a white top with an orange cloth over her shoulder. Brass plates with flowers and small offerings lie on the floor.2012-12-11December 12 20122012-12-12