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June 24 2014

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A seated figure in a red-and-saffron cloth sits on a large brown throne-like armchair in an indoor room with yellow walls and a dark wooden staircase. Around the throne, a seated audience in white dhotis and shirts, several women in white saris with red-bordered or red shawls and flowers in their hair, and some monks in orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor. A brass oil lamp stands on the left, and a tray of red fruit sits beside the throne. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance; the figure is presented as a teacher holding a cup and speaking to the assembly.2014-06-24 +1 copiesInside an ashram hall, a person seated on a tall upholstered armchair wears a red-maroon dhoti-style garment, a long white, pink and red flower garland, and gold armlets, with a bare head and ornate forehead markings. Seated at their feet on the floor, several devotees in white clothes hold their hands in anjali mudra, while a young man in white and a bald devotee in saffron sit nearby. Gold thalis with lamps, flowers and offerings are arranged on the floor, and a pink-petal plate sits on a side table. Behind them, a green cloth is held up and more devotees in white sit along the balcony and staircase, with a gold-framed chair and ceiling fan in view. Several people are visible in the room, the overall scene is a darshan and pada puja gathering.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA small indoor room with cream walls and red-and-gold striped curtains. A figure seated on an ornate silver-and-orange throne wears a long rust-red robe and a garland of white flowers, with rudraksha beads visible at the neck; the figure is a candidate a person by visible cues: long dark hair swept back and a red-orange robe with a garland. Around him, about ten people sit on the floor in white dhotis and rust-red shawls and saris; a woman in a maroon sari holds a tray of red fruit. A silver trident leans beside the throne, a small silver figurine stands on a wall shelf, and a framed photo and a lit lamp sit nearby; a desk fan and telephone are at the edges. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2014-06-07A 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.2009-09-10June 24 20142014-06-24A seated audience fills a yellow-walled room facing a central figure on a large orange-brown armchair with dark carved wooden trim. The figure wears an orange-red cloth and a shawl, with long dark hair, and sits with a relaxed posture. Many devotees sit on the floor in white clothes with red shawls; several women wear white saris and flowers in their hair. Monks in orange robes sit to the left beside a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, brass oil lamps and a tray of flowers. A fan stands on the right by a staircase with dark wooden railings, and a flower arrangement with mango leaves rests in the foreground.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photo inside a wood-panelled hall where a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red garment and black patterned skirt, sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold umbrella above. Before the throne, devotees in white and orange-red shawls sit on the floor holding brass plates with fruit, flowers and oil lamps, and some are raising hands in prayer. Yellow and red flowers arranged in a vase stand at the left, and a deity murti is set behind the throne. Many more devotees sit in rows at the back of the hall. This appears to be a paada pooja foot-worship ritual.2014-12-30Indoor padapuja scene in a plain yellow-walled room with orange curtains. A person seated on a large brown velvet armchair at right wears a maroon sari with gold border, a long multicolour flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and has feet resting on a flower-filled plate as devotees wash or honour them. Seated devotees on a cream rug in front hold brass thalis of lamps, flowers and offerings; some sit with palms pressed together, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-headed man in white with a mala sit among them. Several people in white and orange robes and saris are visible behind. A person in orange dress holds hands folded in prayer. a person cues are not visibly satisfied by the seated figure's appearance, so the central honoured person is described by role only.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA photo of a seated group in a red-curtained hall with ornate gold furnishings. On a large gold throne at upper right sits a robed figure in orange-saffron garments with a golden necklace and an orange turban, holding a golden staff; the figure's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues of a turban, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold, presented here as a throne-seated presence with devotees on the floor. Around him, roughly two dozen devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white, red and saffron clothing with red shawls, many holding brass plates of offerings. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a tripod camera. Several bald and white-haired devotees in white garments sit in the foreground.2015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26June 28 20142014-06-28July 21 20152015-07-21