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March 25 20082008-03-25March 25 20082008-03-25March 25 20082008-03-25A photograph inside a shrine room showing a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holding a lit silver oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity shrine decorated with garlands. Beside him, a man in a cream striped kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a floral salwar kameez with hands folded also stands in prayer. The shrine behind them has gold-toned ornaments and a red-and-white garlanded murti.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA group of devotees sits on the floor of a bright hall with pink walls, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Several wear orange shawls and white clothing. A young man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala kneels at right, tending a brass oil-lamp stand with three lit flames, a traditional aarti or puja setting. Brass lamps rest on a silver tray in the foreground. A woman in a teal sari sits in the background beside other seated people in white. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable among the visible people.2012-04-26November 05 20102010-11-05July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a night ritual inside a temple hall with orange-red marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling and a red and orange flag at right. A bare-chested elderly priest in grey dhoti holds a lit camphor flame toward a seated figure, while a woman in a red-and-gold sari and other men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a large silver vessel and small brass lamps sit on a cloth, and a bright fire blazes at right. A seated figure wears saffron-orange cloth, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a headband, and is being offered the flame. Ritual aarti in progress.2012-06-05A photograph inside a small room with cream walls, a red carpet and a bright window. A woman with long dark curly hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. Beside her on the left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold necklace and gold bangle stands with hands folded. In the background a man in dark-rimmed sunglasses and white shirt stands, and a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the window. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, performing aarti. A fire alarm is mounted on the wall.2009-10-11A photograph of a pada puja in a tiled domestic room. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on the floor at left, holding a lit camphor flame in a small brass dish toward a seated figure on the right. That seated figure wears a long orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, a gold armlet and bracelets, and a rust-orange cloth wrap, with a tilak on the forehead and swept-back dark hair; he sits on an orange cushion beside a wooden tray of fruit and flowers. Behind them, a young boy in orange robes with rudraksha beads kneels holding a plate, while two standing young men in white and orange cloth stand near a silver staff with a finial.2014-07-08A photograph of a young man seated cross-legged on a carpeted floor, wearing an orange saffron robe and an orange turban with a white tilak mark on his forehead, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds a small lit oil lamp flame in one hand while the other rests near a silver puja plate on a decorated stand. Behind him, a man in a pink striped shirt and a woman in a blue sari with gold trim stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a man in a light blue shirt and tie stands with hands clasped. A woman in red sits to the left near a small wooden throne holding a deity murti, and framed portraits of a smiling spiritual figure in orange hang on the white wall. The seated man matches the presentation cues for Swamiji (probable): saffron robes, turban, rudraksha mala and tilak, so swamiji is set to in_person.2003-08-01