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August 12 20082008-08-12August 13 20082008-08-13Indoor photo of a seated devotee gathering in a plain yellow-walled room during a pada pooja. A young woman on the right in orange robes with a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together, facing the group. Behind her a white-draped bench holds a vase of orange flowers. Devotees sit on the floor in white kurtas, saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and maroon, many with hands folded in prayer. A man in an orange shirt sits at the left edge. A white-clad woman on the right holds a small brass plate with offerings. A window and a dark monitor appear at the left.2009-09-10A photograph inside a bright room with white walls and a barred window, where many devotees sit cross-legged on mats and marble floor during a pada puja. On the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat, with another person in orange-toned clothing beside them, and a flower is visible near the seat. Seated devotees wear white kurtas and saris, red and yellow blouses, and a striped top; one man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. Several hold small offerings in their hands. A bookshelf with framed photos stands at left.2008-08-13A photograph of a seated group in an indoor courtyard-style hall at night, with a bus visible through an open doorway behind them. In the foreground at right, a young man in orange saffron robes and a sash sits with his hands in a mudra, his forehead marked with white tilak, next to a white cloth on the floor holding brass oil lamps, incense sticks, banana leaves and small heaps of orange and red offerings. Before him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on striped mats, some with folded hands and one wearing a rudraksha mala, while women in saris, including one in pink and one in blue, sit nearby. Behind them, many more seated people in white and colourful clothing fill the room on red plastic chairs and mats, with a few people in orange standing at the back. The scene appears to be a ritual or satsang gathering.2008-07-11July 22 20102010-07-22A seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland receives a camphor aarti from a woman in a white sari with a magenta blouse, during a puja on a blue cloth with yellow edging. A row of devotees sits around him: a woman in a mustard sari with an orange shawl presses her palms together at left, two young women sit in white and teal salwar dress, and young men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at right, one with hands folded. Fruit, sweets, flower petals, steel vessels and boxed sweets are arranged on the cloth in front. The wall is pale tiled with a round wooden plaque at left.2009-07-25Photograph of a seated assembly at an indoor gathering. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a multicoloured floral garland sits forward before a microphone on a stand, his hands clasped low. Around him devotees sit in rows with hands pressed together in namaskar; several women wear white sarees with coloured borders and gold bangles, and a man in white shirt and rudraksha mala sits to the right. Plain white walls and windows form the background. Visible people number roughly two dozen.2007-02-24A photograph of a pada pooja in a bright white room with a small shrine on the wall. A figure at the left wears an orange robe with a gold necklace, hands pressed in namaskar, with a red cushioned seat and a tray of fruit and offerings beside him. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes gather on the floor around brass thalis holding flowers, fruit and oil lamps; a woman in a yellow shawl leans in to pour water over the feet area. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari sit near the centre, and a cameraman stands in the background. a person (orange robe, gold necklace, long swept hair) is seated at the left, presiding over the devotees.2010-01-09August 09 20092009-08-09A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a tiled room. A central figure in an orange robe with a white-and-orange flower garland and an orange rudraksha-style mala sits on a white cloth, hands folded, with a second robed figure beside him. A woman in an orange blouse and yellow-and-maroon sari stands at left. Several women in white and pastel clothing kneel on a blue mat with a yellow cloth, offering fruit, sweets and brass pots. Young men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at right, and a monk in orange sits at far right. Platters of fruit, laddus and a sweet box lie on the mat.2009-07-25July 22 20102010-07-22