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January 12 2009

Elevated view of a satsang-style gathering on a red-carpeted hall with a green runner and pink petals. A long-haired person in orange robes with gold necklaces sits on a white-draped seat at right, with a second orange-robed person standing behind a white table of offerings. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards, and several girls in white and light blue clothes stand with hands folded or gesturing, while a man in orange shirt and white dhoti stands at left. Marigold and flower garlands hang along the runner.

Photograph of a crowded outdoor satsang stage decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and pink drapery. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stands on a green carpet with hands folded in greeting, a probable Swamiji by appearance. Beside him another saffron-robed man with a bead mala stands near a white-draped seat strewn with petals. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a white sash, and women in white saris stand with palms pressed together. A child in purple stands in the crowd, and a white-clad man kneels at the lower right near an offering tray. A red carpet, a white pole with a dove emblem, and a ceiling fan complete the scene.

A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned necklace and long dark hair, seated on a white-draped raised seat on a green carpet strewn with pink petals. Behind the seat a tall display of orange and white garlands hangs. Several people stand and sit on the floor around him with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a man in white shirt and dhoti and a woman in a white sari. Other saffron-clad attendants stand at the upper right, and a white-covered table with offerings and small plates sits at the back.

A photograph of an evening outdoor pada puja ceremony under a decorated pavilion draped in pink fabric and garlanded with orange and yellow flower strands. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a gold necklace, sits on a white-covered seat on a green carpet scattered with petals, his feet being washed by a man in white dhoti and shirt who kneels before him. A standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a plate beside him. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts, several with folded hands, and women in white and red saris stand or kneel on a red carpet. A pedestal fan, flower arrangements and fruit plates surround the scene.

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A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with white and orange flower garlands, with a long flower garland draped down the front of the robe and bare feet resting on a red cushion. A man in an orange shawl and white attire leans in to offer something by hand, while a man in white and a woman in a pink-and-maroon sari kneel at right, the woman with her hands extended toward the seated figure. Another man in an orange shawl stands behind the throne, and a metal vessel sits on the floor at right. A greeting-style ritual moment at an event.

January 12 2007

A photograph of a ceremony on a stage decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a large flower-covered throne-like seat. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe sits on a red-cushioned throne, smiling and reaching forward to hold the hands of a person in white who kneels before him. Around the stage, seated people in orange robes hold tall wooden staffs topped with orange cloth, and a dark-robed devotee sits in the foreground beside a woman with long dark hair. A probable Swamiji figure is present: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace on the throne. The stage is lit warmly and the scene reads as a Guru Poornima style honouring ceremony.