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October 14 2008

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A seated puja at a home setting with white marble floor and steps behind. In the foreground a dense offering spread of bananas, oranges, apples, a basket of red and pink flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel with red cloth, silver plates of food under foil, and a lit oil lamp. A woman in a maroon and gold sari sits at left with palms joined in prayer. Beside her a man in a white dhoti and shawl sits with hands folded. At right a man in saffron-orange robes, orange head wrap, long gold-beaded necklace and a red-and-white bindu on his forehead sits cross-legged, with a brass lamp and offerings before him. A flat-screen television is visible at upper right. Three people are visible.2008-10-14October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesJuly 09 20122012-07-09July 19 20122012-07-19Outdoor ritual gathering under trees where a central figure in a red-orange turban, red-orange dhoti-style garment and a long white and yellow flower garland with a gold necklace sits before a large silver tray or plate. Around them, men and women in white and orange-red shawls sit on the ground and hold brass plates of fruit, bananas, sweets and offerings, with a silver framed panel nearby. A dense crowd of devotees with rudraksha malas and orange robes surrounds the scene. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a red turban, long flower garland and gold necklace, a qualifying presentation.2014-12-17A photograph inside a bright white room where a seated figure in saffron clothing, wearing a large garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, receives a pada puja from a kneeling man in a light blue shirt and black trousers who holds his hands in anjali. Beside them a monk in orange robes sits by brass trays and offerings of flowers, and a man in white shirt sits cross-legged. Standing devotees in white, yellow, red and saffron clothing watch in the background, with a glass display cabinet on the right. a person appears as the garlanded figure in orange robes with a bare upper body, receiving the pada puja.2008-08-13Indoor photograph of a padapuja ritual in a home. A seated figure on the left wears a maroon and gold-bordered dress, a red and white flower garland, gold bangles and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a tall silver staff. Kneeling beside him, a woman in a maroon blouse and cream sari pours liquid from a metal vessel, while a man in a white shirt with an orange beaded necklace kneels at the lower right. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand or kneel, and a man in white holds a camera. A television and wooden shelf are visible in the background.2014-06-21 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20172017-02-02June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 08 20122012-07-08June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01