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September 07 2009

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August 15 20092009-08-15Photo of a ceremony on a gilded ornate throne with a red velvet back and lion-shaped gold armrests before yellow curtains. A man seated on the throne wears an orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, and presses his palms together in namaste with eyes closed. In front, a man with long dark hair in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with palms joined. A flower-filled plate and fruit lie nearby. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne with long hair, orange robes and a garland, performing a padapuja-style reverence.2009-09-07October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesDecember 03 20092009-12-03A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaskar, wears a saffron-orange robe and a white and green flower garland with long dark hair. Before the throne, a man in white kurta kneels and performs padapuja, offering rose petals and a plate of sweets and fruit at the feet. A woman in white and a man in saffron sit to the side, with devotees in yellow vests seated on the right. Golden curtains, a vase of yellow flowers, and bowls of sweets complete the scene.2009-08-15A seated figure in an orange robe with a white and green garland sits on a gold and red velvet throne, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Before him, a man in white kneels and offers padapuja, washing the feet of the seated figure over a silver plate with flowers. A second person in orange sits at the side of the throne attending the ritual. Behind them stands a yellow stool, a vase of sunflowers, and gold curtains. In the foreground, others sit on white cloth with plates of sweets, fruit, flowers and bowls. Several people are partly visible at the lower edge, including a man in white with a yellow sash at the right.2009-08-15A seated man in an orange robe and a white garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Before him on a gold stand lies a flower-decorated tray, and a white-clad man kneels at the left holding a lit oil lamp in a padapuja setting. A younger man in orange sits cross-legged at right with hands folded, and a yellow-clad figure is at the far right edge. Yellow sunflowers in a vase and gold drapes form the backdrop, with a plate of sweets in the foreground.2009-08-15August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a padha-pooja in an ashram room with yellow curtains. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders and a white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne, a candidate for a person based on his long hair, orange clothing and garland. Devotees kneel before him in orange and white clothes, one in a pink sari with hair flower, and a woman in white at right presses her palms together. A tray with coloured items and brass bowls sits at left.2009-08-25A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together in namaste, his long dark hair swept back. Before the throne stand a low wooden table with fruit and a small offering tray. Around him kneel and sit devotees: a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold chain, a woman in a white sari with a red-beaded necklace, and other people in the foreground, some with palms folded. A gold tray holds flowers and small vessels near the floor. The background is a plain pale wall with a dark blue curtain.2010-10-19A seated figure in a gold ornate throne with red cushions sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a white flower garland and a green-and-yellow garland, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible. Before him, a man in white ritual clothes and a woman in yellow hold a tray of offerings, while a younger man in saffron robes kneels and reaches toward the tray. Two devotees at the right, one in yellow, sit with hands folded. Sunflowers stand in a tall vase beside the throne, and a plate of yellow sweets and a bowl of petals rest on the floor. Gold curtains form the backdrop.2009-08-15October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copies