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December 22 2012

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May 19 20122012-05-19June 27 20142014-06-27December 22 20122012-12-22November 27 20112011-11-27A padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes has his bare feet being worshipped, with a silver plate of flowers, lamps and offerings in front. A man in a purple dhoti and brown shawl with a white vertical tilak and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small vessel onto the feet. A woman in a white sari with orange border and a gold necklace sits behind, and a curly-haired woman in white kneels on a leopard-print mat. A younger woman in purple sits in the foreground. A white and purple flower garland hangs over the seated figure, and a bowl of offerings sits on the mat.2012-12-22A photograph of a padapuja in a hall with a golden throne draped in white cloth, red cushions and garlands of marigolds and white flowers. A long-haired figure in white garments with gold-coloured adornments sits on the throne, extending a hand toward a gold tray of offerings in small silver bowls. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes surround the tray: a woman with fair hair, a woman in a red head covering, a man in a dark shirt with hands pressed together, and others with folded hands. A monk-like figure in orange robes sits in the background. a person on the throne, with distinctive long swept hair and ornate gold necklaces, receiving padapuja as a guru.2011-01-28 +1 copiesA pada puja ritual on an orange cloth. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red coral mala sits cross-legged, hands folded in prayer and eyes closed, while his bare feet are exposed. Beside him a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold border and a white vibhuti line on her forehead, wearing a beaded mala, bends forward to pour water from a silver vessel over the offering. Attendants in maroon and saffron robes with beaded malas stand behind, and a brass plate holds marigold petals, white flower garlands and a small offering of coconut and sweets.2014-06-26Photo of a seated group of women in a padapuja or satsang-style ritual. Four prominent women sit close together: on the left, a woman in white with hands pressed in anjali; next, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a red shawl, with a red bindi; then a younger woman in a dark patterned top with an offering; and on the right an older woman with glasses in a white sari with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads, eyes closed and chanting. Red and white flower petals, small oil lamps and offering plates lie on the floor in front, with a large gong behind them.2013-12-13December 02 20112011-12-02A row of seated devotees performs puja with brass plates of kumkum, oil lamps and incense sticks. In the foreground an older woman with glasses and a gold bangle holds a small dish and sprinkles red kumkum, while others in white and blue saris and white dhotis offer similar puja kits in the background. Lit oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style plate sit on the cloth before them.2016-12-22December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a ritual scene in a dimly lit hall. A seated man in an orange-saffron cloth with an orange head covering sits on a white-covered chair, with a rudraksha mala visible, while an elderly man in white kneels before him and extends a hand toward a tray of flower petals. A young man in white on the left holds a metal tray heaped with pink and yellow flowers. Behind them a man in white with a mala and a woman in a white sari stand with hands folded, and a woman in a purple sari kneels in the lower right foreground. Floral garlands and a small lit area with offerings are visible in the background.2007-09-30