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A photograph taken in a tiled temple interior of devotees performing worship at a shrine. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta with rolled sleeves and a red thread on his wrist bends forward over a metal tray holding flowers and offerings. Behind him a man in an orange shawl over white clothes and eyeglasses bends down, and a figure in an orange robe with a black beaded mala leans over a stone lingam area with a small oil lamp. Another devotee in an orange garment kneels to the right, and a woman in a gold-embroidered orange sari sits in the lower right corner. Flowers, a brass plate with coins and money, and a metal grille surround the shrine.

Indoor photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar before a seated figure at the lower right, who wears an orange saffron robe and has short dark hair. Behind them, several standing women in saris, one in a green-and-gold sari and another in a beige sari, wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands folded; a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and mala stands at the right. Tiled floor, a small wooden stool, and a white-clad onlooker at the left edge complete the scene.

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A photograph of a pada pooja in a devotee's home. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland sits on a white sheet on a bed, raising one palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in white kurta pants, who bows with folded hands and a rudraksha mala draped over his arm. A woman in a white embroidered sari with gold bangles stands at left with her hands together. Behind them, several standing onlookers watch: a man in an orange shirt with a red rudraksha mala, a woman in a white outfit with a red bead necklace, and an older man in a cream striped kurta with a red mala who holds a phone to his ear. A patterned rug and flower petals lie on the floor.

A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle receives a devotee at a padapuja. The seated figure wears layered white and orange garlands of jasmine-like flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, with a maroon-and-gold shawl draped over the seat. A man in white clothes bows forward with his head touching the seated figure's feet, while his hands rest on the figure's shoulder area. A woman in a cream sari with gold border kneels at left with palms joined, and a man in an orange robe sits at right with hands folded. Silver pots, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of flowers and yellow offerings sit on a blue cloth before the seat. White-tiled walls form the background. Seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), given the long hair, saffron robe, garlands and padapuja setting.

July 01 2008

A photograph of a homa ritual in a white-walled hall with a brick fire pit in the foreground. A young woman in orange clothing and a white and red flower garland bends over the pit, hands extended toward the fire. Around her, seated and standing devotees wear white garments and orange shawls. Two long silver ceremonial staffs stand at left, a brass lamp sits at lower right, and a deity murti draped in a yellow garland and orange cloth is at upper right, with a standing man in white and orange hands folded beside it. A pedestal fan stands in the middle of the room.

June 13 2010

A 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.

Devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar before a seated figure in orange robes wrapped with red and yellow flower garlands. A gold-coloured ornate seat or throne with a lion-head motif stands at left, beside a small table with books. A man in glasses with a red tilak on his forehead and a grey-haired man in a white shirt are in front; a young woman in yellow and white and other women sit behind, one with a yellow-and-white garment. Red and gold draping forms the background, with a small yellow-and-white flower offering in the lower left. The seated figure in orange is not identifiable from the image itself.

2009-11-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a covered colonnaded hall where a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti bows deeply at the feet of a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a white shirt and a thin orange shawl. White plastic chairs stand at the right and a pillar-lined wall stretches behind.