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June 12 2014

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A group of female devotees in rust-red and saffron-bordered robes sits cross-legged on a red and blue floral carpeted stage, singing from printed sheets on music stands in front of microphones. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and white tilak marks show on their foreheads. Behind them a man in red robes plays a yellow-bodied stringed instrument, and a seated musician with a drum is partly visible. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, and a carved wooden screen forms the backdrop with a potted plant at left.2014-06-10A group of seated devotees chant at a satsang or puja on a white-draped platform before a golden-yellow patterned backdrop. Several women in cream and white garments wear orange and rust shawls and rudraksha or orange beaded necklaces. A woman in front right in maroon with a rust shawl holds a microphone and an open booklet. A man at left wears an orange-brown wrap and a rudraksha mala and has a white tilak on his forehead. Microphones on stands are placed before the group, and a man in the lower left corner is partly visible.2014-12-29A photograph of a devotional music performance indoors. Two women in front sing into microphones seated on the floor. The woman on the left wears a white top with a rust-orange shawl and beaded necklaces; the woman on the right wears a white sari-style garment with an orange shawl, a bindi, gold bangles and a beaded mala. Behind them a woman in glasses and an orange shawl sings, a man plays a bamboo flute, and a young man in white plays an instrument at the right. A wall with a white floral stencil pattern forms the backdrop.2015-05-15 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21June 19 20142014-06-19A group of devotees sits cross-legged on a red floral cloth performing devotional singing at microphones in front of a carved wooden screen with brass lamps. A man on the left in white dhoti with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala plays a small instrument. Women in rust-orange and white saris, with orange beaded necklaces and forehead marks, sing and hold a hand drum. The scene resembles a satsang with Nithya Keerthan chanting.2014-06-12Devotees sit on the floor of a hall in front of a gilded throne with carved golden lion-like supports and a garland-covered backdrop of yellow marigolds and red-white flowers. A figure seated on the throne, wearing a red-orange turban, a red-and-gold garlanded robe and a red mala, holds a silver staff-like ceremonial rod, with the gilded lion-form throne base in the foreground. In front of the throne, brass and gold plates hold offerings, flower garlands and small oil lamps arranged on a gold tray. Seated women in white saris, red and orange sarees, and white shirts wear rudraksha malas and kumkum, with a few men in white kurtas behind them. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron turban, red garlanded robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial staff; this is a satsang-style Guru Purnima offering scene with naivedyam plates before the seat.2015-07-31September 04 20142014-09-04Indoor puja before a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha beads, garlanded with red and white flowers and flanked by two lit oil lamps on a white-draped table. Four people sit on the floor: a bearded man in white kurta with folded hands at left, a man in white with a yellow shawl behind him, an older man in beige and orange robes pouring water from a brass vessel, and a woman in a maroon sari with folded hands at right. Before them stand brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flower garlands, a coconut, and a heap of yellow grain. Potted palms and a banana plant fill the room.November 06 20132013-11-06A seated group of women in rust-red and orange sannyasa-style robes with yellow borders sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead marks. Banana leaves and plates of fruit, with rice and cups, are laid on the floor in front of them, indicating a ritual meal or offering. Behind them, more seated people in white and orange clothing fill the hall, with a few men in white kurtas visible at the top left. Water bottles sit on the floor among the leaves. The women's eyes are closed or lowered.2016-09-30A photograph inside a temple-like hall with a dark wall, brass hanging bells and oil lamps overhead, and a large gold-ornate throne at right. A figure with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits on the throne; the appearance matches the a person candidate described on the page, so this is an in_person candidate with uncertainty. Seated before him are several people in white clothes with orange lanyards, one woman in white with a marked forehead holding a plate. Brass thalis of offerings, flowers and small lamps are arranged on a golden low table. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit behind on the floor, and a white-robed devotee sits on the left. A large Ganesha statue stands near a wooden door on the left, and a bottom-right group of women in saris sits in the foreground.2013-05-13