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October 26 2016

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Outdoor ritual gathering on a raised stone stage under green trees. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and a yellow-flowered garland, holding a microphone while a standing devotee in white dhoti and white shirt, hands folded, faces him. Nearby, a cameraman in orange clothing films the proceedings. In the foreground, a large audience of men with bare upper bodies and yellow marigold garlands sits facing the stage, with women in colourful saris seated at the right. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, flower offerings and oil lamps lie on the stage. A figure with long braided hair and orange cloth stands at left beside a decorated deity murti on a yellow platform. A satsang or puja setting.2016-10-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a canopy at an ashram. A man seated on an ornate gilded golden throne with red cushions wears a dark ochre robe, a crown-like ornate headpiece, and a long garland of yellow and white flowers; he holds a ceremonial staff-like object with a small sphere on top. The seated figure is a person, shown by the ornate headpiece, ochre robe, and flower garland on a throne. Behind him, a line of standing young men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some holding white papers, face forward. Women and girls in orange and red saris sit on the ground on the right, and a red shrine structure and yellow garlands appear in the background under green trees. A woman in a yellow top sits in the bottom left foreground. Colourful striped mats cover the ground in front of the throne.2017-08-25A seated man in a maroon-red robe with a white and pink flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a golden back, under a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. A gold-rimmed square fire pit sits in front of the throne. Three bare-chested priests in white dhotis with orange and gold borders stand at left, one holding a silver container, and a woman in an orange sari sits near the throne. Trays of fruit, flowers and a red-and-gold cloth lie on the ground at lower left, with a green tree and a parked car behind a red-pillared pavilion.2017-04-17A satsang in a hall with a maroon curtain. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a garland of rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion, framed by a garland of red, yellow and green flowers. Below him, a shaved-headed attendant in saffron, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, sits on a patterned rug beside brass offerings and flowers. Several other saffron-robed sannyasis sit nearby, and a row of devotees in white clothes sits with their backs to the camera facing the throne. A floor-standing air conditioner stands at the right edge.2013-05-13 +1 copiesApril 17 20172017-04-17A large ritual gathering at an ashram hall with a fire pit burning at the centre. A figure seated on a golden throne with a crown-like headdress, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments sits behind the fire and offerings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left holding a vessel, and another kneels at the altar. Devotees sit in rows in the foreground, many bare-chested with saffron or cream shawls and rudraksha malas. A rainbow-striped canopy hangs above, with a flower-garlanded altar and gilded shrine behind. Several cameramen film the proceedings, and women in saris sit at right.2016-12-07October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony on a stepped amphitheatre where a man in a rust-orange robe and orange turban sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne beneath a fringed canopy striped in red, blue, yellow and white. He wears layered gold necklaces, bangles, and a white flower garland draped over his shoulder. A long wooden staff leans beside the throne. Surrounding him, flower garlands of yellow and purple hang in strands. Seated rows of devotees fill the stands, many bare-chested in white dhotis, some women in orange and saffron saris, and rows of small brass lamps line the red steps. Several people in white in the foreground sit facing the throne. a person appears here as an appearance-based probable candidate given the orange robe, turban, gold adornments and garlands on the throne, consistent with the Pada Puja event.2016-12-03A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a long yellow and multicolored marigold garland, with hands folded in front of him. A standing woman in white with a yellow border stands at the left, a shaved-headed man in yellow robes kneels beside a brass tray, and a semicircle of devotees in white and light clothing sit on a saffron floor cloth with hands joined in namaskar. Behind the throne are garlands, brass lamps and a deity mural or murti. Several people are seen from behind, one wearing a white shirt printed with dhyanapeetam.org.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15July 04 20172017-07-04