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July 25 2009

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A photograph of a small tiled room with a blue cloth spread on the floor, where a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead sits with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a cream sari sits on the left holding a lit oil lamp toward him, while two men in orange and white/yellow clothes sit on the right with hands joined. Before them are fruit, bananas, bowls of food, sweets, flowers and a tray of offerings, with a silver vessel and water bottles nearby. This appears to be a pada puja offering scene.2009-07-25A large seated group of devotees in orange and maroon robes sits in rows on a tiled floor during a ritual gathering in a hall with red curtains. Many wear rudraksha malas and white or orange tilak marks. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a black bead mala and a woman in an orange robe with a brown shawl pour liquid and arrange small brass oil lamps, bowls and pink flower petals on trays. Metal railings and a chain divide the rows. A brass lamp and a deity murti sit in the upper right corner. The scene looks like a puja or abhishekam preparation. Watermarked archive photo.2014-07-28A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with yellow-and-green checked curtains over two windows. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged on a white-draped sofa with palms pressed together in prayer, a flame lamp before him. A woman in a green sari bends to offer a lit lamp while an older woman in white stands with palms joined. Men and young people in white dhotis and orange shawls sit around a white cloth spread with plates of sweets, fruit, bananas, nuts and bowls, performing a pada puja-style offering. Seated older people in blue plastic chairs at left join in prayer.2009-08-11A photograph of a satsang hall where a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and rudraksha mala sits on a golden throne decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands and fruit offerings. In the foreground, several women in saris sit on the floor around a gold tray holding apples, sweets and brass plates, with hands joined in devotion. A woman in a lime-green sari and glasses sits with hands clasped, a woman in green and gold sari wears a multi-strand necklace, and a woman in orange-red shawl sits nearby. Men in white dhotis sit behind, and a shaved-headed man in white and a bare-chested man with white markings sit at the left edge. Pink walls, red chairs and maroon curtains fill the background, and a wooden lectern stands in the right foreground.2010-10-11A photograph of a seated group of women in a hall performing a puja with small brass oil lamps and metal thalis on the floor in front. Many women in saffron and orange saris with maroon borders and red shawls sit cross-legged, some with hands folded or raised in prayer, others holding brass items. Some wear white sarees with coloured borders and one wears a green blouse. Behind them a table with a steel pot, a covered with a green cloth, and a white curtain. A man in a white shirt sits at the far right, and women in white sit in the back rows. A white-backed chair and a clock on the wall are visible.2010-12-04November 12 20102010-11-12July 25 20092009-07-25A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaste at the centre of a plain room, wearing a garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace. Before him stands a wooden table holding fruit and a brass oil lamp, and a small floral arrangement. Around him, devotees sit on a red carpet: a man in white kurta and red-beaded necklace holds an offering plate, women in cream and yellow sarees with saffron-yellow shawls, a woman in a grey top with a long braid, and a man in a blue striped shirt in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt sits at left and a man in white kurta at right. Grey cabinets line the walls.2010-01-26April 01 20082008-04-01A seated man with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaskar, wears an orange robe with a white flower garland and a second white-and-orange garland around his neck, sitting on a white cloth-covered seat in a tiled room. In front of him, a woman in a cream sari with a pale shawl holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame over a blue mat laden with fruit, sweets, steel bowls, silver plates, and a basket of oranges, which suggests puja offerings. Four men sit on the blue mat: one in white on the left with hands folded, two in orange robes on the right, and two in white with yellow vests in the lower right foreground, all with hands pressed together. a person cues: the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and flower garlands, and is receiving devotional offerings.2009-07-25January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesFebruary 28 20132013-02-28