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June 12 2004

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A puja is performed in a hall with a seated figure on a carved wooden throne with lion armrests, draped in garlands and wearing an orange-saffron garment and turban. The figure sits with palms joined in namaste. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a lit flame on a long pole, with another white-clad man kneeling before a silver-rimmed ritual platform holding brass lamps and flowers. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris stand with hands folded, and a seated man with rudraksha beads sits at left. Brass bowls, a silver vessel with offerings and a small Tamil-labelled board are visible.2004-06-12June 12 20042004-06-12June 12 20042004-06-12A photograph of a puja in an indoor hall. A bald priest in white dhoti with a saffron-striped shawl bends over a silver lotus-shaped vessel with oil lamps and flowers, pouring from a small brass vessel. Seated at right on a red throne with carved wooden lion armrests, a figure in an orange turban and orange robes sits with palms pressed together, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads visible. A shirtless young man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged near the priest, and a cluster of standing devotees, several in white, with hands folded, watch from behind. Garlands drape the throne and the backdrop, and a green-and-white map hangs on the wall.2004-06-12June 12 20042004-06-12A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, a bearded man in an orange-and-white garment sits on a striped blue-and-red mat beside brass oil lamps, a silver bowl, and a flower-garlanded wooden throne flanked by carved golden lion figures. On the right, a person wearing an orange head wrap and orange garment sits on the throne. Behind, many men in white dhotis and shirts sit in rows against the wall, several with palms pressed together, while a bearded man in white stands with hands folded and another man holds a camera. Garlands of white flowers hang on the throne and lions. The scene shows devotees gathered for a worship ceremony.2004-06-12October 07 20102010-10-07June 12 20042004-06-12A ceremonial scene at a guru-puja setting. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate carved wooden throne with lion-head armrests, hands joined in namaste, draped in flower garlands and a silver trident. Several seated devotees kneel before him on red cloth: men in white and orange shawls, and a woman in an orange-and-white sari with folded hands. In front is a silver platter with flower offerings, silver vessels, a brass lamp and a lit flame. A golden brocade backdrop and marigold-and-rose garlands surround the group. The scene looks like a formal satsang or puja of honour.2005-07-21December 03 20092009-12-032003 - First Healers Initiation At AdiKailaasaA photograph of a padapuja ceremony indoors. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long flower garland with red and white blooms sits on a red-draped chair with his hands joined in namaste while a woman in an orange sari washes his feet from a brass plate set in a tray of flower petals. Beside her a man in a white shirt and a woman in white clothes kneel with folded hands. Behind them rows of women in orange, red, green and yellow saris sit and stand with palms pressed together between black columns and a green grilled door.