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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting. A seated man in an orange-gold dhoti and a beaded necklace with gold ornaments presses his palms together in prayer on a red-upholstered gilded throne. Beside him, a younger man with bare chest and a turban performs aarti, holding a flaming oil lamp over a silver plate. Behind them stands a priest in orange with a shaved head and rudraksha beads. Garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers drape a decorated palanquin in the foreground. A seated group of devotees in orange and white watches with hands folded on a striped mat.

July 09 2013

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July 09 2013

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December 11 2015

Under a white tent with pink draping, a priest bare-chested except for a white dhoti with red and dark border and a red headcloth waves a gold oil lamp over a wooden platform laden with flowers and offerings, an aarti during a puja. Garlands of red and yellow flowers lie in the foreground beside a blue and red cloth. Behind, a seated figure in a red-brown robe and gold necklace sits on a red and gold throne framed by a large gold halo, hands joined in greeting. Several attendants stand in the background and a fan and bright lights are visible. a person: the seated figure on the throne shows long hair, gold ornamentation and ceremonial dress, matching the page's Satsang and Vishesha Deeksha event.

April 03 2016

Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire pit lined with marigold petals burns in the foreground. A monk in saffron robes bends forward, holding a flaming aarti-style lamp over the fire. Seated on a red and gold throne at left is a man in saffron wrap with a long garland of beads and a gold pendant, hands folded in namaskar; his appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, but it is uncertain. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches, many with painted foreheads. At upper right, an ornate gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti decorated in red and white. A parked vehicle and smoke are visible in the background.

Night outdoor photo of a ceremonial scene lit in blue. A shirtless priest with a red sacred thread and red beaded neck garland, wearing a red and orange dhoti, raises his arm to sprinkle flower petals over a seated person. The seated figure, in a dark crown-like hairstyle, yellow and red marigold garlands and a patterned wrap, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a brown tufted throne-style chair. A small brass oil lamp stands nearby, and a table with a silver plate and a standing fan are visible. Several onlookers in white and red lanyards watch in the background.

Outdoor evening homa for a Vishesha Deeksha session. A seated figure in a red-brown saffron-toned robe and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a large gold lotus-petal backrest and red cushions, hands pressed in namaskar. In front, a fire burns on the ground with offerings and a metal tray. A white-clad priest with bare torso and sacred ash marks leans over the fire, and a bare-chested attendant stands at the right beside a gold trident staff. Trees and warm lights frame the scene.

November 17 2013

2013-11-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate gold and red throne draped with marigold and white flower garlands, hands pressed together in namaste, with a long orange-red wrap and a red turban, and a long rudraksha-style red and orange garland around the neck and gold armbands. Beside the throne, a priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands holding a multi-flamed brass aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti with a floral garland and a flower-covered pink-draped altar. Smoke drifts in the foreground.

A night-time photograph of a flower-decorated shrine canopy draped in purple and pink fabric and strung with fairy lights. Inside, a seated man in a rust-orange turban and saffron-brown robes with a white flower garland sits on a red-cushioned white throne, hands folded in greeting before a garlanded deity murti draped in yellow. A standing attendant with bare upper body and orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp beside him. Bright red and green striped mats cover the platform. The bearded seated man is an appearance-based a person, identified by his rust turban, saffron-brown robes, and garlands on the throne. Several people are visible in the background.