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December 15 20172017-12-15A photograph of a ritual offering in a hall of seated devotees. On the left, a person with a shaved-head style hair bun and a long-haired appearance wears an orange-and-gold robe with a beaded mala necklace and holds out a large golden-brown food offering. Opposite, a bald man in a white kurta with a red-and-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala receives the offering cupped in both hands. Behind them, many seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls, some with red lanyards, watch; a woman in a hairnet and gold top is at right. Brass pots and bowls stand on a rug.2015-06-15 +2 copiesDecember 15 20172017-12-15Photo of a seated figure in an orange-red and saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, sitting on a red cushion beside an ornate gold throne-back. Before him, a man in a white t-shirt with an orange lanyard leans forward, offering food from a steel bowl onto a banana leaf on a white cloth. Several women in white and gold-bordered saris stand in the background, one wearing a rudraksha mala and red blouse. Brass vessels, steel bowls of rice and food, a basket of green leaves and a small brass figure sit on the white floor cloth, with red sofas and blue drapes behind.2015-12-20December 15 20172017-12-15Two men sit cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor for a ritual at an outdoor pavilion with red pillars. The man on the right, bare-chested with a white vibhuti line on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange dhoti over white cloth, holds a small brass vessel and a spoon while pouring liquid over offerings. The man on the left, also bare-chested with a white dhoti, wears a pink and white flower garland and a gold-toned armband, and holds his hands out palm-up toward the offerings. Between them are plates of bananas, marigold-like flowers, rice and coconuts decorated with white flowers, consistent with an abhishekam or naming-ceremony puja. A large white ceremonial umbrella and a gilded carved frame stand behind them.2017-04-17Close photo of a puja offering. A silver tray holds a heap of pink and white flowers, red petals and green leaves, with a figure in orange clothing at the left edge. Behind it, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flower or leaf between his fingers over small gold bowls. A woman in a dark-haired head is visible at the lower right, her hands cupped and holding green leaves. Gold bowls with red and yellow contents sit on a cloth in the background.2009-11-20Close view from behind of a seated man with short dark hair receiving something with cupped, outstretched hands, palms up. He wears gold bangles and a gold ring on one hand, and a saffron-toned shawl over his shoulder. Another person's arm and hand, with a gold-bordered object, reach in from the upper left. Behind them are brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers on a red floor.2016-12-07A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with short grey-flecked hair and a stubbled beard, extends cupped hands toward a seated figure on a gold-trimmed red throne. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long swept-back black hair style, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace. The seated figure hands a small white object into the man's palms. Standing behind them are devotees in white, including a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron-trimmed chain, with hands folded. Gold-framed red cushions and a dark-brown wooden floor complete the setting. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron shawl, swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, receiving the devotee's kneeling offering.2012-05-14 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20132013-09-11 +1 copiesAugust 02 20092009-08-02