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May 08 2013

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A photograph inside a temple-like hall with black stone walls, a wooden studded door at left and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A man with long swept-back hair, a vibhuti mark and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne carved with lion heads, wearing an orange-saffron robe with yellow trim. Behind him hang garlands of yellow and multicoloured flowers and brass bells. Four women kneel in front on the floor, several wearing orange or saffron blouses and one in a blue sari, tending silver plates of flowers, red blossoms and offerings, one with a kumkum mark and an orange-bordered garment. Some offerings are placed before the throne as part of a puja.2013-09-05A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne carved with a lion head, bordered by garlands of yellow and red flowers and hanging brass bells. Four people sit on the floor before him: a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in red with rudraksha beads, a young person in white with glasses, and a shaved-head person in a white top at the left edge. Silver and gold trays hold red hibiscus flowers, white blossoms and small oil lamps. The figure on the throne is a person, identified by the saffron robes, the long rudraksha mala and the throne setting, and is labelled in_person.2013-09-05A photograph of a seated figure on a gold lion-armed throne, wearing an orange-saffron robe and draped orange shawl, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with the feet resting on the throne's footstool. Before the throne, four women sit on the floor behind trays of flowers, red hibiscus, white blossoms, brass oil lamps and small silver bowls, with one woman in a red sari and another in a yellow-and-white sari with a mala. Behind the throne hang yellow flower garlands, brass bells and a bright multicolour flower garland, and a black wall and air conditioner complete the room. a person is seated on the throne with the devotees offering puja trays before him.2013-09-05A photograph of a ritual padapuja in a black-walled hall. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and gold armbands, sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion, his bare feet resting on a plate of flowers. Four women kneel and sit before him: one in a red sari with a rudraksha mala, one in a cream sari with glasses and an orange scarf, one in a green-and-gold sari, and one at the lower left with a white forehead mark. Brass plates hold lamps, red hibiscus and petals. Behind the throne hang garlands in red, yellow and purple, and brass bells and an oil lamp hang from above. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by his saffron clothing, long hair, rudraksha malas and gold armbands.2013-09-05September 09 20132013-09-09May 13 20132013-05-13June 06 20142014-06-06October 03 20142014-10-03A photograph inside a temple-like hall with dark slate walls and a carved wooden door at left. A man with long hair and a swept-back style sits on a gold-carved throne at right, wearing an orange turban, an orange and gold shawl, and a garland of white and multicolored flowers, holding a silver staff-like object in his hand. Around the tripod-mounted camera at left, several people sit cross-legged before large silver trays of flower petals, red and orange blossoms, oil lamps and offerings. A man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed person in orange-brown robes with rudraksha beads assist, while a woman in an orange sari and red blouse arranges the trays. Brass bells hang from the ceiling on chains at upper right.2013-09-19July 06 20142014-07-06September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-coloured shawl, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold bracelets, sits on an ornate golden throne carved with a lion-like figure. Flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white hang behind him. A central figure in white clothes with hands joined in anjali stands near a silver plate-filled offering table with red flowers. A woman in a white and green sari with a white vibhuti mark and hands in anjali sits to the right, while another woman in orange and a man in white kneel and hold offering plates piled with flowers and small silver bowls. Brass bells and hanging lamps hang above. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by robe, mala and bracelets.2013-09-05 +1 copies