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January 24 2014

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Photograph of two monitors in a dim room showing a live feed of a ceremony. The larger monitor shows a figure seated on a throne decorated with colourful floral garlands, with a blue draped backdrop and tall ceremonial staffs on either side. A man in a white shirt sits in the foreground of the screen, and a woman with long dark hair in a white outfit sits to the right. A smaller monitor on the left shows a woman in a lavender dress beside floral garlands. The people visible are on screens, not physically present in the room.

Indoor home shrine during a devotee house puja. Two people face a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a beaded necklace, flanked by garlands of white jasmine and yellow flowers, with oil lamps burning on a wooden table. A shaved-headed person in an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style garland stands at left, and a woman in a red sari with a red-and-yellow flower garland and gold earrings presses her palms together at right. Above, a framed panel shows several deity murti in a row. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a plate of kumkum and rice sit before the shrine, and a banana leaf lies on the left.

A photograph of two people kneeling and facing a framed portrait mounted on a painted banyan-tree backdrop. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in an orange robe with a beaded mala, one hand raised, set among red and white garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera at left, and a person in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red garland kneels at right. A metal tray holding rose petals and flower offerings sits at the bottom of the frame against a yellow wall.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in front of a gilded golden throne with red cushions and an orange cloth draped over the armrest. Above it hangs a framed portrait decorated with marigold garlands in orange and yellow with red and green accents; the portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, labelled with a printed caption. Several people kneel or sit on the floor facing the throne: a bald man in white dhoti with sacred markings on his forehead stands at left holding offerings, a woman in a grey sari with white border and a girl in orange sit near the front, a girl in yellow and a boy in a red plaid shirt press palms together in namaste, and a small girl in white stands at right. Brass plates with offerings and incense sticks lie on the floor. A projection screen and dark drape form the backdrop.

A young boy in a white shirt with an orange lanyard kneels before a seated figure on a red-cushioned throne, receiving a blessing as the seated man places his hand on the boy's head. The seated man wears an orange-and-maroon garment, layered gold chains, a red bindi and a long garland of red and orange flowers. Behind them stand silver trident-tipped staffs, a green-and-gold cloth backdrop, a golden ceremonial umbrella and a flower-decorated pillar. A printed caption on the image reads a . The boy's posture and the seated figure's raised hand suggest a samaya deeksha initiation, as labelled on the page

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a cream projection screen and dark blue curtain behind. On the right, an ornate gold-and-red throne-style seat is set beside a framed portrait garlanded with orange and red flowers; the portrait shows a smiling figure in long orange robes with a beaded necklace, labelled as a portrait. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels at left near brass items and incense sticks. Around him, a woman in a grey sari with a white border and several children sit with hands folded in namaste; one girl in an orange top and another in a yellow top kneel close to the throne. A child in a red shirt sits at right with hands together, and a girl with hair in pigtails is being touched on the head. Seven people are visible.

A photograph of a satsang discourse in a hall. A seated figure with long dark swept-back hair and a garland of white jasmine and red-and-yellow flowers sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and gold ornamentation, wearing a maroon robe and smiling while clapping his hands. Beside the throne stands a brass oil lamp and a flower arrangement in a blue pot. In the foreground a child in white with dark hair faces the speaker and raises folded hands, while a man in white with a white-and-red forehead mark and an orange-robed man sit on the floor, and other people stand in the background near a dark red curtain.