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A woman in a cream sari with a maroon and gold border kneels on an orange cloth before a framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes, a long string of white and red flower garland draped around the frame. The figure is shown with raised hand and a rudraksha-style mala, seated before a large tree trunk. Beside the frame lie a steel plate of white flower petals and a tray of green leaves holding a small bowl of red powder. A smaller framed portrait sits on a white draped chair at left. A man in orange sits at the right edge, and orange and purple mats cover the floor of a plain tiled room with a microphone stand.

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A photograph of a puja inside a plain room with pale tiled walls and a window. In the centre, a person in orange robes kneels on an orange cloth and arranges food offerings on a green banana leaf on a small orange cushion. Beside them stands a large framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland of yellow flowers and red blooms, placed before a wooden stand and a white cloth. Behind, two people in white dhoti attire stand holding brass vessels, a woman in a white and gold saree stands beside them, and a seated person in orange robes with rudraksha beads sits to the left. A steel pot, a brass plate and a banana leaf with food sit on the floor, and a microphone stands at the right edge. Four people in the scene are standing or seated; the seated figures on the left and right are partially visible.2011-03-05A photograph of a ritual puja in an indoor hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in a white and red-bordered sari kneels with her forehead touching the floor before a framed portrait garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red blossoms; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes, but its identity is not clearly established from appearance. Beside it on orange cloth sit a plate of banana-leaf offerings and a tray of leaves with kumkum, and a leaf-plate of offerings lies on the floor. Behind them, several seated women in orange and yellow shawls sit on mats; a woman in orange with rudraksha beads and a man in white with an orange shawl sit among them, along with a microphone stand and tripod. Total visible people: about seven.2011-03-05A photograph of a ritual scene in a plain tiled hall with a white wall and a window. In the centre, a person in an orange robe bends low over a leaf plate of food placed on an orange cloth. To the right stands a gilded framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and rudraksha mala, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, resting on an orange cloth. Behind, three standing people in white dhotis and saris hold a brass plate and a small vessel, and a large steel pot sits on the floor. Seated people in orange robes and beads watch and sit near a microphone stand on the right. A green banana leaf with food sits in the lower right.2011-03-05A photograph of a small indoor hall with pale pink walls and a tiled floor, where orange-clad devotees sit on an orange cloth. In the centre a seated woman in orange bends over a banana leaf and small steel cups set on a tray before a large framed portrait garlanded with white flowers and red and orange blooms. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, seated in meditation; it is a depiction, not a person present. A man in orange with a shaved head and rudraksha beads sits to the left, and another person in white sits at the lower right near a microphone stand. A dark wooden stool-like seat and a white cloth are behind the portrait.2011-03-05A woman with long dark hair kneels on a red-tinged concrete floor in a bare, grey-walled room, wearing a white sari with orange and green woven borders. She leans forward to light or tend a small brass lamp placed before a framed black-and-white portrait garlanded with white flower strands on a white-draped stand. To the right stands a brass tray with an ornate brass oil lamp, an orange-and-white flower garland, and a brass kalasha-style vessel, with more brass pots and a bell nearby. The scene appears to be a home or ashram puja setting with flowers and oil lamps as offerings.2003-04-23A photograph of a devotee in an orange robe with a maroon border bowing with joined hands before a framed portrait of a young man seated in meditation, wearing orange clothing, a long beaded necklace and a white-and-red flower garland. The portrait rests on a draped golden-red cloth with a green border, and a brass oil lamp with several lit wicks stands in front. A woman in a white sari with a red pattern and a man in white with a yellow shawl and a small bag stand nearby, one woman with hands folded in prayer. Pink flower petals sit on a tray. The setting is a plain hall with yellowish walls and a corrugated roof. The portrait is a printed depiction, and the individual in the orange robe is not clearly identified.2010-02-12A woman kneels on a bare concrete floor in a plain, unfinished room with grey block walls and barred windows. She wears a white sari with an orange and green border and a dark bracelet, and lights or offers a small oil lamp on a tray in front of a framed black-and-white photograph garlanded with white and orange flowers. To the right stands a brass lamp with a white flower garland and a table draped in white cloth holding an orange flower garland, brass vessels and a bell. The image carries a copyright overlay.2003-04-23A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls and a fluorescent tube light. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in an orange robe bows with palms pressed together before a brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame and a tray of flowers. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a yellow-cloth-wrapped tray nearby. Behind, a woman in a white sari with red border stands with folded hands, and another woman in a white and red-patterned sari stands at left. On the right, a framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala is garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers and set on an orange and green silk-draped stand. The framed figure is a portrait, not a physical person; any identification of the orange-robed figure in the foreground is an appearance-based candidate only.2010-02-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a satsang setting with orange floor cloths and an ornate gold-and-red throne behind them, garlanded with flowers. A man kneeling on the orange cloth in a white dhoti and white shirt, his bare feet visible, holds out small green leaves toward a seated figure. That seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe with gold borders, long swept-back hair, and a multi-strand garland with gold ornaments, and sits on an orange cushion in front of a microphone stand; the figure is reaching out to take the leaves from a bronze tray. A brass pot stands on the floor nearby, and a framed portrait hangs on the orange wall. Two people are visible.2010-11-12Photograph of a devotional ritual in an indoor hall with white floor tiles. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange sari with dark red border sits on an orange cloth beside a steel bowl of cooked food, mixing or serving it. In the centre, a young girl in a white sari with gold border and a red-orange shawl kneels on an orange mat, holding yellow flowers in her cupped hands. Behind her, a woman in an orange sari kneels, and several people in white dhotis and orange cloths stand or kneel. In the right foreground, a man in an orange robe with maroon border bends forward in full prostration, forehead to the floor. A framed portrait with a garland of flowers stands at the left edge, and metal cups and banana-leaf offerings sit on the floor near the back.2011-03-05A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits barefoot on a blue-covered stage, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a framed portrait on an orange-draped chair. A shaved-headed man in a maroon and gold-bordered robe stands beside her with a brass lamp stand, and a small child is visible at the right edge. A framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and crown-like headwear is on an orange-draped chair. Silver trays with offerings sit on a patterned table, consistent with an aarti or puja setting.2014-04-30