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A blurred photograph of a screen showing a video-conference feed of a crowded hall. In the foreground, three people stand near a low table covered with offerings and fruit: a woman in a maroon sari on the left, a woman in a maroon sari in the centre, and a person in a white shirt and dark trousers with a light-coloured wrap or garland on the right, with a woman in a dark purple top at the far right edge. Behind them, a large audience sits in rows, many in white and blue clothing, with a white screen above.

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October 28 20132013-10-28October 28 20132013-10-28October 28 20132013-10-28April 16 20082008-04-16A stage ceremony in front of an ornate painted backdrop with pink and green pillars and a golden throne-like seat draped with a tiger-skin cushion. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a multi-strand flower garland with large yellow and pink blooms, stands near the throne. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti offers a small book or booklet in both hands toward him. To the right, a man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl with a flower garland holds a book and smiles. Several men in white and pastel shirts and grey trousers stand along the stage edge, some applauding, with one man in a dark grey shirt at the far right. A patterned rug covers the floor.2013-04-04A seated man in a rust-brown wrap with an orange-red rudraksha-style mala, long swept-back hair and a gold-framed throne reaches forward to hand a gift box to a kneeling man in white with flower garlands. A woman in a red and gold sari and other garlanded devotees stand behind, and a bright painted deity murti stands at the right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, an orange mala and a rust-brown wrap, and is on a throne.2013-05-12June 19 20132013-06-19October 10 20062006-10-10A photograph of a ritual hall with a white canopy and bright stage lights. In the centre, a standing man in a white upper cloth and reddish-maroon dhoti holds a long garland and stands before a seated group. Several women in maroon and red silk saris sit on low wooden platforms in the foreground, with brass plates, lamps and scattered flower petals before them. Behind them a large seated audience in white ritual clothes fills the hall. Hanging decorative lanterns, orange banners and a brass lamp stand decorate the space, and a photographer stands on the right. The scene suggests a puja or homa with lamps and offerings.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17A ceremonial stage scene with a seated man on a gold throne draped in orange cloth and a red undershirt, with a red tilak on his forehead. Flowers of red, white and purple decorate the backdrop and the throne. Around him, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward with his hands together, while women in a maroon sari with gold border, a white sari with gold border, and a teal-and-yellow sari stand by. On the left, a standing man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a white-draped table holds fruit and bottles. The scene reads as a devotee greeting or offering to a seated spiritual figure on the stage.2009-07-16