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A photograph of a seated puja in a plain room with cream walls and red-and-yellow striped curtains. A man with long swept-back hair, a white flower garland and an orange-red shawl sits on a silver-patterned chair, with his hands resting on his knees, and appears to be presiding over the gathering. Around him, several devotees sit on a patterned mat with palms pressed together in anjali; a young woman and a young man in white, with rudraksha malas, lead the group near brass thalis with offerings. A framed portrait on the wall, garlanded with flowers, shows a saffron-robed figure, and a boy in white sits at the right. Fruit (apples) in a cardboard box lies to the left. Visible crowd count: about nine people.

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A seated man in an orange-red shawl and dhoti, with a white and red flower garland, receives padapuja from devotees on a small room floor. He sits on a red-cushioned seat with his bare feet extended onto an orange cloth. Around him, a woman in white with prayer hands sits near a girl in white with a braid, a man in white holding a gold plate of offerings, and women in saffron, red and blue saris with folded hands. A man in white and a boy in white hold gold plates of kumkum and flowers. Red apples sit in a box at left. A portrait with a garland hangs on the wall above, and a blue fan stands beside a silver stand. Devotees sit in a line listening.2014-06-08June 08 20142014-06-08June 07 20142014-06-07A seated man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a bare-chested upper body, sits on an ornate silver-trimmed seat in a room with cream walls. He wears a white marigold garland and rudraksha-style beads, and gestures with one hand. Around him, a group sits on the floor: a young woman in white with a braid, a woman in a white dress with a rudraksha mala, a young man in white, and several women in saree-style dress with hands joined in namaste. Brass trays with flowers and small offerings sit on the floor, and a framed portrait on the wall shows a figure in orange with a garland. Appearance-based, the seated man is a person with saffron wrap, garland and beads, and the page places a person at this event.2014-06-08A photograph of an indoor satsang-style gathering in a plain room. A man seated on a silver-covered throne at left wears an orange-red robe, a long white and red flower garland, and a red wrist band, and smiles as a woman in a maroon sari offers a brass plate. Seated devotees in white clothes, orange shawls and rudraksha malas sit on the floor with hands folded, including a woman in a red sari and a boy in white at right. A framed portrait on the wall above is garlanded, and a brass kalasha-style trident stands near the throne.2014-06-08June 08 20142014-06-08June 08 20142014-06-08June 08 20142014-06-08June 08 20142014-06-08June 08 20142014-06-08A photograph of a padapuja in a small room with cream walls and red-and-yellow striped curtains. A man seated on a carved wooden throne with a trident beside it wears a rust-orange robe, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala; he smiles while a devotee's hands are washed at his feet. Around him, about eight seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron or rust shawls hold brass thalis of flowers and lamps. A framed picture hangs on the wall and a small shelf holds figurines.2014-06-08A photograph of a small room where a long-haired man in an orange-red wrap and white and orange garland sits on a raised seat at left, bare-footed, with a plate of flower petals before him. Around him, a group of seated devotees in white and red clothes listen attentively; several hold their hands together in greeting or folded in prayer. A framed portrait on the wall above shows a saffron-robed figure with a flower garland, and a trident stands in the corner beside a small shrine. A slowly turning fan and orange-and-red curtains complete the scene. Swamiji (probable): the man on the raised seat has long swept-back hair, an orange-red wrap and a flower garland, matching the page's description of a satsang.2014-06-08