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March 01 2016

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February 28 20162016-02-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a large dark turban sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-hood canopy, a gold garland and rudraksha-style beads around his neck, one hand raised in blessing. Before him a woman in white kneels with folded hands while attendants in saffron and orange stand nearby, one wearing dark sunglasses. A large golden deity murti of a four-armed figure with a crescent moon on the head stands behind on a red draped backdrop, with a trident leaning at left and a gold-and-pink decorated chariot canopy at right. Four or more people visible, several in ceremonial dress.2016-09-28February 02 20162016-02-02Photograph of a ritual scene before a large Shiva-form deity image with gold leaf and red curtains. A central seated figure in an orange-brown robe, with a dark turban, a long gold-beaded necklace and a large ornate gold pendant, sits on a gold throne carved with a cobra hood, reaching out a hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee. A shirtless young man with a rudraksha-style necklace stands behind the kneeling devotee, touching his head, and another man in a white dhoti and rust-coloured sash bends forward. Around them stand a woman in white with long blonde hair, a woman in a dark robe, and two women in white and orange with black blindfolds over their eyes. A red cushion and small ritual items sit at the base of the throne. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by his turban, gold necklaces and saffron-orange robe.2016-09-28A seated man in a golden ornate throne, wearing a maroon turban, rust-coloured robe and a multi-strand white and green flower garland, smiles while two men in white and striped kurtas kneel before him, touching his feet. Behind the throne is a painted backdrop of blue-skinned Shiva-like deity with trident and cobra hood, plus saffron-robed sages in prayer. A woman in a green and gold sari stands at right and a woman in red-and-gold garb with a microphone stands at left. A microphone stand is at right and a red cushion lies by the throne. Padapuja-style devotion is shown in a temple-like setting.2016-07-30A seated bearded man in a red-orange turban and red-and-white flower garlands sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra hood carved above, before a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity and gold pillars with a trident. Devotees kneel and stand before him: a white-haired woman in a maroon sari offers fruit, a dreadlocked sadhu in an orange-brown robe holds a red apple, and a woman in a maroon-and-teal sari kneels at the right. A man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at left, another kneels in white with gold borders. A puja offering tray with fruit sits at lower left.2016-11-20December 08 20172017-12-08December 08 20172017-12-08September 28 20162016-09-28April 03 20172017-04-03November 20 20162016-11-20September 28 20162016-09-28