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October 31 2015

A photograph of a ritual scene in a decorated room hung with draped teal, pink, orange and purple fabrics and marigold garlands. A shaven-headed sannyasi in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre, extending his arm toward a steel tray holding apples, sweets and offerings held by a woman in a white-and-yellow sari with white jasmine garlands in her hair. Behind them a photographer in white shirt takes pictures, and white-clad men in dhoti stand around. At the bottom right a woman in a purple gold-bordered sari holds an apple, and a man in a white shirt with red garland kneels near the tray. The scene reads as a puja offering with fruit.

2014-06-21 +1 copies

June 27 2014

April 02 2017

A photograph of devotees gathered in a small green-walled room during a temple visit. In the foreground, a bare-chested young sannyasi in an orange-red cloth and rudraksha mala holds a wooden tray of fruit and offerings, while a woman in a purple sari and another in a white sari reach toward him. An elderly woman with white hair wears a white sari and a garland of white and red flowers and holds a red fruit. Behind them, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti holds a camera, and another young sannyasi in orange with a mala stands near the doorway. Several other women in white and cream saris, one in red, and a man with a shaved head in orange and a mala are crowded nearby. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in the scene.

2014-07-04 +2 copies

A small room with cream tiled walls and a red door where a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron robes and rudraksha mala is seated on an orange cloth at right, a fresh garland of red, yellow and white flowers around his neck, while a man in a white shirt bends forward and a second orange-clad sannyasi stands behind him. Before them a crowd of devotees gathers: a woman in an orange blouse and white flower-decorated hair kneels in front, a woman in a teal sari presses her palms together, and a man in a red shirt joins hands. A wooden box holds rows of red apples, and a child is held nearby. A television sits in the background. The scene looks like a devotee house visit with offerings of fruit and garlands.

May 08 2018

September 23 2006

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a decorated room with draped cloths in teal, orange, red and purple, and marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a purple gold-bordered sari stand at center receiving fruit. A figure with long swept-back hair, a white tilak, jasmine garlands and a rudraksha mala sits in front, holding a dish of apples and bananas. A man in white photographs the scene with a camera. Several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron and white dhotis stand behind with folded hands. Devotees in saffron and white garments watch. Gold-framed portraits and bells are on the right wall. The scene suggests a pada puja offering of fruit.

Indoor darshan scene in an ashram room with orange and maroon drapes, red and white flower garlands, and a gilded throne-like seat in the background. A bearded man in orange robes sits on a red-draped seat, wearing a heavy red and white flower garland, while a woman in a red-bordered sari offers fruit from a woven basket and a small child holds a green fruit. Other devotees in white and traditional dress stand nearby, and a bald man in orange and a rudraksha mala stands at the right. Pink petals are scattered on the floor, and a decorated silver-and-flower-adorned object sits at the lower right.

A photograph of a crowded indoor satsang hall where many devotees sit on the floor in white and red clothes. In the foreground, a seated man in a red-and-maroon dhoti and a bare upper body wears long hair swept back and a rudraksha mala with a golden ornament; he sits on a gold-trimmed throne beside a golden lion-form seat, and a tray of rudraksha malas, apples and a water bottle lies before him. Devotees in saris and white clothing hold small brass cups and kumkum-coloured offerings around a round tray of red flowers, and a woman in a green saree bends forward to offer something. A portrait photo and screens stand at the left, with a decorated altar of blue and gold to the right.

A photo of a ritual offering at a temple-like hall. On the left, a person in an orange-red turban, rust-orange robe and a green shawl with gold border holds out bananas over a wooden tray of bananas, jaggery-like sweets and rudraksha beads, while smiling. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a white-clad man in a white dhoti and shirt bows at the centre, women in cream and white saris stand behind him, and a man in a white shirt with a brown rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. Behind them is a decorated deity murti with gold jewellery and a purple cloth, flanked by potted green plants.