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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone pillar and a red curtain. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits behind a stone altar, holding an offering while devotees stand before it with hands folded in namaste. Brass lamps, a kettle-like vessel, brass bowls, and trays of flowers and fruit sit on the altar, and a board on the left lists devotees who built the Dhyanapeetam. Among the visible people, a woman in pink and a man in a striped shirt stand in front, with a woman in white nearby, and a few others in white garments at the left edge.

A photograph of a temple shrine where a saffron-robed priest stands at a granite altar performing a puja, holding a brass lamp in his right hand. Behind him a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and an orange cloth. Brass lamps, kalasha pots, bowls and offerings are arranged on the stone platform. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands with hands folded, and a woman in orange sari stands beside him with palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti stands in front, and two people's heads are visible in the lower corners. Red curtains hang at the pillars and a board on the wall lists names.

A photograph of a temple shrine at an outdoor temple complex. A priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the centre on a raised platform before a deity murti adorned with orange and red garlands and a crown, performing a puja with brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates. To the left, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands with his hands folded in reverence, next to a woman in orange robes with palms pressed together. A man in white garments stands in the foreground, facing the shrine, and two heads of onlookers are visible at the lower right. Red curtains hang at the left, and a plaque with lettering is on the wall behind them.

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a long yellow and multicolored marigold garland, with hands folded in front of him. A standing woman in white with a yellow border stands at the left, a shaved-headed man in yellow robes kneels beside a brass tray, and a semicircle of devotees in white and light clothing sit on a saffron floor cloth with hands joined in namaskar. Behind the throne are garlands, brass lamps and a deity mural or murti. Several people are seen from behind, one wearing a white shirt printed with dhyanapeetam.org.

August 03 2010

A photograph of a pada puja gathering in an orange-and-red ashram hall with white-and-red striped walls. A man with long hair, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala, sits with palms joined on an ornate gold-and-red throne, appearing as a probable Swamiji depiction in an in-person setting. Seated in front of him, devotees in white and yellow clothes hold brass plates with flowers and offerings, and one woman in yellow chants with a mala. Another white-clad figure stands at a doorway on the right. Brass vessels, pink flowers and a banana leaf sit on the floor.

September 13 2010

A seated figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) with red cushions and orange cloth draped on the armrest. Before him, a bald man in white kurta and glasses presses palms together, and a bald man in white with a mala kneels with hands folded near the front. Several devotees in white and yellow sit on the floor with hands folded in namaskar, and silver plates with flowers and fruit lie in front. Behind them stand red and white striped pillars and a carved stone shrine panel. Given the orange robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, the seated figure is Swamiji (probable), presiding in a satsang or padapuja setting.

Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a stone shrine with carved granite pillars and a red cloth backdrop. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged behind a granite ledge, performing a ritual with silver vessels, a small kalasha-style pot and oil lamps. Two devotees in white stand at the ledge with hands pressed in prayer, a woman in a white sari with a gold bangle among them, and a man in white holds his palms together with a garland around his neck. Several more people in white and orange stand behind them near a corrugated roof and concrete wall.

August 08 2010

2010-08-08 +1 copies

September 14 2010

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, hands resting in his lap, under a stone-pillared open pavilion. Before him stands a gilded wooden side stand holding fruit and flowers. Two priests in white dhotis with bare shaved heads kneel at the foreground, one with a brass plate of offerings. Along the right, several people in saffron and white clothing sit on the floor holding small oil lamps and brass plates. Behind the throne, a deity murti and a seated figure in orange are dressed with garlands of marigolds and a large brass lamp stands nearby. A red and white striped wall and palm trees fill the background.

2010-10-31 +2 copies