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August 11 20082008-08-11August 11 20082008-08-11A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.2009-08-20A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a plain room with pale green walls. On a white-draped table stands a framed photograph of a man with long hair in an orange robe, garlanded with red and white flowers and labelled "PARA...NANDA" on the frame. Two brass oil lamps flank the portrait, and rose petals and marigolds lie before it. In front, a woman in a white sari with pink border offers flowers over a plate of fruit, bananas and a tray of petals. Several seated women in white saris and a man in white clothing with a pendant and a child in striped shirt sit on mats around the offerings. A wall display shelf above holds small framed photographs.A small home room with mint-green walls where a group of devotees sit on the floor in a satsang or puja gathering. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red-pink border and a black bead mala speaks while others listen. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark mala sits at left beside two women in white saris. On a white-draped table in the center stands a large framed portrait of a man in orange robes wearing a floral garland, with brass oil lamps lit on either side and marigold and rose petals scattered before it. Trays hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a flower-garlanded plate sits on a mat in front. A television and shelves of framed photographs fill the background.A photograph of a small whitewashed room during a homa ceremony. On a table against the wall stands a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair and a saffron-coloured garment seated on an ornate gold throne, draped with pink and white flower garlands; a second portrait of a man with long hair appears above it. Brass oil lamps burn beside an offering table laden with fruit, eggs, coconuts, flowers and plates of food, with saffron-coloured sweets stacked in front. Several people in white clothing sit with hands folded in prayer; in the foreground a person in white bends over the offerings near a flame, and a bowl of pink flower petals is at the lower left.2006-02-27A photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls and a tiled floor. On the left, a large framed portrait labelled with a bearded-free figure in saffron robes and a long necklace sits on a white-draped table decorated with yellow and red flowers, a saffron cloth, and a brass oil lamp burning. In the centre, a woman in a pink sari bends forward and a man in white kneels before a low red-cloth-covered platform with flowers and a lit lamp. A woman in a purple sari with a gold necklace bows in the foreground. Standing men in white shirts and trousers watch in the background, and a white-draped table holds other objects. A portrait of a person is visible on the table; the framed figure is shown in saffron, not a labelled caption.2007-01-07July 25 20092009-07-25A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a small table draped in white cloth. On the table stands a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland, flanked by two brass oil lamps and fresh flower offerings. Before her a white stone platform holds a brass vessel, flowers and incense sticks, and rows of coconut-like offerings lie along the right edge. To the right, a woman in a white sari with green trim, a young girl in white and a boy in a dark jacket sit watching, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits beside them. Bare plastered walls and a concrete floor frame the simple home puja.2009-10-10A photograph of a small room with pale patterned walls and a blue cloth on the floor, set up for a puja. Before him sit a woman in a white saree with hands joined, a man in orange robes with folded hands, and two men in white with yellow shawls, one with hands together. A woman in a beige and purple saree stands at left with hands folded. Offerings on the floor include fruit such as apples, oranges and bananas, sweets, a silver bowl, a kalasha-style brass vessel, a silver plate, flowers and a tray of coconut-shaped items.2009-07-25A puja at a temple with white pillars and red, yellow and blue patterned hangings. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the floor before a framed portrait of a woman garlanded with white and pink flower strands, placed on a cane chair with red cushions. Fruit, bananas, brass vessels, oil lamps and offerings are arranged on white-sheeted platforms covered with petals. A standing attendant in white dhoti and saffron shawl holds a cloth. Children and women in traditional dress sit in the foreground watching. A small dark deity murti stands behind the seated man.April 08 20062006-04-08 +1 copies