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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a red-and-white painted hall. A seated figure in long swept-back dark hair, a flowing saffron-orange robe and rudraksha beads with hands pressed in anjali sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, eyes closed. A young man in a striped polo shirt with glasses and a red thread on his wrist kneels with palms joined before silver thalis of offerings on a gold tray. Another person in white with a yellow shawl prostrates on the floor at the left. Two heads of children or young people are visible in the lower right foreground. Behind the throne hang orange curtains, and a wall board lists donors of the Ananda Sabha. Brass bell and a tray of fruit sit nearby.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with a red and white striped wall. A man seated on an ornate gold and red throne, wearing orange robes draped over his shoulders and a white and red flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in prayer and eyes closed; his feet rest on a gold tray. Bare-footed, he has long swept-back hair and a red forehead mark. Seated on the floor to the left is an older man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a vertical tilak and glasses, looking down. In the lower right, a woman with dark hair in a yellow garment stoops with hands folded before silver bowls of offerings and a silver plate. Behind, a wall board titled Dhyanapeetam lists donors who built Ananda Sabha, year 2005, and fruit sits in a bowl on a side table.2010-08-01A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in an ashram hall with orange-and-white striped walls. A man with long swept-back hair in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his hands folded in prayer, while devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit on the floor before him. Devotees hold orange cloths and offering trays with flowers and fruit, and a seated man in white with a yellow shawl sits in the background. A black board with a white-lettered list of names hangs on the wall behind them. A man in white walks through a doorway at left. Several devotees in the foreground, including a bald man in white, are offering cloth and reaching toward the seated figure's feet.2010-08-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold and red throne with his bare feet resting on a gold footstool, hands folded in namaskar with a long dark hairstyle visible. In front of him, devotees kneel on a stone floor for a padapuja: a young man in white dhoti with a white forehead mark and gold chain, a woman in white sari, and a seated young man in a striped polo with folded hands. Brass plates with fruit and metal bowls sit on the floor, and a bald priest in white with a yellow-and-white shawl kneels at lower left. Behind them, white-clad men walk past an orange-and-red wall beside a black board of printed names reading Ananda Sabha, with a red-and-white striped band and a hanging orange curtain. The scene is a temple courtyard setting.2010-08-03August 01 20102010-08-01August 03 20102010-08-03A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold-ornate throne, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a long orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow and orange flowers. Before him, several women in white and yellow sarees kneel with folded hands, and silver plates hold oil lamps, flowers and offerings. Behind them is an orange-and-white striped wall beside a black board labelled Dhyanapeetham and a carved stone shrine.2010-08-19A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions, eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow and pink flowers. Before the throne, several women and girls kneel in white and yellow clothing with hands joined in prayer, while a woman in a white sari with a red border kneels nearby. Silver and brass plates holding flowers and offerings are arranged on the floor in front. Behind them stands a red-and-white striped pillar, a stone carving of a deity murti, and a dark board with a name list on a wall. Orange curtains hang beside a wooden cabinet. The seated figure appears to match the a person based on saffron robes, rudraksha mala and flower garland, presented in a satsang-style setting.2010-08-19A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, hands pressed together in namaste, on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions. He wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl. In front of the throne, a devotee in a white and yellow shawl kneels with a silver plate of offerings, and a man in a striped polo sits near a brass tray; seated people in white garments with yellow shawls are visible behind. A black board lists devotee names, a carved stone shrine sits on a red-and-white striped wall, and a pair of brass bells hangs nearby. The setting appears to be a padapuja ritual in an ashram hall.2010-08-03A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed necklace, with a red cushion behind him. Around him, several devotees in white and saffron stand and sit on the floor, holding brass plates with orange cloths and small offerings, as if presenting items during a ritual. The room has orange walls with red-and-white striped pillars and a framed board on the wall. a person (saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ornate throne suggest the central figure is a person), seated in person; the devotees in white are presenting offerings. Several people are visible, roughly six to eight.2010-08-07August 01 20102010-08-01A seated man in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a thick yellow and red-flower garland and hands pressed together in namaskar. Before him, several people kneel with folded hands: a bald man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala, a man in white with a mala, and two women in saris, one in blue. Brass plates with flowers and fruit sit in front, and a woman in a white sari stands in the background before a wall with red and white stripes and a board listing devotee names. The setting is an ashram hall with a deity murti on a small shrine at right.2010-08-15August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies