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A seated devotee in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged before a microphone stand, hands pressed together in anjali, holding an open book. Behind him, an ornate deity murti with a circular halo is draped in a gold cloth, flanked by brass kalasha pots and small decorated offerings. A lit oil lamp stands at left and a garland-adorned area with pink flowers sits nearby. Drums or metal bowls rest at the lower right.

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July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-bordered yellow shawl, seated cross-legged behind a low yellow-painted altar table. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace and gold earrings, and has white tilak marks on his forehead. He gestures with his right hand while his left hand rests on the table, with a microphone on a stand before him. Brass bowls, a spouted brass vessel, a bundle of dry sticks, a potted plant and a lit oil lamp sit on the table, and a gold-painted cart stands behind him.2014-11-25A shaved-headed man in saffron-red clothes sits cross-legged on a mat, reading from an open book held in his hands. He wears a long orange-and-gold shawl, a dark rudraksha mala, a gold bead necklace with a small pendant, and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. In front of him are steel bowls of yellow flowers, a small oil lamp with a visible flame, and incense smoke. A microphone stands beside him against a dark red wall. A devotee-style ritual setting with a lamp and flowers suggests a puja or satsang reading.2013-04-29July 29 20122012-07-29October 16 20122012-10-16July 29 20122012-07-29A photograph of a homa-style puja at an indoor shrine with a pebble-textured wall and gold cloth backdrop. Two small red-and-gold deity murti with crowns sit on a gold-draped throne with a decorated arch. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha-style beads kneels with hands joined before a microphone, behind a lit oil lamp and brass vessels. Yellow-marigold-dusted brick-like structures and a flame rise from a brass fire vessel, with a bare-headed person seen from behind at left. A few other heads are partially visible at the edges.2012-07-29A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered shawl, seated at a microphone during an evening event. He wears a long orange rudraksha mala, a smaller bead mala, and white markings on his forehead, holding his right hand to his chest in a gesture while looking down. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot with green leaves, and a bundle of white cloth and dried grass sit nearby. Dark background with a red pillar at right.2014-11-25