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A photograph of a seated devotee gathering in an orange-walled hall during a morning satsang-style offering. In the foreground, a figure wearing a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha mala and purple cap stands at a low gilded platform on the left, with fruit and flower garlands on a silver plate nearby. Around a golden tray of brass dishes and lit oil lamps, several seated devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls hold their hands in anjali or offer flame. Others sit on orange mats in the background, and a white-clad person stands near the doorway.

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A photograph of a devotional ritual inside a red-walled hall. At left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and stands before a small framed picture on a wooden stand. He holds a tray of flowers, fruit and incense. Seated devotees in white and yellow garments, some with orange shawls, hold lit oil lamps and join their palms in prayer. Brass thalis and a gold-coloured ritual vessel sit on the floor in front, and a bald older man in white kneels at the lower edge. Red cushions and mats line the floor, and a small blue sign hangs on the far wall.2010-08-16August 01 20102010-08-01August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja inside an orange-walled hall. A man at left wears an orange robe and a yellow marigold garland, standing with hands together and facing a seated group. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together in prayer on the floor. In the foreground, silver-rimmed brass plates hold offerings and flowers on a gold tray, and a wooden box holds pomegranates and bananas. A red cushioned seat is at left, and a row of women and children sits in the background.2010-08-19A photograph of a satsang or puja gathering in a red-walled hall. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at a wooden lectern on the left, facing the group and gesturing as he speaks. Seated on the floor are devotees: women in white and yellow saris, a man in white with a saffron shawl, and a woman in white with hands in anjali. A bald man in white sits at the front. Before them is a gold-rimmed table with brass plates of fruit, marigold flowers, betel leaves, coconuts and orange shawls. A framed photograph sits on the lectern and a microphone stand stands behind it. About a dozen people are visible.2010-08-16August 07 20102010-08-07A photograph inside a red and orange ritual hall during a Pratyaksha Pada Puja. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at right with palms pressed together in namaste, with a red-cushioned seat and a wooden tray of fruit and offerings beside him; the appearance is a person, with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, though the presentation is limited to clothing and hair, so identity remains uncertain. Seated at left, several men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas sit near a microphone, one holding it. A woman in a yellow sari with a red bindi sits in front of brass plates of lamps and flowers, while a young girl in orange sits beside her. A woman with light hair in orange and a blonde woman sit in the foreground. Standing in the background are a man in an orange scarf and two men in white robes, one with hands folded.2010-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja in an orange-walled hall. A man in orange robes with a yellow flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at left, hands resting on his knees and eyes closed. In front of him, a gold tray holds many small silver bowls, pink flowers and a kalasha-like vessel. Several devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats, hands folded in anjali, some holding brass plates or offerings. A rudraksha mala hangs at the lower left, and a small sign on the wall reads in Kannada. Several other people, including a child, sit further back. The setting appears to be an ashram satsang or puja gathering.2010-08-19A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair sits on a red and gold throne-like seat, hands folded in namaste, while brass thalis with offerings and fruit sit before a gathered group. Probable Swamiji with long hair and saffron robe, seated on the throne as the receiving figure. Around him, devotees in white and yellow clothing sit cross-legged with hands joined in prayer; a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels near brass plates, and a woman in a yellow shawl and a man in white sit nearby. Orange walls, a potted plant and a blue sign reading 'Silence please' complete the ashram hall setting.2010-08-03August 03 20102010-08-03August 15 20102010-08-15Indoor ritual scene in an orange-walled hall. A man on the left wears an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and has hair tied up in a knot, seated on a red cushioned throne-like seat with a silver plate of fruit (mangoes, bananas, apples) on a wooden stand beside him. Around him, devotees sit on the floor: several women in white with yellow shawls and saffron-coloured wraps hold their palms together in prayer or hold lamps, a man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits in front, and a woman in white bends forward with an oil lamp. A silver tray with flames and offerings sits on the floor in the foreground. Blue Kannada-language sign on the wall reads a notice about a place for devotees. Ritual padapuja-style worship in progress.2010-08-05