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Indoor ceremony on a white cloth and blue mat before a red curtain and potted plants. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate golden throne, hands raised in blessing. Around him, devotees in orange and gold robes, several with rudraksha malas, sit with palms joined in prayer. Women in white and red-bordered saris kneel nearby. Brass and steel bowls of food, plates of yellow offerings, and a kalasha-like vessel are arranged on the floor.

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December 29 20142014-12-29December 16 20132013-12-16 +1 copiesMay 09 20142014-05-09A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a pink wall and dark red curtain. A man with long hair, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, with a vase of orange flowers and a small brass figure beside him. Seated on the floor before him are devotees: a woman in a white sari with glasses, a man in a white shirt, and several others with heads bowed in prayer. Ritual items such as flower-decorated trays are arranged in front of them. On the left, priests in white dhotis with orange shawls and a man in a white turban chant, one holding a microphone and a book. A drummer with an ornate headdress sits behind them. Children and women in saris are seen from behind in the foreground.2011-02-25A seated man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a raised platform, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Before him, a group of devotees sits on the floor: a man in white with striped white-and-ochre body markings, a woman in a yellow top holding a small silver cup, a woman in a pink-and-maroon sari holding a brass lamp, and several women in dark and yellow clothing. A shaved-headed man in orange holds a microphone at the back. Silver plates of offerings, two red apples and a small floral arrangement sit on a gold side table beside the throne, and a standing fan stands behind it.2010-11-30December 30 20142014-12-30A photo of a padapuja ceremony in a wood-panelled hall. A man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red wrap and ornate gold necklaces, sits on an ornate golden throne holding a tall silver staff while a devotee in white kneels before him with a brass plate of fruit and flowers, which the seated man appears to receive. Several devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls sit on the floor around him holding brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings, and a bald man in red robes sits in the background. A deity murti draped in garlands stands in the background beside a palm plant, and a projection screen shows a white figure. Seated man is a probable Swamiji by the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and orange-red clothing on a throne.2014-12-29December 29 20142014-12-29A photograph of an indoor ritual food offering. A man in a rust-orange and saffron wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved back, wearing a red-orange shawl and a beaded necklace, with a dark-haired face and a tilted head. He reaches down to take food from a young girl in a teal top who kneels before him and holds a bowl over a row of steel pots and vessels on a white-covered table. A silver tray holds green leaves and two small mounds of white food. Behind them, several men and women in white dhotis, saris and shawls with gold borders stand around the table, one woman holding a silver sieve. A red sofa and a blue backdrop appear at right. The setting suggests a prasadam or annadan serving.2015-12-20 +1 copiesA ceremonial padapuja in a covered pavilion with yellow curtains. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white garland sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, hands folded in namaskar. Seated devotees on the floor in front, a man in white, a woman in orange, and women in yellow and white saris, attend with brass plates of offerings, flowers and fruit. Gilded lion-shaped armrests and a tray of items sit beside the throne. Watermarked archive photo.2009-08-25October 26 20102010-10-26A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with long dark hair and a red-orange garment with a cream-and-gold shawl, faces a seated congregation at a paada pooja in a wood-panelled hall. Behind the throne stands a gold ornamental canopy and a deity murti adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. In the foreground, devotees in white and orange-red shawls kneel and sit with brass plates, offering flowers and trays. Yellow and purple flowers decorate the lower left. Several white-clad people and women in saffron and maroon saris are seated in rows, with a white chair and plants on the right. The figure on the throne appears to be a person based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a shawl, presented as the central figure receiving the pooja.2014-12-30