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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.

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August 01 20102010-08-01A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland, with a red bindi on his forehead. The gold throne has a red velvet seat and carved backrest. Around him, several devotees in white and yellow clothing sit on the floor with brass plates of offerings, and a seated man in white with an orange shawl has hands folded. Behind are a carved stone pillar, orange draped cloth, a fruit and flower offering tray, and a red metal gate. The scene appears to be a satsang or darshan setting.2010-08-01A 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.2010-08-03August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 01 20102010-08-01A 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 photograph of a ceremonial puja in an open courtyard. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a flowing saffron-orange garment, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together in namaskar and his eyes closed. Smoke rises beside him from an incense or offering area, and a tray of red apples and flowers sits on a golden table. Seated in front on the floor are a man in white clothing with a bald head, a woman in a magenta sari, a young man in white holding ritual items, and a man in white with glasses. Two girls with braided or tied-back hair are in the foreground, one wearing yellow, near trays of apples and offerings. A banana plant and red curtain stand behind the throne, and a dark wall plaque with printed names is visible. Seated figures are in a supporting ritual role, and the throned man is shown in devotional posture.2010-09-13September 13 20102010-09-13Photograph of a ritual puja in an orange-walled hall with red and white striped trim. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands joined, while a line of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on the floor with palms pressed together. Brass plates holding offerings sit in front of them, and a woman in orange sits at the lower right. A man in white stands in the doorway and another sits in the background. A wall board lists names, and a microphone stands at the left.2010-08-09September 13 20102010-09-13 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gilded arms, wearing a thick garland of yellow marigolds with red and green accents, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron robes and ceremonial garland cues visible on the seated figure. Nearby, a bald man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala and a man in white hold their palms joined in namaste; a woman in blue and another in a white shawl also sit with folded hands. Brass plates of flowers and offerings sit before the throne, and a dark wooden board with names hangs on the orange-and-red pillared hall behind, with a small deity murti in a niche.2010-08-15August 01 20102010-08-01