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A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaste at the centre of a plain room, wearing a garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace. Before him stands a wooden table holding fruit and a brass oil lamp, and a small floral arrangement. Around him, devotees sit on a red carpet: a man in white kurta and red-beaded necklace holds an offering plate, women in cream and yellow sarees with saffron-yellow shawls, a woman in a grey top with a long braid, and a man in a blue striped shirt in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt sits at left and a man in white kurta at right. Grey cabinets line the walls.

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Indoor photo of a seated figure in saffron and maroon robes holding a tall silver staff with a crescent-topped finial, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha mala. An elderly man in white shirt and dhoti kneels at lower left, holding a lit oil lamp, beside an elderly woman in a peach sari with gold bangles, both offering a puja. Two young men in orange robes and a boy in white with rudraksha beads kneel nearby. Standing behind are a man in a red shawl, a man in white, a woman in pink sari with folded hands, and a young man in orange with a camera. Wooden cabinets and a window with bamboo blinds frame the room.2014-07-10A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland with red blossoms sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned back, hands folded in prayer with eyes closed. A silver-rimmed tray of flowers and offerings sits on a gold-and-red table before him, and a devotee in white bows to it. Around him, several people sit on the floor in white, blue and yellow clothing, including a woman in white and a woman in a blue-striped top. A table to the left holds fruit, bottled water and a plate. Visible behind is a draped cloth backdrop and a red-framed doorway.2009-12-08A photograph of a home pada puja ritual indoors. A woman in a white sari with a gold border waves a lit oil lamp in front of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a white and red floral garland and rudraksha beads, who sits on an orange cushioned seat with a metal staff leaning beside. Petals and marigold flowers cover the floor in front of them. Around them, devotees kneel or stand with hands folded: a man in a white shirt with palms joined, an older man in a light shirt, girls in green and purple dress, a bald man in orange, and women in white and orange saris.2014-06-26Indoor satsang or puja in a small office-style room with yellow marigold garlands hanging on the windows and a framed deity picture on the left wall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and garlands, sits raised on an orange cushioned seat with his palms pressed together in greeting. Around him devotees sit on a red patterned rug in white and yellow saris and white kurtas, many with hands folded in namaskar; one woman in a yellow top holds a brass thali. Brass plates with fruit and flowers sit before the seated figure, and orange flowers lie in the foreground.2010-01-26A photograph of a small room with pale walls and a window with sheer curtains. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron sari sits centrally on a low seat, with a fruit and flower offering tray in front of her. A man in an orange robe with long hair and a beard stands behind her in orange clothing. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs on the left, and one man kneels with his forehead on the floor near the offerings, while another bends forward in obeisance. A man in a dhoti with a shirtless upper body and forehead tilak stands on the right with arms folded. Rose petals scattered on the tiled floor suggest a bhoomi puja ceremony.2008-04-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a room with cream walls, wooden blinds and a framed picture of a seated deity above a small altar. A central figure in orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland sits holding a trident (trishula) upright, while devotees kneel around a low rug. A kneeling woman in pink and orange sari and a white-robed man bend forward, and young saffron-robed sadhus sit nearby. Brass bowls, flowers and a woven tray of items lie on the green mat. A woman in a pink sari stands at left and a man in a light blue shirt stands at right, watching.2014-07-10June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22A photograph of a satsang hall where a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and rudraksha mala sits on a golden throne decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands and fruit offerings. In the foreground, several women in saris sit on the floor around a gold tray holding apples, sweets and brass plates, with hands joined in devotion. A woman in a lime-green sari and glasses sits with hands clasped, a woman in green and gold sari wears a multi-strand necklace, and a woman in orange-red shawl sits nearby. Men in white dhotis sit behind, and a shaved-headed man in white and a bare-chested man with white markings sit at the left edge. Pink walls, red chairs and maroon curtains fill the background, and a wooden lectern stands in the right foreground.2010-10-11July 10 20142014-07-10