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A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with a red-brown wall and latticed windows. At right, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate wooden throne decorated with garlands and a green-white-saffron fringe. Before the throne, a woman in a yellow sari with folded hands is seated on a striped mat, beside a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a man in white robes ringing a handbell. Trays of flowers, fruit, coconuts and banana leaves lie on the cloth at left, with a golden kalasha nearby. Devotees in yellow, orange and white sit behind, and a white-clad attendant stands at left. A camera on a tripod is visible.

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A ritual homa or yagna in an open-sided hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala kneels on an orange mat, reaching toward a square arrangement of yellow bricks around a fire pit. A man in white dhoti and white shirt holding a plate of offerings stands at left, and another in white with a mala stands beside him. A seated woman in red and a seated man in white sit near a golden throne-like peetha with an empty seat, a seated woman in yellow sits in the background. Brass kalashas, banana-leaf plates of rice and food, and flower garlands sit in front, and a deity murti in red and gold cloth is at right. Several women in white and green saris stand at the far right. A framed photo board hangs on the back wall.2010-12-23October 17 20102010-10-17October 15 20082008-10-15August 26 20092009-08-26A temple-hall puja in progress. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised pink-and-magenta cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold shrine, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around them devotees sit on mats: a shaved-headed man in orange on the left, another in orange behind him, and several people in white kurtas and cream clothing in the foreground, plus a woman in a yellow salwar kameez at right. Brass pots, a steel kalasha, a thali with flower petals and flower vases are on the floor. Behind them stand gilded deity murtis dressed in orange and red cloth, and a dark-skinned deity with a crown and garland hangs in a framed niche at left. The scene suggests a pada puja.2009-10-03December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a padapuja in an indoor pavilion with yellow and white drapery. A figure with long dark hair and an orange robe, wearing a red flower garland and white marigold garland, sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-shaped arms. Around a red-and-maroon carpet, about seven devotees in white clothes with yellow and gold-bordered shawls sit in prayer with folded hands; one older bald man in white holds flowers near the throne's footstool, and a metal tray of yellow flowers sits in the foreground beside brass bowls of food, bananas and a kalasha. A ceiling fan and a framed picture are visible on the left.August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a temple-style ritual on a raised stage. In the centre, a bald, white-bearded priest in an orange-yellow dhoti and white forehead markings holds a flower garland and stands before a silver kalasha-shaped lamp stand decorated with marigold garlands. Behind him, a gold-framed throne holds a deity murti draped in multicoloured flower garlands. To the right, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a pink sash and rudraksha beads sits beside another murti. To the left, a woman in orange robes with gold jewellery and a seated man in orange sit on a red-and-gold throne. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, sit in front, one at a microphone. Offering plates of fruit, flowers and vermilion lie on the floor, and a dark monitor sits at the front edge.2013-07-18August 22 20112011-08-22June 12 20042004-06-12A photograph of a fire ritual, a homa or yagna, on a white-tiled fire pit where flames burn with wood and offerings. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and an orange robe sits cross-legged, gesturing while speaking into a microphone on a stand; the appearance is consistent with the page's Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated at the ritual. Beside him a smiling man in orange robes sits, and to the right another orange-clad man with a gold necklace holds a tray. Plates of flowers, fruits, brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel and marigold garlands surround the fire pit. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow shawls and orange robes sit along a wall, with an orange-draped seat at left.2008-12-26