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Photograph of a ritual inside a red-walled tent. A seated figure in an orange-red turban, bare-chested with an orange-gold garment, long dark hair, and a gold ceremonial necklace with a rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, taking offerings from a silver plate. Beside him a man in white shirt with an orange-red shawl kneels and scoops a yellow-green offering from a large silver bowl. Behind, a man in white with a red shawl and a woman in white with gold border hold trays; framed photos and orange-draped tables stand near a red display panel. Visible people: five.

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October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-style hall during a Guru Purnima satsang. On the right, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion base wears a red-and-orange turban, red beaded rudraksha garland and ceremonial gold necklace, with a silver staff beside him. Behind him are yellow and white flower garlands. In front, a large gold platform holds brass trays of offerings, flowers, small lamps and a central floral arrangement. Seated devotees in white and red saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, face the throne, with men in white shirts standing behind. Several people in white have light hair in the foreground. Gold pillars with carved lions frame the scene. Around 30 people are visible.2015-07-31July 18 20122012-07-18January 14 20142014-01-14May 08 20142014-05-08January 21 20182018-01-21August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesIndoor ritual session in a large hall with a red-and-cream decor. A figure seated on a gold-trimmed throne at left, wearing an orange turban and orange-gold shawl, faces a bald man in white clothes and an orange sash who smiles and holds a brass bowl of petals. Behind him, many people in white robes and orange sashes stand and sit, several wearing white head caps. Those seated in front, in orange and maroon robes, sit on the floor before plates of offerings and small lamps. Rose petals scatter over white cloths and red carpets on the floor.2015-10-23A smiling man in a red-orange robe with a tall red and gold turban, long dark hair, a gold beaded necklace and red rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornately carved white throne with a leopard-print cushion. His right arm is extended outward while a man in white kneels and bows his head toward him, receiving the blessing. Behind them, a woman in a dark outfit and a woman in a white sari with a beaded mala stand near a framed portrait of a seated figure. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long hair, a turban, saffron-red clothing and ornate necklaces, and occupies the throne in a blessing posture.2018-04-30September 16 20152015-09-16A seated man on a gold-carved throne with a red velvet back, decorated with fresh garlands of white, yellow and magenta flowers and a deity relief at the top. He wears a cream turban, a deep red silk kurta with gold trim and a gold sash, and white dhoti. He sits with palms pressed together in namaste toward a kneeling woman in a white sari with gold border who also has her hands folded in prayer. A young girl in white and an attendant in orange robes stand nearby, with a fringed blue canopy at the right edge. The setting is a stage with a dark backdrop and white draped platform.2008-01-07Photograph of an annadan-style food offering in an indoor hall with a red-and-gold ornate throne at the centre. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with an orange-gold border and a beaded necklace, sits on the throne and scoops yellow rice from a steel tray with his right hand. Around him, several people in orange and red robes and beaded malas serve food: a shaved-headed man in orange at lower left, a shaved-headed man with glasses in orange at lower centre, and a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha-style mala at right. Steel trays of yellow rice sit on a red and blue patterned carpet, with steel pots and a water bottle nearby. Whether the seated man is a person is uncertain, as the cues are limited to long hair and ceremonial clothing.2013-11-15