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Photograph of a pooja or satsang inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and large windows. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland sits on a raised seat beside a golden lion-shaped stand, hands folded in namaste. Seated on the floor in rows are many devotees, mostly in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shawls or saffron-orange stoles, some with hands pressed together. In front are brass plates of fruit, sweets and offerings on red and patterned mats, and a tray of apples and oranges sits near the lower left. A bald older man in white kneels with folded hands near the center. Stage speakers stand against the wall.

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A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof and wooden beams, where a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red flower garland stands with hands folded at left beside a golden lion-shaped stand and a tray of fruit. Seated on the floor in front of him, many devotees in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls sit in rows before offerings of fruit, sweets and small dishes arranged on a long white cloth. A bald man in white clothes bends forward over the offerings, while women in white and yellow and some in orange shawls press their palms together in prayer. Pillows, a microphone and a water bottle are visible at the edge of the scene.November 20 20092009-11-20A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, where a seated group performs a puja before a golden throne-like seat. In the foreground, a standing figure in saffron robes with a red flower garland stands with palms pressed together, while a seated figure in saffron sits on a golden peetha beside offerings. Devotees sit on the floor in white dhotis and saris with yellow shawls and saffron stoles, before brass plates of fruit, sweets and flowers. A cameraman on a tripod in white and saffron films the scene at right. Several people in the rows, many in yellow shawls, sit with hands folded in prayer.2009-11-20A photograph of a pada puja ritual in an open-sided hall. A figure in an orange robe with a red flower garland stands at left before an ornate gold throne, hands pressed together in namaskar; the throne has a golden lion-form base and a red cushion. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls chant and offer; a man in white holds a tray of flowers and fruit, and women in white and yellow sit on the floor before brass plates of fruit, sweets and offerings. Apples, bananas and a basket of wrapped candies sit on a table at left, and a microphone stands before the chanting group. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based candidate only with weak cues, so the candidate is marked unsure and not named.A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a golden lion base, wearing an orange saffron garment and a white and pink flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around him in a tented hall, devotees in white and yellow-scarved clothing sit with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands among them. Silver bowls holding oil lamps and offerings are arranged in front, with a camera on a tripod at the right. A red curtain backdrop and a fruit tray with sweets sit at the left.2009-12-26November 20 20092009-11-20August 08 20092009-08-08Devotees sit on red and patterned rugs in an open pavilion while a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest, hands joined in namaskar. Around the rugs are brass bowls and plates of fruit, sweets and pineapple, with a brass lamp in the foreground. Several women wear white and yellow-bordered saris, one woman wears a red sari, and a man in white sits at left. Yellow curtains and a window with palm foliage are behind them.2009-11-19December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesA seated man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands at the left beside a golden throne-like seat with a gilded lion-faced carved backrest, his hands joined in namaskar. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the floor in a covered open-sided hall, many with hands folded. In front of them, a long cloth is laid with bowls of fruit, sweets, flowers, a tray of lit oil lamps and a brass plate. A microphone stands near a seated speaker in white and yellow. On the left, a basket holds apples and sweets. Bright yellow and orange shawls and a red garland stand out against the white clothing.2009-11-20A photograph of a seated session in an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-slatted roof. On the left, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with hands folded in greeting; a gilded lion-shaped armrest is visible. In front of him is a tray holding apples, rudraksha malas, flower garlands and small offering packets. Around a central mat, about a dozen devotees sit in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls, hands pressed together in namaste; one man wears a white shirt and grey trousers, and women wear red and white saris. A speaker stands on a ledge behind them.2009-12-03A seated man in orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with lion-carved armrests, hands pressed together in anjali. Around him on the floor, devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls sit in rows holding small glass cups and vessels, appearing to take part in a ritual offering or padapuja. A gilded deity or ceremonial item and a tray of fruit sit at left. Windows and yellow cloth hangings frame the pavilion-like hall.2009-12-06