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A multi-panel collage of photographs from a temple ritual event. The large right panel shows a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne in a saffron-orange turban, saffron robes with gold border, rudraksha mala and gold bangles, smiling with hands resting in lap, against a backdrop with a large gold medallion. Smaller left panels show people in white and saffron clothing holding brass oil lamps and bells during an aarti, a group of children and women in saffron and pink seated with small brass lamps and offering plates, and boys seated on the floor with lamps in a red-walled hall. The collage is captioned in the page header with a photo-of-the-day title.

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November 09 20112011-11-09November 20 20112011-11-20September 24 20102010-09-24A seated man in an ornate gold-and-red throne, dressed in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, performs namaskar with palms pressed together. Beside him on the gold-framed side table sit a plate of fruit and flower offerings. Around him, white-clad priests in white dhotis and gold necklaces hold lit oil lamps and aarti lamps during a puja, while women with braided hair and yellow-trimmed clothing watch in the foreground. A dark curtain forms the backdrop. Seven or more people are visible.2010-11-24November 09 20112011-11-09September 16 20132013-09-16A seated man in an orange robe and orange turban-free head with long hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a white beaded mala and bracelets, hands clasped, smiling. In front of him a gold-rimmed round table holds plates of fruit and offerings. A woman in a pink and blue sari kneels with palms joined on the left, and a bald man in a yellow and orange robe kneels with hands folded on the right. A young girl in pink and white and a boy in white sit at the left edge. Behind the throne hangs a large red banner with a smiling portrait of a young man in an orange turban and a deity image in the upper right, with garlanded statues of deities at the left. The scene reads as a seated teaching or puja setting.2012-07-10A photograph of a seated man with closed eyes on an ornate silver throne at a stage ceremony. He wears long swept-back dark hair, an orange-saffron garment with yellow borders, a rudraksha mala of large beads and a gold ceremonial necklace, and a red bindi. Two women in matching saffron saris with yellow borders kneel at the sides: the one on the left holds a small lit lamp, the one on the right holds a lamp in a silver stand. A fire burns in a bowl in front of the throne, with a man in dark clothing seen from behind. Behind them are a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a red-orange backdrop with chakra symbols. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated on the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; the portrait behind him is a depiction. Brass bowls, a flower arrangement and a yellow-draped table complete the puja setting.2014-04-29A multi-panel collage graphic of temple and satsang scenes. Top left: a man in orange robe with rudraksha mala holds a tiered brass oil lamp aarti. Right: a smiling person in an orange turban and gold jewellery raises folded hands before a golden deity murti decorated with garlands. Middle left: a large seated audience of women in colourful saris facing a platform. Middle: several women in orange and yellow saris seated with puja items. Bottom left: men in white dhotis and orange shawls perform a ritual with a fire pit in a hall. The pictured activities are shown in panels; no physical people are counted for the collage itself.2011-12-03 +2 copiesDecember 02 20102010-12-02March 31 20122012-03-31A seated man in a yellow turban, yellow dhoti and yellow shawl, with long wavy hair, rudraksha beads and gold bangles, smiles while receiving a framed photograph or card from a hand in front of him. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari stands near a brass oil lamp with a red bag, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak holds a small child. Another woman in a white sari with hair pinned faces him. Marigold garlands hang at the right edge and a red curtain sits behind. The man in yellow matches the described a person appearance cues, so this is a person receiving a puja offering from devotees.2011-11-04