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Outdoor photo of a ceremony under a decorated tent on a raised stage covered with a patterned red carpet. A tall, long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sari-style wrap and a gold necklace stands center, reaching toward a garland held by a man in orange robes. To the left, two young men wear cream-white dhotis and shawls with orange stoles. A gold kalasha-style brass vessel sits in the foreground, with a pink and white rope barrier along the stage edge. Behind them, a yellow and red floral backdrop and pink draped fabric frame the scene. Visible people number around five on stage plus a few spectators at the left edge.

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A ceremonial puja on a stage with a colourful painted backdrop showing a deity murti with orange and gold ornaments and a decorated arch. In the centre, a man in a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border and a multi-coloured flower garland holds a plate of offerings while standing barefoot before a fire pit with flames and marigold and rose garlands. To his left, a shaved-headed young man in an orange-brown cloth and a rudraksha mala, holding a small ritual implement, stands beside a younger man in saffron-orange robes with a tilak and mala who holds a paper. Behind, men in white kurtas stand with hands in anjali, and a man in white with a gold shawl holds an offering. Silver puja vessels sit on a mat in the foreground.2013-05-17A photograph inside a large white tent with a red and gold embroidered backdrop. A long white cloth runs down the centre, lined with many brass oil lamps and ritual vessels, and a red-and-gold carpet lies beneath. Several people in white dhotis and cream kurtas with orange shawls stand in rows along the lamps, while others in saffron-orange robes stand nearby; a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the front-right. Orange and blue banners hang overhead. Behind the rows, sannyasis and attendants move about the tent, consistent with a padapuja-style ritual arrangement.2008-01-01A photo of a ritual in a hall with a turquoise and beige wall and a pedestal fan at left. A seated figure in saffron-orange dress with a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace sits on a white-draped throne before a decorated deity murti framed by a green, white and pink flower arch. A younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bordered shawl stands at left, tying a yellow thread around the seated figure's wrist. Another man stands behind at left. Marigold and rose petals cover the throne, and a brass plate of flowers sits at lower right.2006-05-21A photograph of a tent interior with a blue and white embroidered backdrop and a red carpet. In the foreground a long-haired man in an orange cloth wrap and a garland of white and red flowers smiles and holds a flower bundle. To the left an elderly bald man in orange robes stands beside a draped red and pink fabric. Behind them a young person in a cream kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped, and a man in cream clothes and an orange shawl holds a camera. Another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in the foreground, identified by his long hair, orange wrap, and garland; he is the speaker of the event described on the page.2008-01-01December 20 20112011-12-20January 01 20082008-01-01December 20 20112011-12-20January 01 20092009-01-01September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNovember 26 20112011-11-26 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesA seated long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl sits on a red-cushioned ornate throne, garlanded with white jasmine and pink and orange flowers, with his bare feet on a red cushion. Two men in plain white kurtas stand at a low table holding a cake on a tray, while a man in an orange robe stands behind the throne. Pink and red drapes, colourful striped banners and a spotlight frame the setting, and a woman in a white sari stands at right among onlookers. The scene reads as a birthday cake offering during a satsang-style event; the seated figure's appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, orange clothing and throne with garlands.2006-12-27