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Photo of a seated group in a hall during a ritual meal or puja. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and ear piercing wears an orange robe with rudraksha malas and a silver bracelet, holding a microphone. Beside him, people in orange and white sit on the floor along a row of leaf plates, water bottles and small cups. In the background, a figure sits on a gold and red throne with a long fringed cloth, and a fire glows at left. Walls are gold and burgundy panels.

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A seated man in a maroon-pink dhoti-style garment and long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, smiling and gesturing, on a raised platform. Before him, rows of saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the floor along a long strip of green banana-leaf meal service with water bottles and food. A standing man in orange with a microphone speaks at left. A woman in white sits at the right edge. A trident stands behind the throne, and bamboo screens and a red backdrop frame the hall. The scene shows a Maheshwara Puja meal gathering.2016-03-30A seated group of men in saffron and rust-red robes eat from banana-leaf plates at a ritual gathering on a white floor covering. A man in the centre holds a microphone and speaks, wearing a red-brown shawl with a red-beaded mala and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. To the left, a man in an orange t-shirt wears a dark beaded mala, and a man in rust-red clothing sits beside them with bead necklaces. Plastic water bottles, small paper cups and food portions sit on the leaves. Behind them, people in white dhoti-style clothing stand, and another man in red sits at right with a plate. Pink and blue mats, a stand and a glass-walled hall complete the scene.2016-03-30A seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-maroon garment, a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, in a hall with bamboo blinds and a red curtain. A golden trident stands behind the throne and a small brass lamp sits on a stand beside it. Facing the throne, devotees in orange and white clothing sit cross-legged along a long row of banana-leaf plates with water bottles and steel cups, some holding papers and microphones. A man in white sits at right and a woman in red sits at left by the blinds. a person: the throne-seated figure wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with long hair, consistent with a Maheshwara Puja satsang meal setting.2016-03-30September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesMarch 30 20162016-03-30A seated man in a golden throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe, a gold-and-beaded necklace and a red-dotted forehead, holds a banana leaf plate while a row of devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on the floor on a white cloth. Water bottles, cups and food are laid out along the line. A white-clad attendant kneels at the right, and an ornate brass lamp stands on a small wooden stand near the throne in a hall with bamboo-slatted walls. The scene suggests a communal meal in the ritual setting of a Maheshwara Puja.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30A shaved-headed man in profile speaks into a handheld microphone, hands gesturing, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold-edged rust-red shawl and a small hoop earring. Behind him, several seated men in orange robes listen, and blurred figures in white and red sit in the background. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering during a Maheshwara Puja; the speaker is a priest or disciple, not identifiable from the image.2016-02-23A seated row of sannyasis in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap sit on a floor before a banana-leaf spread of fruit, bananas, limes and cups of drink. Several wear rudraksha malas and white horizontal tripundra markings across the forehead and arms. A man in the centre holds a black microphone and reads from white papers on his lap. Others have hands folded or eyes lowered. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a rosewood-coloured backdrop. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance here, so the speaker is described by role only.2016-09-30February 23 20162016-02-23December 28 20142014-12-28A seated group of saffron-robed monastics sits on the floor along a long white cloth laid with banana-leaf plates of rice, yellow curry, strawberries, small bowls and water bottles. The central man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over his bare shoulders, rudraksha malas, bracelets and glasses, and holds a handheld microphone to his mouth while speaking. Beside him a man in a red-and-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead listens. Behind them more saffron-clad people, a child in white, and a seated attendee in a wheelchair appear in a hall. Some people hold plates of food. The scene reads as a satsang-style discourse over a shared meal.2015-12-20 +1 copies