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A seated ritual scene in which devotees offer water from a golden kalasha-style cup toward a figure at left wearing an orange robe and draped in gold ornaments. A woman in a white embroidered top and black rudraksha-style beads leans forward holding the golden vessel, while a bespectacled older man in white and a young man in white with a yellow shawl and mala reach in to receive the pour. Behind them, several devotees in white with yellow shawls sit on a mat, some with folded hands and one holding a printed sheet near a microphone stand. Brass plates and a red cloth lie in the foreground.

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A group of devotees gathers on the floor of a hall for a ritual offering. In the foreground, a young woman in white with a yellow shawl pours liquid from a small silver cup, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver bowl over a large brass tray. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the silver vessels, and another woman in white stands at right. At left, a figure in orange robes sits beside silver bowls, flower petals and fruit on the tray. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow sit with hands folded. No clear a person candidate is visible; the central figures are attendants and priests.2010-08-08A photo of a group ritual at a temple-like space. A bald man in white with rudraksha mala holds a small silver lamp over a large golden tray of silver bowls with fruit. A seated woman in white with a mala and a bald man in white with glasses also hold lamps; a man in white and several women in white and yellow surround the tray, with a figure in orange seated on a golden chair at left.2010-08-30Photo of a padapuja-style ritual in a courtyard with orange and red walls. Devotees in white and yellow clothes sit around a golden ceremonial tray with silver thalis holding red-topped offerings, incense sticks and small lamps. A bald man in white robes with a rudraksha mala and eyeglasses stands at the center, holding a small plate. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp nearby, and a shaved-headed woman in white sari with bindi and mala sits at left. A figure in orange robes sits on a golden throne at the far left edge. Several people press palms together in prayer, and a bald man in white with a tilak sits at right.2010-08-30July 22 20102010-07-22A photo of a devotional seva scene in a courtyard. On the left, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange shawl rests hands on the arm of an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. In front, a woman in a white sari with an orange-pink shawl and vermilion forehead mark pours water from a steel vessel while kneeling beside a brass tray of offerings. Around them, devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls kneel and sit, including a bald man in white and young women in white and yellow. A small brass oil lamp burns on an orange-draped stand in the background, with a red-and-white striped wall behind.2010-08-16A seated group ritual with several people in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis wear gold beaded necklaces and a bare-chested man in the foreground holds a silver vessel near a gold tray. A central figure with a white vertical forehead mark passes his hand over a silver plate holding a red fruit and flowers. Women in white saris with orange shawls sit in rows on orange cloths behind, with small brass oil lamps and brass vessels placed in front of them. The setting is a tiled hall with orange walls. Practitioners appear to be performing a puja with offerings.2010-09-08A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A figure in orange robes, seen only from the knees down, sits on an ornate golden throne with carved gold panels. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and another in a yellow-bordered cream sari with a mala reach toward a large silver tray holding flowers, fruit, bowls and a small silver vessel. A man in white with a mala leans in at the right, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a mala sits with hands pressed together at the upper right. Further figures in white and yellow sit behind. The scene is a devotee offering to the seated guru's feet.2010-08-21A photograph of a ritual offering scene. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth, with a horizontal white tilak on his forehead, bending forward with his hands over a golden tray of silver bowls holding milk, offerings and red kumkum. Women in white and red saris with gold bangles and yellow blouses, one with hands folded in prayer, sit around the tray, and a man in white is seated to the right. In the foreground, the orange and red garments of sannyasis are visible. The scene appears to be a pada puja offering.2010-08-04July 22 20102010-07-22November 19 20092009-11-19August 01 20102010-08-01A padapuja scene in which devotees in white and gold-bordered clothing sit on a carpet before a golden throne. On the throne sits a figure in saffron-orange robes with a large red flower garland around the neck; the figure's face is cut off by the frame, so no identity is assigned. A bald elderly man in white kneels in front, a man in a white shirt with a white shawl offers white flowers at the feet, and women in white saffron-bordered saris sit with palms pressed together. Brass bowls with offerings, a silver bowl of red petals and a tray of fruit and sweets sit nearby, and golden lion figures flank the throne.