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November 24 2007

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A devotional scene inside a temple hall with white pillars and colourful banners. A woman in an orange sari with a wooden mala sits on a red carpet, touching the head of a man in a striped shirt who kneels and bows forward with his forehead to the floor. Beside them a younger man in a yellow shirt also bows, and a woman in a blue salwar kameez stands with hands folded. Several onlookers stand near the back. A large framed portrait on a stand shows a smiling long-haired figure in an orange robe with rudraksha malas, next to a rattan chair draped in striped fabric. A brass tray with flowers and a small lamp sits on the carpet in front.November 24 20072007-11-24November 24 20072007-11-24A temple interior where a devotee in a cream kurta bows with forehead to the floor on a patterned mat before a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and a beaded mala, with a sannyasi in orange robes kneeling beside a brass tray holding flowers and a lamp. Five standing devotees with folded hands watch: men in white shirts, a young person in a dark t-shirt, and women in a red sari and a striped yellow-green salwar. Pink flowers sit on a cane chair beside the portrait, and the pillars are painted with red, blue and yellow geometric patterns. Brass vessels and flower petals lie on the floor.November 24 20072007-11-24Indoor ritual scene in a white-walled hall with a dark polished floor. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders wears a gold pendant necklace and stands beside a tiger-striped cloth draped over a rattan armchair. On the chair stands a large framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, depicting a seated figure in orange robes with a white garland and a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in blessing. In front, on a red patterned rug, a man in a white shirt and brown dhoti prostrates face-down. A brass plate holds a yellow-tinted offering ringed with white flowers, and a brass vessel sits at the left edge. Another person in white stands in the background near a curtain.November 24 20072007-11-24A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl draped over the body, seated on a red cushioned throne with gold trim. The figure leans forward to touch the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and dark trousers, who rests on a patterned red-and-blue carpet and holds a white cloth. Standing around them are about a dozen men in white shirts, one in a striped shirt, and one in orange and white robes. A silver tray holding fruit and offerings sits at the right edge. Several men appear to be holding notepads or papers.2010-09-05A photograph inside a white stone temple hall at night, with a framed portrait of a long-haired man in an orange robe set on a rattan chair garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In front of the portrait, a man in an orange robe and a dark-haired man in a red shirt kneel on a red and patterned mat. A young girl in a light outfit bows her head toward them. Two young men in white shirts stand at the right, watching. Framed photographs hang on the pillars above, and a small lamp glows in the background.A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold and red throne with his bare feet resting on a gold footstool, hands folded in namaskar with a long dark hairstyle visible. In front of him, devotees kneel on a stone floor for a padapuja: a young man in white dhoti with a white forehead mark and gold chain, a woman in white sari, and a seated young man in a striped polo with folded hands. Brass plates with fruit and metal bowls sit on the floor, and a bald priest in white with a yellow-and-white shawl kneels at lower left. Behind them, white-clad men walk past an orange-and-red wall beside a black board of printed names reading Ananda Sabha, with a red-and-white striped band and a hanging orange curtain. The scene is a temple courtyard setting.2010-08-03Indoor satsang scene in a hall with a blue wall banner in yellow Tamil lettering and floral garlands strung across the top. A man in a saffron-and-gold turban and a saffron-orange shawl over yellow clothing, wearing a large floral garland, sits on a red throne-like chair and extends his right hand in blessing toward a bowing man in a red-and-black checked shirt and dark trousers. Around them stand people in white shirts and dhotis, including a bespectacled man with a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white sari, and children. A brass plate with offerings and a small tray sit on a striped mat at the front, and an attendant holds a small silver vessel on the right.2002-07-07 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. A standing priest in orange robes faces a deity murti dressed with garlands and decorated with lamps and a decorated backdrop. Several seated devotees in the foreground, with a man in a white shirt, a man in red, and others in striped and checked shirts, face the shrine from a green mat. On the left, a framed portrait of a bearded...