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September 15 2015

Indoor photo of a small group seated on a polished reddish-brown floor in a temple room with pink walls. A woman in white sari with red bordered trim and a garland sits centre front holding a clipboard, flanked by two boys in white dhotis with saffron and red shawls and a girl in orange robes. An older man in glasses and a light shirt sits at left, a man in yellow kurta at far left, and a bald man in a red-trimmed dhoti sits at right. A standing man in a white dhoti and sacred marks stands at right near a shrine with a green-lit deity murti, kalasha pots and brass vessels on a white table. A red upholstered armchair sits at left. Framed printed notices hang on the walls. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person.

December 29 2010

September 15 2015

2015-09-15 +1 copies

A seated group on a patterned red and blue carpet inside a plain room with white tiled walls. Several saffron- and orange-robed sadhus with long grey and white beards sit in a row on cushions along the back, one with an orange shawl. In front, young students in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some with wrapped orange cloths. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes with a beaded necklace sits with his back to the camera, and a video camera stands at the left edge. a person is not clearly identifiable here.

October 31 2010

2010-10-31 +1 copies

A group of seated devotees on a red floor mat in a plain room with a white bed against the wall. A man in an orange robe with a garland stands at left, while another person in an orange robe sits on the bed. Framed religious pictures and a large portrait hang on the wall above the bed. Seated devotees in white dhotis, saris and light clothing listen, some holding plates of fruit and a small child in a white outfit sits among them.

Indoor photograph of a final funeral ceremony in a room with pink walls and barred windows. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a tall staff, beside another saffron-robed man holding a long staff. A camera operator in white stands on a tripod at right. Beside them, a body wrapped in a red cloth lies on a bier, surrounded by seated devotees in white and cream clothes. A white-draped table, brass items and a small shrine sit at left. Most seated observers are in white shirts and dhotis, viewed from behind.

2005-11-13 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple hall during a seated ritual. A figure in orange robes with a saffron shawl sits on an orange cushioned seat before a white altar with a decorated deity murti garlanded in red and yellow flowers. Two people in orange and yellow stand or sit near the seat with hands folded. Around them, many devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on an orange cloth, some with hands joined in namaste, while a woman in a cream sari with a red border and a long braid kneels with a brass plate of offerings. An orange-painted wall with red and white striped drapes forms the backdrop, and a metal railing and red carpet are at the right.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a hall with a microphone stand and a fan. Below him, a group sits on orange mats: a bald man in a saffron cloth and gold necklace, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and gold neck ornaments, and women in white saris with yellow and green borders. Silver trays with offerings, a brass bowl of petals and small plates sit on the mats. One man in white writes on paper. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's claim that he attended this morning event.

2010-10-22 +2 copies

October 31 2010

2010-10-31 +1 copies

A seated man in an orange saffron robe wears a long rudraksha mala and sits on a red-cushioned golden throne with hands joined in meditation, his long hair swept back. Beside him on a gold-carved table sit a tray of fruit and offerings. Around him on the floor, devotees in white and yellow shawls, several in orange and yellow, sit with palms pressed together in prayer. The room has orange walls with white and red vertical stripes, orange curtains and a metal pillar.