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A seated man in saffron robes sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a raised dais in a hall with gold curtains and ceiling fans. In front of the throne, a woman in a blue top kneels and offers a lit oil lamp over a gold tray of fruit and sweets. Beside her, a monk in orange sits with hands folded, and to the right two men in white with yellow shawls sit on the floor with trays. Several people sit in the foreground, including a woman in the lower-left corner. Brass and steel bowls, a flower arrangement and an offering plate of fruit surround the puja space.

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August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A seated figure in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste, wearing layered garlands of yellow and red flowers. In front, a white-draped table holds a gold puja tray with lamps, fruit, sweets and bowls. Around it, devotees sit on mats: a woman in green and a man in a white shirt on the left, a woman in yellow and a woman in pink with folded hands, a small child in white, and young men in yellow-and-white garments on the right. A figure in orange sits at the side performing ritual offerings. Cream curtains and a flower arrangement fill the background, and copyright text appears at the right edge.2009-08-15A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a red and white garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste on a gold throne with a red cushioned back, decorated with a green and multicolored flower garland. The throne sits on a raised platform in a hall with gold curtains and ceiling fans. Around it, devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a red sari, a man in white, a monk-like figure in orange, and several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls with hands joined, plus a few seated people in the foreground with dark hair seen from behind. Brass vessels and flowers are arranged on the floor before the throne, consistent with a satsang or puja. a person: the seated figure wears a saffron robe, a rudraksha-style garland and sits on a throne as the central honoured figure.2009-08-16August 02 20092009-08-02August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain white-walled hall with tube lights overhead. A figure with long dark hair, dressed in orange robes and wearing a white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Seated on white cloths on the floor below, an older man in white, a woman in a navy blouse and patterned sari, a bearded man, and children face the throne; a woman in an orange robe and a man with long hair in an orange robe sit nearby. Several devotees in yellow shawls and white clothes sit in rows in the foreground. Offerings in front of the throne include a brass plate, plates of fruit such as bananas, apples and oranges, flower garlands, sweets and a lit oil lamp. Papers and books lie on the cloth. A watermarked copyright notice appears in the image corner, which is not transcribed.2009-08-13August 02 20092009-08-02August 15 20092009-08-15A seated figure in an orange robe with a white and green flower garland sits on a golden throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaste, at the front of a room with gold curtains and ceiling fans. Before the throne a low table holds a tray of lamps, fruit, sweets and bowls. Surrounding them, devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit on blue and yellow mats with hands folded; a woman in a white sari with a long braid and a man in an orange robe sit nearby, and a few people are seen from behind in the foreground.2009-08-15August 02 20092009-08-02