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A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a red floor covering. Six women in white saris with orange shawls kneel in a row with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a framed portrait garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, beside a brass oil lamp. Metal vessels, a water jug and a plastic water bottle sit on the floor near banana leaves. In the right foreground, a figure in a bright orange turban with long dark hair seen from behind sits facing the altar. A man in white clothing with a camera stands at the left edge.

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A photo inside a plain whitewashed hall with a red carpet. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe sits with their back to the camera, with a dark fur-like cloth or mat beside them and an open book at the lower edge. Along the right, five devotees sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing white dhotis and orange shawls. In front of them are leaf plates of food with small steel cups. Behind them is a framed portrait draped with marigold garlands, flanked by brass lamps, and a few more seated people in white and orange can be seen at the left. The scene suggests a prayer or offering ritual.2007-01-12Photograph inside a plain room with a whitewashed block wall and thatched roof. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals, facing a framed portrait draped with a marigold garland. Beside him stand a man with long hair in an orange shawl over white clothes and a man in orange with glasses and a beaded necklace. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar; a woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left. A red mat covers the floor, with brass oil lamps beside the portrait.2007-01-12A photograph inside a plain room with a corrugated and thatched roof and whitewashed walls, with a dark red carpet on the floor. At the centre, a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits on a purple-draped platform beside two brass oil lamps. Around it, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with orange borders. In the lower right foreground, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings, appearing to perform a puja. The scene suggests a devotional darshan or puja before the framed portrait.2007-01-12A 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.2010-08-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a large garland of red and orange flowers sits on a low platform during a puja, his hands folded in front of his chest. A white-draped figure sits nearby, and orange-shawled young women and men sit in front with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a group in white clothes stands with hands folded, and a large portrait framed by marigold and rose garlands sits on a white-draped table beside steel vessels and bananas. Orange ceremonial flags on tall poles frame the scene in a hall with a concrete floor and brick wall. Bhoomi puja setting at AadiKailaasa.2006-10-12Indoor ritual scene in a plain whitewashed hall during a Maheshwara Pooja. Seated men in white dhotis with orange-red shoulder cloths sit on the floor with hands joined in namaskar, facing a draped white chair and a central framed portrait of a bearded figure in orange robes, a long orange-beaded mala and a raised hand, garlanded with red flowers. A small framed photo sits on the white-draped chair. Brass pots, banana-leaf plates of food, glasses and offerings are arranged on a striped mat and floor in front of them, and tall bamboo poles with orange cloth bundles stand along the right and left. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the room.2007-06-22A seated row of women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls sits with palms pressed together in prayer inside an open-sided pavilion. Brass kalashas and steel tumblers stand before them on the floor, beside banana leaf plates of rice, curry and papadums. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth tassels rise between them. Behind, a large portrait of a man in a white turban and white clothing is mounted on the wall, though no clearly identified Swamiji is present in person. Several people in white stand and serve in the background, and a foreign woman with light hair kneels among the devotees.2006-10-12A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual gathering on a polished floor. In the foreground, a row of women and young women wear saffron-orange and white saris and dupattas with gold borders, sitting before leaf plates of food and small paper cups. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain necklace sits with hands folded, and a few more people in white or yellow-and-white clothing sit in the background before a deep red curtain. The setting suggests a satsang or puja offering.2010-10-12December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA ceremony in a hall with dark red curtains. A man in orange robes with long hair sits cross-legged on the floor before an orange throne-like seat, holding a metal bowl. Behind him hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated before a tree, with a flat-screen display and water bottle on a white stand nearby. Rows of people in white clothes and orange shawls kneel with palms pressed together on both sides of a central aisle lined with small candles and leaf plates. A lit oil lamp stands in the foreground, and a thin smoke trail rises in the centre. A man in white with a shaved head kneels at left with hands folded. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the central figure, seated with long hair, orange robes and a beaded necklace at a ceremonial puja.2010-10-12 +1 copiesA photograph of women devotees seated in rows on a stone floor under a open-sided pavilion at an ashram, many wearing white saris with orange shawls. Several sit with palms pressed together in prayer while others hold their hands in front of brass pots (kalasha) set on green leaves; tall bamboo poles with orange pennants rise above them. Behind them stands a large framed portrait of a man in a white turban and white robes, with others in white and orange moving in the background. Other people in white clothes stand nearby.2006-10-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white flower garland sits on a white-draped seat with hands folded in namaste before a shrine. Behind him, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a deity murti are decorated with marigold garlands and green cloth. Around him, a group of devotees in white clothes and orange-bordered shawls sit on the floor; a young man at left holds a microphone, and a woman in white holds a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offering plates sit on a table.2010-02-16