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Photograph of a ritual table draped in a yellow cloth with a striped multicolour runner in red, green, blue and purple. On the table are brass and copper ritual vessels, a brass bell with a chain, a small brass oil lamp, a brass bell-shaped handbell, a framed picture of a deity in red, small bottles and packets. In the background a seated figure in red robes and a red turban sits on a red-cushioned seat garlanded with yellow flowers, with framed black-and-white and colour portraits on wooden shelves. A figure in white clothing stands at the left edge. The setting resembles a puja arrangement in an ashram room.

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December 06 20162016-12-06April 15 20132013-04-15 +3 copiesPhotograph of a ritual setup laid out on a red and gold patterned cloth on the floor. Brass items include a lit oil lamp in the background, a brass bell with a handle, a brass bowl of flower petals, a small brass pot, a brass vessel with a conical top, and a small brass dish holding a brown glass bottle. Marigold-like flowers, a red and gold tassel, a rudraksha-style bead strand, a small silver-toned tray, and a white flower sit among the objects. No people are visible.2013-04-09A photograph of a room set up as a display, with a long table covered in a gold cloth and a striped multicolored runner. On the table sit brass and copper ritual objects, a brass lamp, small bells, candleholders, boxed items and framed photographs. Behind the table, a large wall board shows a collage titled The Mission Worldwide with event photos. Beside a dark wooden doorway hung with marigold garlands, a seated figure in red robes and red turban raises a hand in blessing on a red-cushioned seat, with framed photographs of a similarly dressed figure in a shelf beside him. No living people appear in the scene.2016-12-06A photograph of a yellow-draped altar table set with brass puja items: a three-branched brass lamp, small oil lamps, a brass bell-shaped vessel, a trishul-topped stand, a copper water bottle, a brass cow-and-calf figure, a small Ganesha figurine and a carved light-coloured arch. Jars of product and a bottle of oil sit on the right. Behind the altar, a poster of a smiling man in saffron robes and a red turban sits in lotus pose with raised hands, with a shelf of books and booklets to the left and red and yellow flower garlands at the edges. The poster figure has distinctive red turban and saffron robes; he is a depiction, labelled probable Swamiji by appearance cues.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A man with long dark hair and a patterned cloth head wrap sits cross-legged on a striped woven rug in front of a silver throne, smiling and holding his hands together. He wears a rust-orange robe over bare shoulders, with a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and beaded armbands; he appears to be a person, identified by his distinctive hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial adornments. Around him are brass and silver bowls of turmeric, kumkum, bhasma and dark powders, a copper pot, stone mortars, a brass Nandi figure and a small Ganesha statue, while silver lion-mounted deity figures decorated with white flower garlands sit to the right. The setting is an aushada preparation of sacred herbal powders.2017-09-09 +1 copiesClose photograph of a puja table covered with a magenta cloth, set with brass plates of yellow marigold petals, pink and purple flowers, a white conch shell on a leaf, brass bells, oil lamps, a small brass kalasha pot, and a golden deity murti with a bull figure. A red-and-cream tray sits at left, and a blurred figure in a red robe with a hand visible at upper right. No readable visible person is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene is of ritual objects on an altar.2013-10-24 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala sits on a striped rug, holding a silver staff while smiling. He wears a white patterned head wrap with a tilak and a gold necklace with bangles. Around him are silver bowls of red kumkum, yellow turmeric, ash-grey bhasma and green leaves, plus brass and copper vessels, a small bronze figure and a silver throne with garlands. Behind the scene sits a silver peetha with a deity murti and flowers, and a deity murti with a bull figure on the right.2017-09-09 +1 copiesA brass puja setup in the foreground on an orange cloth. A framed portrait stands on a small easel, showing a long-haired figure in orange robes with gold ornaments, which is a printed picture rather than a physical person. Beside it sit a small carved wooden deity murti, a brass bell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl, a marigold and red flower arrangement, rudraksha beads on a plate and a steel flask. Blurred figures in red robes with gold trim stand in the background. The scene is a ritual arrangement.2013-09-15September 09 20172017-09-09 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial puja setup on a low orange mat in front of a large framed portrait of a man in an orange-red turban, dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange robe, shown against a forest backdrop. The portrait is labelled with the copyright line visible in the image. Smaller framed pictures of a seated figure in orange robes appear beside it. In the foreground are brass plates, oil lamps, a brass bell, a kalasha-like vessel, a small silver cup, pink flowers and green leaves. A person with bare shoulders in orange clothing sits at left with their back to the camera, facing the altar. Swamiji (probable): the framed portrait shows a man in an orange turban, bead necklace and orange robe, consistent with the page's reference.2013-06-27