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A 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.

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A seated figure in ochre-orange robes and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a bare white hall, palms pressed together in greeting. Around the throne, devotees sit on white cloths: an older man in a white shirt with hands joined, a woman in a navy top and patterned sari, two children, and a man in orange robes beside the throne holding an offering tray. Young men in white with yellow shawls sit at right. Fruit, sweets, flower petals and brass plates are arranged on the floor in front, with a young woman in orange at lower right. The a person is in the central throne, wearing an orange robe, a flower garland and long hair, though the cues are only moderately distinctive.2009-08-13A seated figure in an orange robe with a flower garland and long dark hair sits with hands pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a bare white room. Before the throne, an orange-robed attendant kneels and offers items on a brass plate, while a woman in a dark blue sari with a patterned border kneels nearby. Around a white cloth on the floor, devotees sit: an older man in white, a young boy in a red-and-white checked shirt, a girl in pink, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and a young woman in white with a yellow shawl. Fruit, flowers, rice and small bowls are arranged on plates and cloths on the floor. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead.2009-08-13August 13 20092009-08-13August 13 20092009-08-13A seated woman in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. Around her on a white cloth and blue mat, devotees sit on the floor: an older woman in a sari presents an offering, a man in a white shirt sits with hands folded, and a woman in orange robes sits beside the throne. Two young women in white with yellow shawls sit to the right. Trays of fruit, flower garlands, bowls of sweets, a kalasha-style brass vessel and small oil lamps are arranged in front, with books nearby.2009-08-13August 09 20092009-08-09August 09 20092009-08-09August 13 20092009-08-13A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland around the neck. Around him, several devotees sit on a white floor in front of a low gold stand holding a plate of rose petals and a silver vessel. A standing-and-kneeling assistant in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) beside the stand. On the right a man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands together. On the left, two women in white sarees with folded hands and a man in white kneel. Plates of apples, pomegranates, bananas and sweets sit on a white cloth in the foreground, with a small table of fruit behind. The walls are plain white. This appears to be a puja or aarti ceremony in a plain room.2009-08-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on a gold-framed throne with red cushions, hands joined in prayer. Several devotees sit on a white cloth in front, including a man in white kurta with folded hands, a woman in a green blouse and maroon sari, a woman in blue, and young people in white with yellow shawls holding offerings. Plates of oranges, apples and sweets, a brass thali, flower petals and a small lamp are arranged on the floor. A sadhu in saffron stands behind, a cooler sits at right, and the room has plain cream walls.2009-08-09August 09 20092009-08-09A photograph of a puja inside a bare white-walled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes. A woman in orange robes with a flower garland sits with hands pressed in prayer on an ornate gold-and-red throne. In front of her, a man in orange robes performs a ritual over a tray of offerings. Devotees sit on blue and white cloths: an older man in white, a man in white with a beard, a woman in a navy blouse and patterned sari, children, and young people in white with yellow shawls. Plates hold bananas, apples, sweets, flowers, coconut and a kalasha-style brass vessel.2009-08-13