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A ritual scene in an open pavilion with a thatched roof and yellow curtains. A man in saffron robes sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gilded throne with lion-form armrests and a red cushioned back. Around him on white cloth, several devotees sit in ritual attendance: a young man in white with a yellow shawl at left, a woman in white with an orange shawl, another saffron-robed devotee with folded hands, a woman in cream sari bending toward a gilded box, and a man in white with a yellow shawl at lower right. Trays of fruit, flowers, sweets, coconut, brass bowls and small lamps are arranged on the cloth in front.

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A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-slat roof and palm-thatched hut visible through windows. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion-like armrests, hands pressed together in namaste. Around them on a striped mat, devotees sit in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls; one woman in a red blouse and white sari holds a plate, and a woman in orange sits on the floor. Brass vessels, a silver plate of fruit including apples and bananas, bowls of flower petals and sweets, and a small brass lamp are arranged in front, consistent with a padapuja-style offering. Yellow curtains hang behind the throne.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08September 07 20092009-09-07September 07 20092009-09-07September 07 20092009-09-07A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a bare white-walled room. Around him, several women in white saris with gold borders sit on a white cloth with palms joined or heads bowed in reverence. A man in an orange robe kneels in front, hands folded, and two young men in white with yellow shawls sit at right, also in namaste. Trays of fruit, flowers, sweets and coconuts are set out on the floor in front of the throne. The scene resembles a devotional reception or puja. Copyright overlay text appears at lower right.2009-08-13August 13 20092009-08-13A photo of a seated ritual in an open pavilion with bamboo-thatch and palm trees beyond the window. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion-like arms, hands joined in prayer. Around him, devotees sit on a white cloth: a woman in a red blouse and white sari with hands in anjali, a person in orange robes with hands folded, and several people in white with yellow shawls. Brass vessels, a plate of fruit and flowers, and a tray of offerings sit on the floor. Yellow curtains hang behind the throne. Since the page says Swamiji is present, the seated figure in orange on the throne is a probable Swamiji candidate, identified by the orange robes and throne seat. Several people are visible in the room.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 25 20092009-08-25August 09 20092009-08-09