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October 01 2008

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October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01March 02 20112011-03-02A photograph of a pada puja ceremony in an orange-walled hall with red and white striped pillars. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together, appearing to be the Swamiji (probable) by the saffron robe and long hair cues, seated in a position of honour. Before him, several devotees sit on the floor with hands folded in prayer: a woman in a white sari with an orange border, a woman in a yellow sari with a forehead mark, a young girl in white with an orange shawl, and a woman in white with a bun. Brass plates holding flowers, fruit and offerings are arranged on the floor in front of them. Behind, a woman in white with a gold necklace holds a microphone. Two men in white dhotis stand near the back wall, one with an orange shawl. A bowl and a box sit on the floor at left.2010-08-02 +1 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24December 24 20082008-12-24September 14 20092009-09-14June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor photo at a temple-like shrine with grey stone pillars and a red-and-gold backdrop. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe, with dark swept-back hair, smiles at the centre-left while a woman in a pink sari kneels on the paved ground before him. Beside them, a figure in orange robes and a large orange head covering, garlanded with white flowers, is attended by a man in white holding flowers. Behind, devotees in white and orange garments stand with palms joined. A deity murti with a garland stands in the background and a decorative red-and-multicolour canopy is at right. Count of visible people is about ten.2008-08-07A man in orange sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl with a gold headband and long dark hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat at the carved stone wall of a temple, palms pressed in anjali while holding a red cloth hanging from above. Behind him a crowd of about twenty devotees in white and yellow-bordered dress and orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, one priest in white holds a tray. Red-walled temple buildings and a corrugated roof surround the courtyard.2010-12-27A photograph of devotees in white kurta-style clothing standing in a temple courtyard before a shrine. At the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised stone platform beside a deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers, and oil lamps stand on the platform. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far left, facing the shrine with hands folded. A row of devotees stands with palms pressed together in prayer, one man holding a video camera and another wearing a black backpack. A red cloth hangs from a pillar and a white building with a corrugated roof stands behind the courtyard.2009-10-15