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September 13 2014

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A photograph of a devotional ritual inside a hall with a white marble floor and a golden throne-like seat backed by red and orange drapery. A man with long braided hair, wearing a red-and-orange robe and rudraksha beads, sits on the golden throne, with a silver bowl before him. Seated on red cushions in the foreground, devotees in white ritual clothes hold lit oil lamps (aarti) toward the throne, and several rows of monks in saffron and red robes sit with hands folded in namaskar behind long rows of banana-leaf plates set with small white cups. Electric fans, flower vases and steel vessels frame the scene. Some lamps are lit and the ritual appears to be an aarti or puja.2014-09-13A seated figure in a red-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion in a hall with orange-and-gold drapery. In front of him is a large silver bowl. Along the floor, rows of banana-leaf plates with food are lit by small candles in white cups, and devotees in white and maroon sit on red mats holding lit oil lamps. On the left, shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron robes sit with hands joined in anjali. A cameraperson in white stands at the top right, and steel vessels sit on a table at right. Fans and flower arrangements decorate the hall.2014-09-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back beneath a red canopy, holding a silver bowl at a plate in the center. Flanking the throne are vases of red and white flowers. Seated on red mats in rows before him are devotees: several shaven-headed monks in orange and red garments on the left, and people in white and red clothing in the foreground, with banana-leaf meal plates and small white cups laid out along the floor. Two attendants in white head coverings work near a row of steel vessels on the right. The setting is a golden-tiled hall with lattice windows and orange walls.2014-09-13A large hall during a ritual gathering. A central figure in orange-saffron robes and a gold-embroidered garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a bowl before him. Seated devotees in orange-red clothing line the floor on both sides with palms pressed together, while a row of people in white attire hold lit oil lamps in the foreground. Green leaf plates with food and small cups sit before the seated participants. A trident stands beside the throne, and a pedestal fan and steel vessels appear at right, with kitchen workers in head caps nearby. A wooden partition screen runs across the back of the hall.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30 +1 copiesA photo of a paada pooja in a wood-panelled hall with gold-framed ornate chairs. A seated figure on a gold throne with a red cushion wears a saffron-orange garment and a long swept-back hairstyle; a saffron shawl drapes the shoulders, and a person is seated there. Behind the throne, a golden deity murti with garlands and a gold crown sits beneath a green canopy, with yellow and purple flowers in front. Around the throne, devotees in saffron and white sit on the floor offering flowers and brass vessels, with a woman in green kneeling near the throne. Ceremonial oil lamps and a brass vessel appear in the foreground, and a white-clad priest and attendants are visible in the background.2014-12-30Photograph of a hall during a puja with devotees seated on red mats facing a central figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing red-orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in white with hair pulled back, a woman in a dark red patterned top and cross-body strap, and a bald man in white with a red shawl hold up lit oil lamps. Two rows of saffron-robed sannyasis sit with palms pressed together at left, and rows of leaf plates and white cups line the floor. Flower vases, a red canopy, metal vessels and standing fans are in view. One white-clad man stands at the right.2014-09-13A photograph of a padukа puja in a wood-panelled hall. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment, sits on an ornate gold and red throne at left, with bare feet placed on a low platform. Seated devotees in white clothes with red-and-cream shawls sit in rows before brass thalis holding flowers, fruit, lamps and kumkum, many with hands folded. Behind them a large audience in white and saffron fills the hall, and two monitors display the ceremony. A golden deity murti with a crown stands in a shrine at the top left.2014-12-29July 21 20152015-07-21Seated satsang in a wood-panelled hall with a gold-and-red canopy and an ornate gold chair at the upper left. A man in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style mala sits on the chair, hands folded in front of him. Saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees sit on a green mat with plates and water bottles, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Women in red and white garments with white head coverings sit among them, and steel vessels and a brass lamp stand nearby. The shawl-clad figure on the chair is an appearance-based candidate for a person, seated as the teacher.2016-07-12February 23 20162016-02-23February 23 20162016-02-23