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A photograph inside a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a red-and-white striped pillar. A man with long hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, with fruit on a tray beside him. Around him on the floor, devotees in white and yellow dhotis and saris sit in a semicircle with brass vessels and offering plates. A bald man in white holds a hand raised in gesture toward the throne. Behind them an attendant in a white and yellow sari walks in a doorway. Brass lamps and a golden gate are visible at the right, and a kalasha-like vessel and a steel jug sit on the floor. A wall-mounted board lists names in the background. Padapuja-style seva appears to be underway.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA temple hall with orange walls and a red-and-white striped band, where a seated group performs a ritual on an orange cloth mat. Several people in white dhotis and saris, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, sit in a circle around brass trays and bowls of offerings. Behind them, a standing figure in an orange robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands beside an ornate gold throne with red cushions, with a wooden lectern-like altar box in front. A seated man in white with a microphone stand sits near a second gold throne on the left. Printed copyright text appears at the lower right.2010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a padapuja in an ashram courtyard with orange and red walls. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the right, with fruit and flowers on a tray beside him. Several seated devotees in white clothes face him, some holding lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings on a low golden stand. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white sit in the foreground, and a shaved-headed man in white with a mala sits to the left near a second gold throne. A wooden stand and a chart on the wall are visible. Overall the scene shows a ritual gathering of about 15 to 20 people.2010-08-28August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual gathering in a hall with orange and red walls and a golden throne at the left. A seated man in an orange robe with a long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne at the upper right, with a wooden lectern beside him. Around him, a group of devotees in white ritual clothes, some with green-and-gold borders and yellow or orange cloths, sit on an orange mat. Several have ceremonial gold necklaces and sit before silver plates with flowers and bowls of offerings. A man in white stands in the doorway behind, and a red-and-white striped wall panel sits to the right. A printed board on the wall lists names.2010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated ceremony in an orange-walled hall. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a white jasmine garland with red flowers, sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, with orange drapery behind him. Rudraksha-style adornments are not clearly visible. Before him, a row of devotees sit on the floor with hands folded in prayer: women in white and yellow-shawled garments and men in white with yellow shawls, several wearing orange. A woman with a blonde ponytail in a white sari with a pink border sits in the foreground beside a shaved-headed man in a yellow shawl. Brass plates and fruit, a wooden lectern and red-and-orange floral offerings lie on the floor. A small blue sign on the wall reads Silence please. a person seated on the throne, presiding over the satsang or session with participants.2011-08-10A courtyard ritual scene at a temple with orange-washed walls and a corrugated roof. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the right, facing a group of devotees. Several people in white dhoti and sari sit on the floor in front of a brass tray of offerings, flowers and lamps, while others in saffron sit at the left. A wooden box with a red-trimmed top stands beside the throne, and a gold chair sits empty at the back.2010-11-02A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in an orange-walled hall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed on an ornate gold-and-red throne, his bare feet resting on a golden platform. Before him, devotees kneel and sit on the floor; a bald man in white holds his hands in namaste, and several women in white with yellow shawls face the dais. Gold thalis hold flowers, offerings and small lamps around the feet of the seated figure. A second empty gold throne stands to the left, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the wall. Several seated people in white garments and yellow shawls surround the platform.2010-08-25Photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an open courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. Seated before him on the floor are a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak and garland, a woman in a red-and-white sari, and several women in white and yellow saris and orange shawls, with brass trays of flowers and offerings in front. A second golden throne stands empty at left, with a seated man in orange holding a microphone. A small portrait-style sign with printed text hangs on the back wall.2010-10-30