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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland around his neck, hands folded in front and feet bare on a gold footstool. Several devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange floor mats before him with hands joined in namaste, including a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl. Gold-rimmed brass plates with offerings and fruit sit beside the throne, and red and gold temple carvings and a decorated shrine appear behind. A devotee at right in white and a yellow shawl kneels and prepares offerings.

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A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions and a carved golden armrest. Devotees in white garments with yellow shawls kneel and sit before him, several holding brass plates and bowls of fruit and offerings, as part of a pada puja ritual. Behind him stand a gilded deity figure and a golden kalasha-style vessel. A red curtain hangs at left, with fruit and offerings on a side table at right.2010-08-06A seated man in an ornate gold and red throne chair, dressed in a long orange-saffron robe and draped shawl, presses his palms together in front of his chest with eyes closed. Before him, several devotees sit on the floor in white clothes with yellow shawls, some with shaved heads. A woman in a white sari with yellow border kneels at the front holding a metal pot, and a brass tray with fruit and offerings rests on a wooden table beside the throne. Behind is a red-and-white pillared hall with an orange curtain and a black stone carved deity murti in a niche. Pada puja, feet-worship ceremony.2010-08-06A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a long yellow and multicolored marigold garland, with hands folded in front of him. A standing woman in white with a yellow border stands at the left, a shaved-headed man in yellow robes kneels beside a brass tray, and a semicircle of devotees in white and light clothing sit on a saffron floor cloth with hands joined in namaskar. Behind the throne are garlands, brass lamps and a deity mural or murti. Several people are seen from behind, one wearing a white shirt printed with dhyanapeetam.org.2010-08-15A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala around his neck stands on a gold-and-red throne with a red cushioned seat, on a raised gold platform. He stands barefoot with hands folded before him. In front of the platform, a group of devotees kneel on orange cloth with palms joined in anjali: a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border, a bald man with white body markings and a sacred thread, a man in white, and several women and men in white garments with yellow shawls. Silver trays of flowers and offerings sit on the gold base, and a golden-framed pillar with garlanded deity figures stands behind. The setting resembles a satsang or padapuja gathering.2010-08-08August 15 20102010-08-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on a gold-and-red throne in front of an ornately decorated shrine with a deity murti garlanded in flowers and yellow cloth. Around him, devotees kneel on orange and purple mats: a bald man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl, several women in white and yellow saris or shawls, and a man in a white shirt, with brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers placed on the floor. Lamps and a red-striped pillar frame the scene. a person, identified by the saffron robe, long rudraksha mala and ceremonial throne.2010-08-07November 23 20092009-11-23A seated man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in a temple hall, hands folded in his lap. Around him on the orange floor sit devotees in white and yellow clothing; a woman with blonde hair in a white dress, a shaven-headed man in white with a sacred thread, and several women in white saris and gold bangles. Some hold orange cloths and silver plates of offerings with fruit and lamps, and gold ritual lamps and brass vessels stand nearby. Behind the throne is a gold-draped deity murti with carved stone shrines and lamp stands on either side.2010-08-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed. Around the throne, a group of devotees in white and yellow-trimmed garments raise lit oil lamps toward him; a golden tray of small lamps sits in front. Behind the throne are golden ornamental pillars, fruit offerings, and a gilded deity murti in a shrine. The setting is a stone temple hall with carved panels.2010-08-08A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne inside a temple-style hall with red and white striped walls and a carved stone shrine behind him. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in saris and white dhotis, some with orange and yellow shawls, and a woman in a yellow shawl holds a brass plate. Brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel rest on a stone ledge at left, with a white-robed deity or sage figure visible beyond. The scene suggests a satsang or seated teaching session in a temple setting. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, presented in a saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a throne, but the identification is uncertain.2010-10-30October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05