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Photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at an indoor hall with a red and white striped wall and a gold-carved wooden throne. On the left, a figure in orange robes sits on the throne with an orange shawl draped over the back. A woman in a yellow blouse and cream-bordered sari with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala holds silver offering plates and leans forward toward the seated figure. A woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands behind with an oil lamp on an orange-draped table nearby. To the right, women in white saris with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in prayer, and a man in a white shirt reaches toward the brass offering trays of flowers and small vessels on a gold cloth. Several people are seen in the foreground.

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August 16 20102010-08-16A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A figure in orange robes, seen only from the knees down, sits on an ornate golden throne with carved gold panels. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and another in a yellow-bordered cream sari with a mala reach toward a large silver tray holding flowers, fruit, bowls and a small silver vessel. A man in white with a mala leans in at the right, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a mala sits with hands pressed together at the upper right. Further figures in white and yellow sit behind. The scene is a devotee offering to the seated guru's feet.2010-08-21November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in a room with red-orange walls and a gold-edged wooden stand in the foreground. A man in an orange robe with a dark beaded mala sits at left near a tray of flowers. A woman with short silver-white hair in a white blouse and red sari draped over her shoulders holds a small silver cup. Several women in yellow shawls and cream saris, one with a red bindi, hold silver cups and offer them, while a bald man in an orange robe seated in front holds a cup. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-and-cream sari faces the group. A potted green plant and a silver vessel sit on a side table, and a red container stands near the wall. The scene suggests a padapuja-style offering of cups, though the setting is a seated satsang-style gathering.2010-09-20A photo of a devotional seva scene in a courtyard. On the left, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange shawl rests hands on the arm of an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. In front, a woman in a white sari with an orange-pink shawl and vermilion forehead mark pours water from a steel vessel while kneeling beside a brass tray of offerings. Around them, devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls kneel and sit, including a bald man in white and young women in white and yellow. A small brass oil lamp burns on an orange-draped stand in the background, with a red-and-white striped wall behind.2010-08-16A photograph of a ritual puja at an ashram. Several devotees sit cross-legged around a golden tray filled with silver bowls of offerings, including what appear to be sweets and flower petals. Women in white and yellow-bordered clothes with yellow shawls and a man in white with a yellow shawl hold lit flames and small brass lamps over the offerings, while a woman with long dark hair in yellow attire presses her palms together in prayer. A partly visible figure in saffron robes sits at the left edge, and another devotee in an orange shawl appears at the upper right. Orange and red cloth hangs in the background beside a potted plant and a small blue tray.2010-08-19A photograph of a ritual offering in a temple hall with red-and-white striped walls and orange draped cloth. A woman in a yellow blouse and cream saree with a red bindi and black beaded necklace leans forward to pass a small silver bowl over an ornate gold-embossed pedestal holding a large silver thali of offerings, with petals and a small lamp. Behind her, another woman in a yellow shawl and white garment sits watching. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits with palms joined, and a man in white clothing reaches toward the tray. A lit oil lamp stands on a gold-trimmed side table, and a silver kalasha-topped structure is in the background. Two women's heads are visible in the lower foreground, one with a floral hair clip. Sitting and standing people are visible in the scene; the image shows a padapuja-style offering setting.2010-08-21A ceremonial puja in a hall with red and white striped walls. A young woman with a shaved head, wearing a turquoise and blue bordered sari, rudraksha mala and an ID badge, holds a small brass oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings that includes a red apple and flowers. Beside her, a woman with hair pulled back and a red bindi sits in a yellow and white sari with palms pressed together. To the right, a bare-chested man with tilak and a rudraksha mala holds hands together in prayer. An orange-robed figure sits at the left beside an ornate gold-carved wooden seat with a red cushion. A microphone stand stands nearby. Several other devotees are visible at the edges.2010-09-22A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, speaking. Around him seven people sit on the floor in white and cream traditional clothes with yellow, green and orange borders, several holding small lamps, folded hands and flower-decorated silver trays. Brass and silver vessels, a kalasha-like pot and small oil lamps sit before them. Behind is a red and white painted wall with orange curtains and a doorway, and a gilt canopy edge at the left. This appears to be a satsang gathering with puja-style offerings.2010-11-03August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesNovember 24 20092009-11-24A padapuja-style ritual on a golden platform. Several women in orange and white saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, kneel around silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and white flower petals. The woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and holds a small silver vessel in one hand while extending her other hand toward a pink lotus. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne at the right, with another person in the foreground and a woman seated in white further back. The setting is a courtyard with red and white walls.2010-11-03