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A seated ceremony in a small room with a cream wall and orange-blue ceiling. On the left, a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a long flower garland sits on a white cushioned seat before a decorated shrine with a deity murti and a red-and-white canopy. Nearby a figure in white sits on a mat, a man in a grey shirt sits beside a video camera on a tripod, and a row of women in white and coloured saris sits on the floor facing the scene. Brass vessels, fruit, a kalasha-like pot and a plate of offerings sit on a green mat in front. A framed painting of snowy mountains and a waterfall hangs on the wall. Ceremonial silver staffs stand at the left edge.

May 21 2006

Indoor puja in a room with a cream wall, ceiling fan and framed mountain-and-waterfall painting. On the left a silver-and-gold decorated deity murti or shrine stands under a red fringed canopy, garlanded with white and orange flowers. Beside it a figure with long dark hair wears an orange garment and a white garland and sits smiling on a low seat. A seated man in white kurta sits on a green-and-white mat before a brass plate of fruit, flowers and offerings. A cameraman in a striped shirt films from a tripod on the right, and a dozen devotees sit on the floor, several with palms pressed together. a person cues include long hair and orange clothing with a garland, so the a person field is set accordingly.

A seated figure in an orange-saffron cloth with a white flower garland and a long swept-back hairstyle sits on a white cushioned seat at the left, gesturing toward a seated audience. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at centre and a microphone is positioned near him. In front of him on a green-and-red striped mat are brass and silver ritual vessels, a silver tray with fruit, bowls of food and offerings, and a trident-topped silver staff stands beside the mat. Around 40 people sit on the grey floor in rows: many women in white, pastel and saffron saris and salwar, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with a few men among them. Framed pictures and flower decorations hang on the cream walls and a blue-lit ceiling is visible above. Panel text is absent.

Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with pale walls, a blue-and-orange ceiling, and ceiling fan. On the left, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a white garland and orange clothing, sitting before a decorated deity murti under a fringed white canopy with gold and red drapery. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and a garland match the candidate cues, seated in a position of honour. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt sits on the floor. A brass kalasha and brass puja vessels sit on a low table in front. A cameraman on a tripod films at right, and a standing man in a striped shirt watches. Silver ceremonial staffs stand at the edges.

Indoor photograph of a seated congregation filling a plain cream-walled hall with red trim and a ceiling fan. Many people, mostly women in white, cream, orange and pink saris, sit cross-legged on the floor facing a front area. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at left holding a video camera. At right, a figure in an orange robe and orange shawl stands near a small altar with flower garlands, a kalasha-like vessel and a lamp. Red curtains hang in a window and a framed picture with garland is on the wall.

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May 21 2006

Indoor ritual scene in a room with blue and orange walls and a decorated canopy. On the left, a deity murti in a silver-and-gold crown stands under a fringed red-and-white canopy, draped with white and orange garlands. A seated man with long hair, a tilak, a saffron-orange dhoti and cloth, a white flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white cushioned seat behind a microphone, smiling. A young man in white clothes with a red-bordered cloth sits on the floor to the right. Foreground shows a brass kalasha and a brass vessel on a tray, with a person in white seated before them. A man in a light shirt sits at the right beside a camera on a tripod, and a ceremonial silver staff stands near the wall. Flower decorations hang on the wall. The people are seated in ritual puja setting.

Indoor satsang in a room with a carved gold-framed shrine on the left holding deity murtis and framed portraits. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised orange-cushioned seat in the center, addressing a seated audience on a colourful striped rug. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in saris sit facing him. A saffron-clothed man in the foreground wears an orange shawl, and a second figure in orange sits to the right beside a garlanded seat. Hanging lamp, red curtains and flower arrangements fill the room.

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