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May 30 2022

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Indoor photo in a small room with pink walls and a framed deity picture at upper left. A seated elderly man with a long white beard wears an orange-saffron robe and a red headband, and sits on a cushioned seat. Standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, one in a white turban, face him with hands folded. Several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha/gold-bead necklaces stand at right, and a woman bends forward offering something. On the floor in front are a plate of flower garlands, a brass vessel, and round sweets or offerings. Some attendees wear face masks. The bearded seated figure is described only by role as a seated elder; no identification is made from appearance.2022-05-30May 30 20222022-05-30June 22 20142014-06-22May 30 20222022-05-30A photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.2010-11-22Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a small room with peach-coloured walls. A bearded elderly sadhu in saffron-orange robes and a red head cloth sits on a carved wooden chair at the centre. Around him, people in masks stand and kneel with hands folded. A standing man bare-chested in a yellow-and-white dhoti holds a folded yellow cloth aloft, while a woman in a white sari with gold border and garlands stands nearby. Men in white kurta and dhoti stand to the right, and women with long braids and gold jewellery face the seated figure. Behind the chair hang a framed painting of a saint holding a staff, a framed deity murti garlanded with flowers, and a red curtain. Above the rear right wall is a small air conditioner.2022-05-30A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a garland of yellow flowers and a multicoloured flower-bead garland reaches forward, placing a hand over a red-and-white offering vessel held by a woman in white sari with gold border and a gold-trimmed blouse who kneels with head bowed. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, rows of seated and standing devotees in white, including women in white saris and a woman in a yellow shawl wearing rudraksha-style beads, watch the ritual in a hall with a purple wall and a red cloth on the floor.2010-02-15Photo 11688172A photograph inside a temple-style hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment, a crimson turban, a gold chain, and a long garland of white and pink flowers. He raises one hand in blessing toward a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with gold border, who touches a gold plate or vessel. Behind them stand a woman in a white and gold sari and another woman in a white sari with a striped border. A brass bell and hanging lamps are visible above, and a woman in orange in the left foreground holds offerings.2017-06-18A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl, wears a white flower garland and red floral garland, and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets on his arms. He places his right hand on the head of a woman in a white sari with a red border, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and several people in orange robes and a lavender sari watch in a small indoor room with a tiled wall and a tray of red apples. a person is the seated figure, giving a blessing as a guru. Other people are devotees and attendants.2014-06-22July 17 20142014-07-17A photograph of a children's event with a seated figure in an orange head wrap, orange sleeveless top and a yellow-and-white flower garland, reaching out toward a small boy in an orange dhoti, rudraksha beads and a bead necklace. The boy stands barefoot on sand in front of a zebra-striped seat with a brass tray of folded papers and cards and a bed of pink and white flowers. Around them, a man in white shirt and trousers bends to guide the child, women in saris and salwar kameez stand watching, and a bearded man in orange and beads is at the right edge. Red and yellow drapes hang in the background.2008-11-24