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August 16 2002 - First Pada Puja offering to The SPH in Bengaluru

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August 16 2002 - First Pada Puja offering to The SPH in Bengaluru2002-08-162003 -Glimpses From Various ProgramsA photograph of an indoor paada pooja in a home. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, receives a foot-washing offering. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, cupping his hands over a copper plate of white flower or powder offerings. Behind them a bearded man in orange shawl and white dhoti stands, holding a pinch of offering over the plate. Pink flowers and a tablecloth appear along the wall and shelves, and rose petals lie on the floor at the lower edge.A photograph of a pada puja in a small room with a ceiling fan and framed devotional prints on the wall. A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a beaded rudraksha mala, has his bare feet washed by a woman in a blue floral sari who bends forward pouring water from a steel pot. A basket of purple flowers sits in front of him. Two men in white clothes kneel beside him, one wearing a wristwatch. The seated man shows probable Swamiji cues: orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala, performing the pada puja role; the appearance is consistent with the page's identification.2002-08-162003 -World Tour Chicago USA2003-08-01A photograph of a padapuja in a small white-walled room. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a white and red flower garland sits in a red-cushioned wooden armchair with his palms pressed together in prayer and eyes lowered. A woman in a white sari with pink border kneels at his feet, offering flowers, while a woman in a pink sari and a man in a blue checked shirt sit nearby in the foreground. Red petals are scattered on the wall and floor, and a hanging garland of autumn leaves decorates the wall above.2003-08-012005 - Visit to Devotee House in Rasipuram PattanamA photograph of a padapuja in a plain room with beige walls and grey carpet. A man in orange robes and an orange turban sits in a reddish-brown upholstered chair, hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a white and pink flower garland. Bare feet are extended while a man in a blue checked shirt, seated at lower left, holds a lit oil lamp over them. A woman in a white and pink sari sits beside them, and another woman in pink is partly visible at left. Flowers and a coconut sit near the feet. The appearance is consistent with the orange-robed figure being a person, though the page states he was not at this event.2003-08-01July 25 20052005-07-25A photograph of an indoor pada puja in a plain white room. A person in a saffron-orange robe sits on a white sofa with a yellow and white marigold garland around the neck, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Seated on the white cloth floor, a man in saffron robes with a maroon cloth over the shoulder performs the puja, washing the seated person's feet from a silver vessel. Nearby stand a silver kalasha, a conch shell, a small brass lamp, flowers, a bowl of fruit and a pink lotus. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits at the right with hands folded, and a standing fan is at the far right.2008-08-13Photograph of an indoor home setting with a seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with long dark hair tied back, sitting in a light wooden chair. An elderly man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and white dhoti, with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, leans forward and places his hands on the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. A framed picture hangs on the pale wall behind them, a woman in a pink sari stands at the right edge, and a partly visible person in a light blue shirt sits behind. a person: the seated man wears the saffron-orange robes and turban, an appearance-based candidate for a person, identity uncertain.July 13 20032003-07-13