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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a gold-trimmed hall with a black stone wall and hanging brass lamps and bells. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala with tassels, a sandalwood tilak and an armlet; he has swept-back hair and is probable Swamiji. Three women and a man in white sit before him; one woman wears an orange blouse, another a green-and-red saree and a lanyard, and a man in white kneels near a silver tray of brass bowls, fruit, marigold garlands and flowers. A video camera on a tripod and an air conditioner are visible on the left.

A photograph of a smiling figure seated on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cushion. The seated figure wears a rust-red and mustard-yellow garment, a multi-strand red flower garland, gold necklaces and an armlet, and is barefoot. Behind the throne hang brass bells and small brass oil lamps. In front, several devotees sit on the floor: a woman in pale blue, a woman in white, a man with a white forehead mark in a red-brown garment, and a man in white. Trays of red and white flower petals, sweets and offerings are arranged on the floor. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the crimson and gold flower garland, the gold regalia and throne, and the reclining seated pose with a rudraksha-style red garland; the setting is a black-walled room with an air conditioner. Three to four people are visible.

A seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests is receiving padapuja from devotees. He wears a saffron-orange robe and shawl, a long rudraksha mala, and a white vibhuti mark with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Bangles adorn his wrists and his bare feet rest near offering trays. Behind him stand a second robed figure in an orange turban and a seated woman in orange shawl. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above, and a tray of red fruit sits on the right. In front, a grey-haired woman in green sari and two women in white sit with silver plates of flowers, fruit and lamps. Appearance-based candidate with distinctive saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold regalia, consistent with a person seated in a ceremonial role.

February 01 2015

Photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sitting on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-like figure, with brass bells and oil lamps hanging above. Before him on the floor are silver plates holding fruit, marigold petals and small offerings, and several seated devotees: a young man in green, a man in white with a sash, a woman in pink and a woman in green and red with a cloth draped over her shoulders. Dark walls and a wooden door frame the scene.

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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-headed armrest and tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red, yellow and green flower garland, gold bangle and necklace, with bare feet. Appearance-based a person in the photo, receiving a pada puja. Before him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala kneels, and two women in sari and ornaments sit at right beside steel trays of lamps, rose petals, flowers and offerings. A golden bell hangs from above and an air conditioner is mounted on the wall. Watermarked photograph of a ritual scene, with a ceremonial arrangement of brass lamps and flowers.

A photograph of a ritual scene in an ornate room with a dark wall and a large wooden door. A man in a bright orange turban and orange-and-maroon robes sits on a gold-trimmed throne with a gold lion-form armrest, wearing a long white and red flower garland. Several devotees in maroon and orange clothing sit on the floor around a large gold tray set with many small silver bowls of flowers and offerings, including red petals and marigolds. A man in a white shirt bends over the tray, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the left. Brass oil lamps hang from chains above, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the door. A devotee sits in the lower left corner.

A man with long dark swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold throne with lion-carved arms, draped over a tiger-striped cushion. He wears a saffron-orange garment with a yellow border, a gold necklace with a pendant, a thick rudraksha-style mala, and gold bangles; his feet rest on the golden footstool. a person is seated centrally as the figure of honour. Before him are many silver and brass plates of flowers, fruit, sweets and offerings, with a red-and-white flower arrangement at the centre. A man in white clothes sits cross-legged at the right holding an offering, a woman in white and a bald man in saffron with white forehead markings sit beside him, and hanging brass bells and oil lamps decorate the black wall behind.