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A young man in a white t-shirt bows forward with his head resting on the lap of a seated figure dressed in saffron orange robes. He has one hand pressed to the seated person's knee area while the other supports him. The seated figure sits on a red and gold brocade cushion decorated with a yellow marigold garland and a red flower. The man's shirt has a blue logo and the website text www.a person printed on the back. The man wears a black wristwatch. The seated person is partially cropped, and orange fabric hangs behind them. This is a devotional gesture of obeisance during a darshan or pada puja setting.

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A young man in a white t-shirt with blue logos and the website www.a person printed vertically on the sleeve bows deeply, forehead pressed against the lap of a seated figure in orange robes. The seated figure rests on a red and gold brocade cushion decorated with a yellow marigold garland and a red flower. The man's hand rests on the orange-robed person's back, and a wristwatch is visible on his wrist. The background shows more orange-clad figures and orange fabric draped behind.2010-07-24October 08 20062006-10-08July 20 20102010-07-20A young man in a cream checked kurta, with a silver-toned cord around his neck, bends forward prostrate on a red floor covering, his forehead touching the bare feet of a seated figure. That figure wears a saffron-orange robe draped over the lap and a wooden walking stick rests against the seat. Behind, another person in white trousers stands at the edge of the frame. The scene looks like a padapuja, the ritual of honouring a guru's feet, though the identity of the seated figure cannot be established from appearance alone.2006-10-08A man in white kurta with white embroidered pattern bows deeply with his forehead touching the feet of a seated figure wearing orange robes and a leopard-print shawl with a red-and-green flower garland at the waist. The man has folded hands and wears glasses. The seated figure is on a golden-brown upholstered seat. In the foreground are yellow, orange and pink marigold and flower petal arrangements on the floor and a polished brass vessel at the right edge. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no appearance-based a person candidate is established.2010-02-12October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja ceremony. A person in orange robes and a long orange garment with a beaded necklace sits on an orange-draped seat, their bare feet resting on a cushion decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti bows forward, placing his hands on the orange cloth at their feet, with rose petals scattered on the floor. Two men in white shirts wearing white garlands with orange and pink flowers stand behind, one gesturing with his hands. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, and a brass bowl of flowers and fruit sits on a wooden table at the left. The person seated is identified by appearance only as a person, seated with long swept-back hair and ornate beaded adornments.2010-07-24A close indoor photograph of a devotee in a white short-sleeved shirt bowing forward with head resting on the lap or leg of a seated figure. The seated person wears an orange and maroon garment and sits on a red cushion or mat. The devotee's hands rest on the cushion, and a patterned gold-toned edge is visible at the lower right. The scene conveys reverent prostration, a pranam or padapuja-style gesture, but no clear facial or iconographic cues identify the seated figure. A small logo appears at upper left.2006-10-21A devotee in a white collared shirt and orange dhoti kneels on a white bedsheet and bows his head to the bare feet of a seated man in orange robes. The devotee's hands are pressed together around a small card or photo, and he wears a gold bracelet and a gold pendant on a dark cord. The seated figure wears an orange garment and a beaded necklace, with his hands resting in his lap. The background shows a red wall and a white pillow. The gesture is a pada puja style of reverence at the feet. The seated person's face is not visible, so the appearance-based candidate status is uncertain.2007-01-27A close photograph of a person in a white kurta bowing forward with their head resting on the hands of another person seated in an orange garment, whose orange-clad forearm rests on an orange cushion or armrest in the lower right. The bowing person has dark wavy hair and wears a gold bangle on the wrist. The seated figure's hand is visible holding the bowed head in a gesture of respect. The background is blurred and white.2010-07-24A devotee in white clothes and a rudraksha mala bends low and touches the bare feet of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on an orange cushioned chair. The devotee's hands rest on the feet while his head is lowered over a brass bowl. Garlands of marigold and rose petals drape the chair and a flower-decked table below. Other people stand nearby in white and orange garments, and a leopard-print cloth is visible behind the seated figure. The scene suggests a padapuja style honouring.2010-02-12A photograph in close crop of a man in a white shirt bending forward with his head lowered and pressed against the orange robe of a standing figure. His hands grip the orange cloth at the hip area. A black beaded mala hangs from his neck. The orange-robed figure is partly visible at right, wearing a saffron garment, with a white cloth or rolled item near the top right. The scene suggests a devotee offering reverence to a sannyasi.2010-07-24