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A photograph of a devotee bowing with his forehead pressed onto the feet of a person in an orange robe, a ritual padapuja gesture. The devotee has short dark hair and wears a white shirt with blue stripes and a red thread on his wrist, his hands clasped around the feet. The robed figure wears saffron-orange cloth at the lower right. A white cylindrical object is visible at the top right, and a blurred person is at the left edge.

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January 12 20072007-01-12July 20 20102010-07-20A 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.2010-07-24January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A 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.2010-07-24Close-up photo of a man with grey, short-cropped hair bowing his head to touch the bare foot of a person in saffron-orange clothing. The bowing man wears a white shirt and a gold ring on his right hand, which rests on the floor near the foot. The person in orange wears a saffron-orange garment and only their lower leg and foot are visible. The background is a plain white tiled floor. This is an act of pranam or padapuja-style reverence in an ashram setting.2013-01-05July 23 20102010-07-23October 08 20062006-10-08A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti bending low to touch the bare feet of a seated person in orange robes. The seated person's bare feet rest on a red patterned mat with a brown fibrous mat beside it, and a multicolored flower garland hangs at the right edge. Another person in white sits behind, and a hand rests on a white cloth. Padapuja, touching the feet of a guru, is visible. The devotee wears a gold bangle and ring.2006-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee in a grey and white checked shirt bowing deeply with palms pressed together, his forehead lowered toward the feet of a seated figure. The seated person wears an orange-saffron robe with yellow trim and a red and white floral garland at the shoulder, and their bare feet are visible at the lower right. A reddish cloth-covered seat and a second bare foot are visible at the bottom of the frame, with a dark wooden surface and floral fabric behind. The devotee's bowed posture suggests padapuja-style reverence, but the seated figure's face is not visible and no clear appearance-based identification is made.2015-07-19October 08 20062006-10-08