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A seated guru puja ceremony in a hall with dark maroon drapes and a gold deity figure at the left edge. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels at left, washing or offering to the feet of a figure seated on a stack of cushioned seats, the figure wearing orange robes with the lower body and feet visible. Two devotees in orange and white kneel at right; one wears spectacles and the other has a beard. Brass and silver bowls, a pitcher, banana leaves, apples, oranges and a bowl of flowers are laid on a white cloth in front. The scene is an arati and padapuja style offering.

A photograph of a puja on a stage before a dark maroon drape. A figure seated on a red and gold throne with a harp-like gilt backdrop sits with palms joined in namaskar, wearing an orange robe and long swept-back dark hair; the appearance is distinctive enough to be a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, seated above the ritual. Before him, a woman in an orange sari sits on the floor with her hands over a silver plate, while a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels at left, and another man in white with an orange shawl holds a garland of white flowers at right. Brass figures of deities stand behind them, with an oil lamp burning, silver bowls, fruit and flowers arranged on a low table.

A guru puja on a raised seat draped in saffron cloth. A long-haired man in saffron robes sits on a stacked cushioned seat with palms pressed together in namaskar, a golden cobra-hooded backdrop behind him. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels at left, offering from a silver plate; a woman in orange sari and glasses and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl sit at right. Brass and silver bowls, a plate of red flowers, fruit, a kalasha-style pot and a golden deity murti at the edges complete the puja setting.

A photo of a seated figure in saffron and gold robes, draped with garlands of white flowers and red roses, sitting on a red cushioned seat. In the foreground three devotees kneel in prayer with palms pressed together: a woman in a teal silk sari with a saffron shawl, and two men in white dhoti-style clothing with saffron shawls and glasses. A brass lamp with a flame burns at left, next to silver vessels, a silver bowl, fruit and yellow flowers on a patterned rug.

A ritual scene in a room with maroon curtains. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits on a cushioned throne with a golden cobra-hood backrest, hands pressed in anjali. In front of him a white-clad priest kneels on a white cloth, holding a ritual item, beside a small oil lamp burning on a tray. A woman in an orange sari with hands folded sits nearby, and a man in orange and white with a garland kneels at the right. Brass pots, a plate of fruit, grains, and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a tray for puja and aarti, with a golden deity murti and a figure with a staff standing in the background.

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A padapuja-style ritual in a decorated room. An elderly woman with white hair, wearing a white sari with gold border, kneels and pours liquid from a small vessel over the feet of a seated figure dressed in saffron-orange cloth, while she holds a brass plate with fruit and offerings. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms lie beside the feet. Behind her, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border sits with a rudraksha mala, and several young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit watching. A shaved-headed man in orange and a woman in a purple sari sit at the left edge, with pink and orange flower petals on the floor.

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A photo of a foot-washing ritual inside a decorated room with gold-framed red velvet seating behind. A seated elder woman in orange robes and a red-and-yellow floral garland receives padapuja from a younger person in reddish-brown cloth, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings, who holds a lit oil lamp in one hand while pouring from a steel vessel over the elder's feet. A man in the background wears an orange shawl, and a tray holds green fruit, coconut halves and flower petals on a colourful striped mat. The scene shows a worship offering of padapuja with an oil lamp.

A padapuja ritual in a bright room with peach walls and a wall-mounted fan. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold border has bare feet resting on a silver plate heaped with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits at the feet, holding flowers and green leaves. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and dark-rimmed glasses, wearing a beaded necklace and gold bangles, offers leaves and flowers. Behind them, standing devotees in orange and saffron garments wear rudraksha-style beads and marigold garlands, and a man in an orange robe with a bead mala stands near a window. Several people in the background look on.