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A 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.

July 20 2010

October 08 2006

A close photograph of a devotee in a white kurta prostrating face-down on a beige carpet, forehead and hands touching the floor before a standing figure's bare feet. The standing figure wears a rust-orange cloth with a darker orange border, visible only from the knees down. The devotee's wrist shows a dark bead bracelet. The gesture suggests padapuja-style reverence, though only the feet and prostrating body are shown.

April 24 2013

A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti prostrates on a red carpet, palms pressed together, forehead bowed toward the bare feet of a standing figure draped in orange cloth with a long white and red flower garland hanging from the shoulder. Behind him, two men in orange shawls over white clothing stand watching, one shaved-headed and one wearing glasses. Scattered petals lie on the red carpet. The setting appears to be an outdoor satsang or pada puja style honouring, with the standing figure in orange clothing forming the focal point. The garlanded figure's face is not visible.

A 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 copies

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May 09 2012

2012-05-09 +2 copies

A photograph of a devotee kneeling and bowing with palms pressed together in namaskar, head lowered close to the feet of a seated person. The devotee wears a white garment with a thin red border and a silver bangle on the wrist. The seated figure wears orange and maroon cloth and rests bare feet on a red velvet cushion set on a gold-coloured base. Ceremonial gold metalwork is visible at the lower right edge. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a grey floor. The seated person is an ordinary devotee-receiving figure whose appearance is not clearly established from the frame, so identity is uncertain.

A seated figure in orange robes with long, dark, wavy hair sits on a white-covered cushioned seat on a red patterned rug over a woven mat. A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with grey hair and glasses, presses his palms together while the seated figure holds a rudraksha mala toward his forehead. A standing attendant in orange robes holding a mala stands at the left edge, and another person in white dhoti stands at the right edge. The setting is a plain white-walled hall. The seated figure's appearance matches the Swamiji description with long hair and orange clothing, so this is a probable identification.