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A photograph in a room with white-painted walls, a wooden display cabinet and framed religious pictures. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white and pink flower garland, sits on a white-covered chair with bare feet on a dark brown patterned cloth. He raises his right hand toward the head of a man in white shirt and white dhoti who bows with palms joined, a ritual blessing. A bearded man in orange robes kneels beside the seated figure holding a silver tray of oranges. Standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts watch and join their hands in greeting.

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January 11 20102010-01-11A photograph of a padapuja in a domestic room with wooden cabinets and framed religious pictures on the walls. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a garland of white and pink flowers sits on a white-draped seat with bare feet on a brown and gold cloth. A kneeling devotee in white dhoti and shirt bows with hands to the floor before the seated figure, while another white-clad devotee bends forward with hands raised. A man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads kneels beside the seat holding a tray of oranges. Standing men in white and cream clothes watch with hands folded. Pink flowers lie on the floor in the foreground.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate red-cushioned wooden chair in a plain white room, smiling as a woman in a white sari with orange border stands beside and applies a tilak or touches the figure's shoulder. An elderly man in an orange shirt sits to the left with eyeglasses. On the right, an older man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali, and several men in white dhotis sit or stand along the wall. A metal tray with oranges, apples and fruit sits on the floor in front. a person: the seated figure in orange with long swept-back hair is the central honoured guest, matching the page's birthday celebration context.2007-01-12A photograph of a padapuja (foot-worship) in a domestic room with a dark wooden cabinet and glass display case behind. A seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban, with a flower garland of white and pink blooms, sits on a white-draped seat with bare feet on a gold-and-maroon cloth. A woman in a blue, orange and pink silk sari bends forward, holding an orange fruit and touching the feet. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, and a man in orange robes at right holds a tray of oranges. A pink flower arrangement lies on the floor in front. The seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a white-draped throne, extending a hand toward a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears white ritual clothes, a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, and bows with palms pressed together. Standing behind them are men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and an orange-shawled man. A tray of fruit, a brass lamp, flower petals and a platform with flowers sit nearby.2010-06-13January 12 20072007-01-12A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits on a white-draped chair and smiles as a man in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels on an orange mat, clasping his hands and reaching toward him. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person. Behind them, men in white and orange ritual clothing stand near a wooden tray holding green mangoes and offerings, with brass vessels and a red-flower bowl on a stone ledge. Two people are fully visible in the foreground, with others partly visible behind, making several people in all.2010-06-13A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes and a long beaded necklace receiving a devotee who kneels on a red-edged mat, placing his head forward while the seated figure's hands rest on his head in blessing. The seated figure wears layered rudraksha-style beads and sits in a cream cushioned chair. Beside them a man in white kurta with a red shawl leans in, and a man in white with a yellow shawl and gold garland holds a wooden tray containing fruit and small offerings. On the right, a man with long hair in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange with raised hand, and a gold-trimmed throne with orange drapery fills the room.2010-02-12A photograph of a padapuja, a foot-worship ritual, in an ashram hall with orange floor cloth. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a multi-strand gold beaded necklace and holds a small tray of flower petals; a bowl of fruit sits on a wooden table beside her. A man in white kneels with his head bowed to her feet on an orange-and-gold cushion, a marigold garland around his neck. Standing devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with white and marigold garlands, fold their hands in namaskar, and one wears an orange shawl. Their hair and clothing show no identifying features beyond this.2010-07-24June 13 20102010-06-13June 28 20102010-06-28A photograph of a seated figure in long wavy black hair and an orange sleeveless robe on a gold-and-red throne with a red velvet cushion, smiling as a man kneels and bows his head toward his feet on a folded patterned mat. A small white side table holds a tray of fruit, and a seated man in white with an orange shawl holds a paper. Standing attendants in white kurtas and orange dhotis or shawls, one holding papers, watch from behind. The seated figure in orange has distinctive long hair and ornate gold-throne setting, consistent with a person in a padapuja-style reception. Padapuja, kneeling devotee, throne, fruit offering.2010-09-05