A close photo of a bald, bespectacled man in a white garment sitting with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. Another person's dark head is visible in the lower foreground, and white-clad seated people with bare feet appear behind him on an orange mat. The scene suggests a pada puja gathering. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close photo of a bald, bespectacled man in a white garment sitting with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. Another person's dark head is visible in the lower foreground, and white-clad seated people with bare feet appear behind him on an orange mat. The scene suggests a pada puja gathering.

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Close-up photograph of a shaved-headed man in thin wire-rimmed glasses and a plain white shirt, head bowed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Beside him, a person in white clothing wears a long strand of large gold beads. The background is a warm red-orange fabric.

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A shaved-headed man in plain white robes sits with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing rectangular wire-framed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold ring and a wristwatch. His mouth is slightly open as if chanting. Behind him is a pale floor and a red and orange striped curtain. A small badge reading Pada Puja is visible at the lower left edge. Identity uncertain from appearance; no candidate is confirmed.

A photograph of a bald, elderly man in a plain white kurta kneeling on a striped mattress with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Beside him stands a figure in saffron-orange robes, and behind them a woman in white with a dark necklace sits among other devotees on striped and blue cushions. The setting appears to be a devotional hall.

A photograph of a crowd at a devotional gathering. In the centre, a bald older man with grey hair at the sides wears a white shirt and dark tie and kneels with palms pressed together and eyes lowered, while a man in white on his left steadies his shoulder. Behind him, a bespectacled man in white stands watching. On the right, a person in white and an orange shawl reaches forward toward a bundle of white rolled sticks held by devotees. A man in a yellow shawl is at left edge. The scene suggests an attendee receiving blessing or a devotional offering, with people in white clothing around him.

July 07 2013

A seated man with short grey hair and wire-rimmed glasses wears a white collared shirt and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds a black handheld microphone up near his mouth with one hand, apparently speaking to a gathering. Beside him a person in a blue and pink patterned garment sits in a black chair, and a standing figure in white clothing with a light embroidered pattern is partly visible at the upper right. In the foreground the grey-haired head of another seated person is partly visible at the bottom edge. The setting appears to be an indoor hall or satsang room.

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A photograph of a crowd at a devotee gathering. In the centre, a bald older man with grey hair at the temples, wearing a white collared shirt, raises his open right hand toward the upper left and looks upward while speaking. Around him, people wear white ritual clothing; one man at left has a yellow shawl and a beaded necklace, and at right a man in an orange-saffron wrap holds rolled white papers or scrolls. A woman with dark hair in the lower left foreground has a hand resting on the shoulder of the man in white.

A photograph of two men seated on the floor in white ritual clothing, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The man in front is bald and wears wire-rimmed glasses and a plain white kurta. Behind him sits a younger man with a shaved head, glasses and a dark rudraksha mala over a white shirt. In the foreground are silver plates holding a red flower, a pink flower and a white offering, with a gold tray beneath them. A patterned sari or fabric edge appears at the left edge of the frame, and a red wall is visible in the background. No one in the scene wears saffron or ornate a person-style clothing, so no identity candidate is claimed.

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white kurta with thin-framed glasses, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaskar, bowing his head. Another person in white dhoti and gold necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead, places a hand on the bowed man's head, a blessing gesture. A wooden tray of red apples sits at the lower right, and an orange cloth backdrop is behind them. Other people are partly visible at the edges.

A close photograph of an older bald man with short grey hair and rimless glasses, wearing an orange kurta and a white shawl over his shoulders. A white vibhuti or sacred ash mark is on his forehead as another person's hand rests on his head, in a blessing or initiation gesture. Behind him, an orange cloth backdrop and another orange-robed figure are visible. A second person with short dark hair is partly visible at the lower right, bending forward.