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A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes receiving an offering from a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and gold bangles. The seated figure has long dark hair and sits on an orange-draped seat with a red cushion, bare feet on wooden padukas. Before them is an open wooden box holding wrapped sweets, apples, oranges and a silver tray. Behind, several women in white and orange saris sit and stand with hands joined, one in yellow. A blue sign on the wall reads Silence please. Walls are red-orange with orange curtains.

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A photograph of a padapuja scene in an orange-walled hall. A person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an orange-cushioned seat, their feet being honoured. A woman in white with an orange shawl bends forward with folded hands, kneeling on an orange cloth. Behind them, several women in white and yellow sit or stand, some with palms pressed together. A wooden tray holds fruit, sweets, a steel plate and a rudraksha mala, and a sign on the wall reads Silence please.2010-07-29A photograph of an outdoor courtyard with orange-painted walls and a tin awning. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on an orange-draped seat with red cushions, gesturing with one hand toward a woman standing before him. She wears a white sari with a blue-and-gold border and an orange shawl, smiling and holding folded orange cloth in her hands. Behind her, two women in white saris with orange and yellow shawls stand with hands joined. Two more people in white sit on a striped mat in the background. Before the seated man is a silver tray, a box of wrapped sweets, fruit including apples and lemons, and flowers. A blue sign on the wall reads silence please.2010-07-29A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in an orange-walled hall. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style neck mala sits on an orange-cushioned chair, hands folded in namaste, with a tray of fruit on a small table beside him. Before him, a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels holding a folded orange cloth, and a man in white with glasses sits on the orange floor holding a cloth and a brass offering tray. Beside them, a woman in white and yellow kneels with a yellow shawl, and several people in white and yellow shawls sit to the left. Two standing men in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls stand in the background doorway, and a woman in orange sari sits near the wall.2010-07-27A photograph taken indoors in a plain whitewashed room with a concrete floor. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair, a beaded necklace and a saffron shawl sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat and extends his hand to hand a small item wrapped in foil to a seated devotee in a white shirt. Beside him on an orange-draped table stands a tray of fruit and flowers. A standing attendant in orange robes with a shaved head stands at right. Several people in white clothes sit on mats along the left side, and two women in white saris sit in the foreground. A framed painting of a robed figure hangs on the wall, with a deity murti and a red armchair in the background.August 16 20092009-08-16July 22 20102010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22A stage ceremony in front of a yellow backdrop with a floral garland of red flowers above a golden throne. A seated figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on the golden peetha, with bare feet resting on a footstool. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left-centre offering a tray or plate of items toward him. A woman in a pink and white patterned sari stands beside the throne reaching toward him. Two women in white saris with gold borders stand at right, one holding a small offering, and two women in white saris stand at far left, one with a hand raised near her face. Two figures at left wear orange clothing. Photo credit overlay reads pedia source text2009-07-16 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30June 13 20102010-06-13A seated man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a white-covered chair draped with orange cloth, placed on a red patterned rug over bamboo mats in a hall. Facing him, a bare-footed man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with hands together, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his wrist. Behind them, a standing man in white with an orange shawl and mala holds a dark bag, while women and girls in white and yellow shawls sit or stand among the devotees. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair and orange clothing, matching the page's a person reference, so this is a probable in-person appearance with the role of a seated guru receiving devotees at a darshan-style gathering.2008-09-30