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December 12 2012

Padapuja on a cruise ship lounge: a seated man in orange-saffron robe, bare-chested with a gold necklace, bangles and an armband, sits on a dark wooden throne with a golden lion finial, while devotees in white clothes kneel before him. A woman in white pours liquid from a small cup, and others hold silver trays of offerings, fruit and flower petals placed at his feet. Red theatre seats and gold-trimmed curtains are behind. a person appearance-based label; the man is the focal figure receiving padapuja.

Crowded indoor ceremony in a large hall. A seated figure on a gold-trimmed brown throne wears a black turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange garment, and extends a hand toward a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala. In front, a man in white pulls a gold-rimmed bowl of white liquid onto a gold stand. A standing man at right wears saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, devotees in orange-trimmed lanyards and a young boy in green watch. A gold deity murti and lamp appear at left. The seated figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of turban, rudraksha mala and orange-red clothing, shown as an in-person candidate.

Photograph of a devotional gathering in a red-curtained hall. In the foreground at left, a figure in an orange-gold garment and a gold necklace sits beside a large gold-coloured ornate throne or seat with a gold lion-like finial and a gold sculpted base. Seated on the floor before it, a group of devotees in white and orange-red shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali; a blonde woman in white and orange, a young boy, a girl in an orange shawl, and several women with orange scarves are visible. Small brass oil lamps sit on a patterned cloth before them. Other people in white and orange stand and sit in the background, and a vase of pink flowers stands at right. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, though no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

A seated group of devotees gathers around a raised golden throne in a red-draped hall for a ritual session. A figure seated on the ornate gold throne wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robes with gold necklaces, and a candidate for a person by appearance; a lit brass oil lamp stands at left. Around them about two dozen devotees sit cross-legged on the floor, many in white kurtas and orange-red shawls, holding brass plates with flowers and small lamps, while bald priests in white dhotis with orange-red shawls sit in the foreground near the throne.

August 04 2014

A seated man in a rust-red robe with a long beaded mala sits on an ornate red and gold throne with golden lion armrests, holding a white ceremonial staff in one hand. Before him on a tiger-skin mat, devotees perform padapuja: a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse holds a silver thali of offerings, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby, a woman in an orange sari and a man in white with a red lanyard fold their hands in worship, and a bowl of flowers and sweets sits on the floor. Several seated people, some in white, sit in the background of a hall with a projection screen and a bald man in white on the far right. a person seated on the throne, identified by the saffron-red robe, long mala and ceremonial setting.

December 28 2012

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits eyes-closed on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands folded, on a stage. Around the throne a group of devotees sits on the floor: a woman in green with palms joined, a man in white with a shaved head and mala, a bare-chested man with white tilak and gold necklaces, and women in yellow and white saris. Silver plates and bowls of offerings are set before them, with two red apples on a side table near the throne. Dark curtains and a projection screen form the backdrop. Visibly a satsang-style ritual gathering with devotional offerings.

December 21 2012

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in an ornate wooden hall. A man with long dark hair sits on a golden throne wearing a red-maroon robe with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style neck beads, smiling as he is honoured. Around him, a large seated crowd of devotees in white, cream and red-orange shawls hold brass oil lamps and offering plates, lit with flames. Behind them stands a decorated altar with garlanded deity murti under a golden canopy, potted plants and a tall ceremonial trident-like stand. Many seated devotees in the foreground, with more people visible at the back. Roughly 20 to 30 people are visible.

Devotees sit on the floor of a red-draped hall in a seated puja gathering around a gilded throne. A person in an orange-red turban and orange robe, with a long garland and gold necklace, sits on the ornate golden throne at the upper right, while seated devotees in white dhotis, saffron shawls and rudraksha malas face them. Several women in saris and salwars hold brass thalis of offerings, and a tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a tripod-mounted camera. A gold-trimmed peetha table lies in front of the throne, with ritual plates and flames in the foreground.