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Devotees perform a padapuja-style ritual before an empty ornate golden throne draped with a red seat cushion and a garland of yellow marigolds and red-and-white flowers. Seated on the floor in white clothing, several women hold brass lamps with lit flames and offer lemons and fruit on silver trays near the throne. A large framed portrait of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with one hand raised, rests on the throne seat. On the left, a shaved-headed devotee in white kneels with hands folded. Brass vessels and lamps stand in the background beside a red-and-white striped wall and a small side table decorated with flowers.

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September 07 20122012-09-07A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, gold necklace and gold bangles, with his bare feet resting on the throne's gold base. Before him on a gold tray are brass plates of offerings, flower petals, and small oil lamps. A kneeling man in white clothes with a red sash and rudraksha mala and a kneeling woman in orange sari with flowers in her hair attend the offering. Behind them, a shaven-headed attendant in orange and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala kneels. Two framed portraits hang on a dark wall: one of a smiling man in an orange turban, the other of a man in orange robes seated in meditation, with a wall air conditioner above. Brass bells and a hanging lamp are visible at upper right. The setting resembles a padapuja ritual. Swamiji appears as a probable candidate on the throne, identifiable by long hair, a gold necklace, saffron clothing and a garland.2013-07-19A paduka puja at a golden throne draped with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and red rose petals. On the red-cushioned throne sits a framed photograph of a smiling man in orange robes and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation with one hand raised, labelled with the printed caption "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". A shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a bracelet, on the left, arranges items on a silver tray. Three women in white saris sit on the floor around the golden offering tray, one holding a red flower and another a small silver vessel. A stone Ganesha carving stands in the background beside a red-railed courtyard with orange curtains.2010-09-28Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 07 20102010-10-07A group of devotees performs a ritual puja around a brass tray of offerings on a gold cloth. A woman in a white sari holds a lit oil lamp in a brass stand while an older man in white with a moustache lights a lamp nearby. A woman in a red-bordered white sari and rudraksha mala sits with hands clasped, and a woman in a yellow top prays with palms together. A shaved-headed man in white with a brass bell and tilak stands at left, and a man in orange robes sits at the far right edge. Brass plates, a kalasha-like vessel and floral garlands fill the foreground.2010-10-09A photograph inside a temple hall: a man seated on a red throne with a gold lotus-shaped back, wearing a red-maroon turban with a gold ornament, a red-maroon shawl, a multi-coloured flower garland and a large yellow bead necklace, smiling as he receives devotees. Two long-haired, bare-chested young men in white dhotis with orange shawls attend him from the left and lower left. Women in white saris and orange-red shawls bend forward, one touching his feet or hand, another holding a small white paper. Behind them stand more people in orange and white, and gold deity murtis and brass lamps are visible in the background. The seated figure has distinctive ceremonial adornment with a turban and garlands, consistent with a person presence; the person being honoured is seated on a throne with devotees paying respects, i.e., padapuja-style darshan.2017-07-08September 13 20142014-09-13April 23 20152015-04-23October 07 20102010-10-07October 03 20102010-10-03December 15 20172017-12-15