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August 11 20092009-08-11A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland and long dark hair sits on a mat in a white-walled room, bare-chested with saffron cloth draped over the body, and bare feet in blue sandals. A man in a white shirt bends forward to extend his hands toward the seated figure, while a kneeling man in white and a seated man in white with a lanyard watch. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a young man in white with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala stand, and two young women in white salwar kameez stand with hands raised near their faces. Red curtains and a window frame the background. Four or five people are visible in the room. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robe, garland and adornments, a person match.2009-08-11A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors. A long-haired figure with a flower garland and a saffron-orange wrap sits on a cushioned seat on the left, bare-chested in the upper body, with his hands extended. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti extends his arm toward him. Several devotees stand or kneel on a patterned mat, including a kneeling man in a white shirt with his hands pressed together in namaskar, a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace, and a young woman in white with folded hands. A standing young man wears a red shawl over white clothing. A pedestal fan and a colourful striped floor mat are visible at right.2009-08-11A photograph of a home-visit or pada pooja moment indoors. A seated figure in saffron-orange cloth with a white flower garland and long dark hair sits on a white-draped chair, extending his bare feet while a devotee kneels and bows to touch them. Two women in white and blue saris press their palms together nearby, and a man in white shirt and dark mala beads stands behind with one hand raised. A tall man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at the back. Through a window, a crowd of onlookers is visible, with a microphone on a stand. Pink drapery hangs on the wall.2009-08-11August 08 20092009-08-08July 12 20062006-07-12A 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.2010-07-24A photograph of a seated man in orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland and holding a bouquet of yellow and red flowers, on a metal-framed chair on a tiled floor. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl bends forward at his feet, touching them in reverence. Standing around them are devotees in white garments with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, including a young girl in white with a braid and a mala, and a boy in white with a mala. A blue bag rests near the standing devotees. The seated man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as the garlanded seated figure receiving reverence.2007-02-25A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe wearing a white and gold-beaded garland with pink petal garlands, smiling, with a red-and-white towel draped over his shoulder. A man in white kurta with a pink rose garland bends forward and touches his head to the seated man's feet. An orange-clad attendant stands at left with hands clasped near his chest, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and older women in white and orange saris stand in the background near a small table with flower offerings. The setting is a room with white walls and wooden window frames.2009-09-15A photograph of a devotional gathering in a covered hall with whitewashed walls and a colourful striped canopy at top right. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to touch the feet of a seated figure in an orange robe with a white and pink flower garland and a folded-hands gesture. Nearby, several men in white dhoti and shirts stand with palms pressed together, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a brass bell sits on a patterned mat. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white fill the hall, with palm trees visible through the open doorway. The scene suggests a padukas procession reception with padapuja.2007-02-24August 11 20092009-08-11December 30 20062006-12-30