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A pada puja scene in an indoor hall. On the left, a reclining figure in an orange-red garment is adorned with heavy garlands of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers. Seated devotees surround a golden tray set with silver bowls, apples and pink flowers. A man in a white shirt and glasses holds a small vessel and pours or offers over the tray, while an older woman with grey hair and white clothes reaches toward the offerings. A younger woman in yellow and white sits nearby, and a shaved-headed man in white with gold necklaces and a white shirt presses his palms together. A gold-trimmed wooden stand and a pale pink wall form the backdrop. Several people are visible, including partially seen figures at the edges.

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A padapuja offering in a hall with a gold-trimmed seat draped in orange and decorated with marigold, white and pink flower garlands at left. Foreground devotees offer pink lotus flowers, fruit and food on silver plates set on a gold tray. A man in a white shirt and glasses leans in with offerings, an older woman with grey hair and a white sari with red border reaches forward, a younger woman wears a yellow shawl and a bald man in white dhoti with gold chain and a folded-hands gesture. A woman in a white sari with red border sits at lower centre, and a child in white stands at upper right. A seated figure in purple at left edge is partly visible. The seat's occupant is not clearly visible. Count of physical people visible is roughly ten to twelve.2010-10-12November 19 20092009-11-19A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha beads, smiling and extending a hand to a young woman in a white dress who offers a small silver vessel. Behind the throne are garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses and a golden deity murti. Smiling women in white saris and orange-bordered shawls stand nearby, and young men in white shirts with rudraksha malas watch with hands folded. Partial heads of onlookers appear in the foreground. This is a Swamiji (probable) candidate appearing in person, identified by the saffron-orange clothing, long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklaces.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Seated devotees perform a puja with hands pressed in anjali before a large gold tray of offerings, including silver bowls with fruit, apples, pink flowers, shredded white vegetables and gold-wrapped sweets. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and a red tilak presses his palms together with eyes closed. Beside him, a man in white with a dark rudraksha mala and a woman in a green blouse and white sari, also with hands folded, join the prayer. Several women in white and yellow-bordered saris sit nearby, and a microphone stand is visible at the upper right. The setting is a hall with an orange cloth on the floor.2010-09-17January 01 20132013-01-01A seated man on a gold-and-red ornate throne wears a long flowing orange robe and a heavy garland of yellow, red and purple flowers draped over his shoulders and chest. Several devotees sit on the floor before a low table laden with silver and brass bowls, flowers and offerings, while people sit in prayer with palms pressed together. A woman in white and a few women in yellow shawls sit at the front, and a man in a purple shawl sits with his back to the camera. Plates of fruit sit on a golden tray beside the throne, and a white curtain and a ceiling fan are visible in the room behind them. Approximately ten people are visible.2010-10-12March 30 20132013-03-30A padapuja ceremony under a red and pink draped tent. On the right, a large ornate golden throne-like seat holds a figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown, with a long garland of yellow, red and purple flowers draped over it. Golden metal plates with flower petals and offerings sit in front. Devotees kneel and sit on green mats: a woman in an orange sari with a mala, a man in a white shirt with hands folded, a young woman in white with palms pressed together, and a man in orange at right, with a seated figure in white and a turban behind a microphone at left. A golden serpent hood ornament stands above the seat, and a tall white air cooler sits at left.2011-07-15A photograph of a Pada Puja ritual in an ashram hall with red-ochre walls. In the foreground a shaven-headed male priest in white dhoti and shawl with a striped border, rudraksha mala, and vibhuti/tilak on his forehead, reaches over a large brass thali heaped with white flowers, fruit and offerings. Around him, devotees hold pink lotus flowers; a woman in a teal and blue saree with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge sits at left, another in a yellow shawl and white garments sits behind, and men in white and yellow dhotis sit at right. In the background a woman in orange robes sits near a lit brass lamp, and a brass lamp burns on a stand at upper right.2010-09-22December 29 20102010-12-29A padapuja ritual in a hall with red chairs and a dark red curtain. On a raised gold-coloured stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne draped with marigold and pink garlands, and a gold swan ornament stands behind. In front, a gold tray holds brass bowls of offerings, fruit and pink lotus flowers. Around it, devotees sit on the floor: a woman in white with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bare-chested man with a yellow cloth, a shaved-headed priest in white, a man in a purple shawl with folded hands, a woman in a yellow sari, and others with hands pressed together in prayer.2010-10-12