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November 14 20102010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14A seated figure in saffron-orange clothing and a red and yellow marigold garland is receiving a paper offering from a man in white kurta with a red shawl, who kneels on an orange cloth. Gold ornaments, bangles and a gold armband are visible, and a gold kalasha-style vessel sits in the foreground. Behind them, several men in white with red shawls and rudraksha malas stand near a curtain and fan, in what appears to be a padapuja or darshan setting. A rudraksha-styled figure seated on a red throne is shown with a distinctive forehead mark. Several other men stand in the background.2012-12-17May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesClose photograph of a seated man in white ritual clothing and a long gold bead necklace having his bare foot massaged by a bare-chested young attendant in the lower left, while a second person's hands hold the foot from below. Gold-toned ceremonial fabric and a red cushion sit behind. The seated man's face is cropped out; the mood is one of devotional foot service. Attribution of the seated man is not established from appearance, so the role is given as a seated devotee receiving padapuja-style foot care.2010-11-14A close photograph of a man in white ceremonial clothing with a white shawl draped over his shoulder and a long gold bead necklace of large ornate beads, with a small red tilak on his forehead. He is seated and holding the bare foot of another person, who is also in white, with his hand. Blurred gold ritual objects and a red cushion appear in the background.2010-11-14A seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a long gold bead necklace wears white dhoti-style cloth over his shoulder and sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap. Before him, a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace kneels and washes the feet of an older man in white cloth seated at right, while other figures in the foreground watch. Behind the throne are brass oil lamps with lit flames, a gold kalasha-style finial and garlanded deity figures. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears on the throne, distinguished by his long swept-back hair, gold bead mala and white wrap, while the kneeling man is a devotee in saffron robes performing a padapuja-style foot washing.2010-11-14A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a room with pale blue walls and a gold-ornate throne with red upholstery. A bald elderly man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on the throne with bare feet, while a white-clad attendant washes or worships his feet. A younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in a maroon dhoti with a sash stand nearby, and a man in a yellow dhoti holds a microphone. Several men in white and cream garments and a few other attendees stand or kneel around the seated figure.2010-11-22Close photograph of a seated man in white ceremonial clothing receiving foot care. He wears a gold bead necklace and a small red tilak on his forehead. His bare foot is being held and massaged by hands of an attendant in white sleeves at lower left, while his own hand supports the foot. A gold and red throne or seat is partly visible behind. Only the two people visible in the frame are counted.2010-11-14May 08 20122012-05-08Photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a stone floor and pillars. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, a flower garland, and a headband sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, pointing toward a red box on a stand. A bald elderly man in orange cloth with a beaded mala sits on a second gold throne at right, with small silver bowls before him. In the foreground, a shaved-headed attendant in a white dhoti with a gold-chain garland kneels and bows, while a man in yellow and white kneels with his forehead to the floor. Another orange-robed man stands behind with a raised hand, and devotees in white stand in the background. A white cooler stands near the throne.2012-05-14