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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pale walls and a dark red curtain. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged, bare-chested, with a sandalwood-marked forehead and a gold-toned necklace, holding a small offering plate of orange sweets beside a silver tray with red fruit. Seated nearby are a man in white, a woman in a red blouse and glasses, and several women in blue and white. At left a figure in orange robes stands beside a wooden podium with a gold-edged frame. Many more people in white and orange sit on the floor and on chairs in the background. The scene reads as a devotional puja with offerings, and Swamiji is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

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A photograph of a padapuja-style gathering in a hall with cream walls and dark red curtains. At left, a figure in an orange robe stands beside a wooden lectern with a gold-framed panel, facing right toward the seated group. Near the centre, a man with a shaved head, vertical tilak, white dhoti and a gold chain holds an orange-lined tray, while a woman in a yellow sari and gold necklace stands beside him. A silver tray with fruit and offerings sits on a red cloth, and a silver vessel is placed on the floor. A woman in a red top sits at left and a man in white clothes sits nearby. Many seated devotees in white and orange fill the rows behind, some with hands folded in anjali.2010-09-16Indoor hall photo of a pada puja-style gathering. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the left behind a wooden lectern with a gold-framed panel, facing the group. Foreground seated devotees in white ritual clothes, including a bald man bare-chested with a yellow cloth and gold necklace, a man in white with a shaved head, and a woman in a red sari with folded hands. A priest in white with a gold necklace sits near a brass tray holding fruit and offerings. Several women in yellow and red saris and a child sit with hands joined in prayer. Rows of seated devotees fill the background. Red and maroon curtains hang on the walls, and a mirror and speakers are visible.2010-09-16A photograph of a Pada Puja event in a hall with many seated devotees in white clothing. In the foreground, a man in a shaved head and white garment with beaded necklaces sits with palms pressed together in namaste, beside a woman in white holding her hands in prayer and a woman in a yellow shawl. A wooden box with red compartments holds fruit and offerings in front of them. At right, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with beaded malas sits on a raised seat, gesturing with one hand, with fruit on a tray beside him. A woman in a white dress with a long braid and a woman in red in the lower corners also have palms together. Rows of devotees fill the background near chairs and a stage with dark curtains. Several people are visible, clearly in the dozens but not individually countable.2010-09-16A satsang hall with a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe and rudraksha mala seated on a low wooden platform at right, hands folded, facing a seated group. Behind him stands a gold ornate throne with a pink cushion and a gold cobra-hooded backdrop, with a deity murti decorated with a flower garland and purple flowers. In front, devotees sit on the floor in white, red and green clothes before brass plates with flowers and offerings; a man in white with folded hands sits near a woman in a red sari, and a bald man with a white tilak sits at left. Other seated people and a woman in a yellow shawl appear in the background, with red chairs along the left wall. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang.2010-10-09A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a hall with a crowd seated in rows behind. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits with palms joined, facing a wooden podium and a golden framed mirror. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with tripundra and red-marked body sits near a silver tray holding fruit, flowers and offerings. A woman in a yellow and white sari with palms joined sits beside a seated boy in maroon. To the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands behind the podium, and a woman in red sits near a red-clad child. Several people wear white and yellow traditional dress. Pink flowers and a brass vessel rest on a tray in front of the group.2010-09-16A satsang hall with a standing man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala at the right, facing a seated group on the floor. He stands beside a gold-and-pink throne with a gold canopy and a gold ornamental frame behind it. In the background a deity murti stands on a shelf decorated with garlands, with a gold kalasha-like finial above. Seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing sit before gold plates of offerings, some with pink flowers, and a man in white holds his hands in anjali. A few people in orange robes sit near the back. The orange-clad man on the right is standing rather than seated on the throne, so the central figure's role is that of a speaker or officiant.2010-10-09September 17 20102010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17A photograph of a pada puja in a hall with white walls and dark red curtains. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on a raised seat at the right, his hands extended toward a wooden box with red-lined compartments in front of him. Devotees in white clothes kneel and sit before it with palms pressed together. A bald man with a tilak and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits nearby. A plate of red apples sits on a stand at the upper right. Many more people in white sit in rows across the back of the hall.2010-09-16December 23 20102010-12-23A seated figure in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, receiving attention from a semicircle of devotees. A shaven-headed man in white with a gold-bordered cloth kneels in front, while women in white sarees with gold borders and a woman in a bright red top bow or hold brass plates and small vessels. A woman in red with glasses stands at right, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at far right. A window and a plain pink wall with a beige cabinet form the backdrop.2010-09-16A photograph of a seated satsang gathering in an indoor hall. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the right, with a small wooden lectern in front of him and a tray of offerings on a table behind. a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha malas on a throne. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in front, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala and hands folded in namaste, a woman in a white sari, and a woman in a red top with her back to the camera. A shaved-headed man in white sits near the throne. Red chairs line the left wall and a carved temple-style backdrop hangs on the right.2010-09-16