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A photograph of a devotee's hand resting on a white-wrapped bundle placed on a brass tray decorated with marigold and flower petals, in front of a seated figure wrapped in orange cloth with gold border. A man in white dhoti with orange-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a red-cushioned gold throne. The bundle is part of a set of white coconut bundles on the floor, consistent with a padapuja offering of coconuts at the feet of a seated guru on a throne. The seated figure's face is not visible in the frame.

Night-time devotional scene: an older man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and orange shawl, kneels low and touches the bare feet of a seated figure in red-orange cloth with a gold border. Flower petals in yellow and pink lie on a brass plate near the feet. Behind them, a cameraman in white with a camera on his shoulder films, and several men in white and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks stand nearby, while a red-and-gold carved seat is visible at right.

A photograph of a padapuja, the foot-worship ritual, in a domestic room with orange curtains and a carved wooden screen. A seated person in a rust-red robe with white flower garlands and gold armbands holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a blue ball, smiling. Before them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels and washes their feet from a brass plate holding fruit and flowers. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at left with palms pressed together. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala sits nearby, and a photographer in a rust-red robe with a camera stands in the background. Several people are visible in total. The seated person is an appearance-based candidate; the image is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance cues are uncertain.

2014-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure on a golden-cushioned throne draped with a red-orange shawl, wearing a long garland of pink and white flowers, rudraksha beads and gold chain, smiling as a devotee in an orange cloth bows and touches his feet on the floor. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and arm bands stands to the left beside a gold-ornamented pillar, and a bald priest in orange stands behind. Behind the throne a large floral backdrop of yellow, orange and red flowers. Flower petals scattered on the floor, a brass lamp stands nearby.

Night outdoor ceremony under a corrugated roof with banana leaves behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-gold shawl, rudraksha-style beads and a garland of white and pink flowers sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest and red cushion, on a patterned rug. Nearby, a kneeling man in white ritual clothes bows and touches the feet of the seated figure at a small offering tray with fruit, flowers and a bowl. Behind them, devotees in saffron and red dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded; a woman in a red sari with an orange flower garland stands at right. A white-robed attendant in a red turban and garland is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in red and gold with long hair, shawl and ceremonial beads receives padapuja-style honour as the lead figure.

2016-03-06 +1 copies

March 06 2016

2016-03-06 +1 copies

Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa or puja setting. A bearded man in reddish-brown saffron robes and a flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, while a man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl with a long gold-and-bead necklace kneels before him with a red cloth. Nearby a woman in white with gold border kneels, and another woman in white stands with rudraksha beads. A white-clad crowd sits on mats in the background, with smoke rising at right and a golden kalasha and peetha in the foreground. Pink flower petals and a green leaf rest near the feet on the throne.

A photograph inside a room with a red-and-gold chair at right. A person with long hair, a white and orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, orange-red robes and a decorated armband sits on the chair, holding a long ceremonial staff. In front, seated on a colourful striped rug, a devotee in white clothing with folded hands receives a ritual, while a man in white sits beside a steel bowl and an offering plate with flowers. Behind them, several people stand in saffron and white clothes, some with folded hands; a photographer at right holds a camera. The scene appears to be a pada puja or darshan in a home.

A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja in a covered open-sided pavilion at night. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a gold sun-disc backrest wears a black turban, a saffron-orange robe with gold trim, a long pink and purple flower garland, and a gold armband. A young boy in a white shirt kneels on the floor before the throne, washing or honouring the seated figure's feet over a brass plate with flowers. Nearby, a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stand watching. A cameraman in white films the scene, and a banner with a portrait and text hangs behind, with banana plants and decorated cloth.

2016-03-06 +1 copies

A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A man seated on an orange cushioned seat wears an orange and red robe, a red and white flower garland, gold armbands and a sacred thread ornament, with a white forehead marking. Two devotees kneel before him, one in a white shirt and white dhoti washing his feet from a brass vessel while another devotee in a blue top holds his foot. Standing behind are several men in orange-and-saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one holding a camera. A woman in an orange sari stands at left, and a brass trident stands at right beside a fan. Multiple people are visible.

A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with short grey-flecked hair and a stubbled beard, extends cupped hands toward a seated figure on a gold-trimmed red throne. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long swept-back black hair style, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace. The seated figure hands a small white object into the man's palms. Standing behind them are devotees in white, including a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron-trimmed chain, with hands folded. Gold-framed red cushions and a dark-brown wooden floor complete the setting. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron shawl, swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, receiving the devotee's kneeling offering.

2012-05-14 +1 copies

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and an orange shawl with a long orange-beaded mala and gold necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with plush red cushions, as a probable Swamiji candidate with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark and ornate gold bangles. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels at left with palms joined in prayer, and a second man in a white shirt sits beside him with hands folded. In front, a gold tray holds silver puja plates with yellow marigolds, petals, lit oil lamps and a heap of red and white flowers at the feet of the seated figure. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands behind the throne in a dark room with a studio light.