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A photograph of a screen showing a room with a video-conference feed. A bearded man in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red shawl stand in front of a table with a brass bell, a plate of flowers and a woven basket of fruit. A young girl in a blue dress and a woman in a beige sari with hands joined stand nearby, while people sit on wooden benches and a man in white with a rudraksha-style garland sits at left beside a laptop. A bookshelf and a framed photograph are visible. Two men in the foreground appear to be performing a welcome or ritual gesture, and the scene is part of a live link to a centre labelled Greensboro Winston Salem.2015-03-29A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a hall with a red carpet. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red blouse and dhoti-style wrap, with a white floral garland and gold ornaments, reaches forward holding the edge of an orange cloth draped over a kneeling person in orange robes at the bottom right. Behind her, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala watches with her hand to her mouth, and other women in orange and red saris stand nearby. A basket of red apples sits in front. On the left, a decorated deity murti is adorned with a large garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, and two hanging decorated pots with white cloth hang from the ceiling.2014-08-17Indoor photo of a room with white walls where devotees in white and cream traditional dress gather around a seated man wearing a rust-orange robe and heavy garlands of white jasmine and red roses. Several women in white and gold-bordered saris and a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stand around him; one woman in a dark patterned sari holds green fruits and another woman in a cream sari with gold border offers green fruit near the seated figure. Rose petals are scattered on the floor, and a white pedestal fan, a television, and a framed tree painting are visible. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi appears on a wall sign reading Sri Nithyananda Meditation and Healing. Several other people in the background wear white and orange clothing.2017-04-02A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a red-cushioned seat. Before him, a red tray holds red apples, wrapped sweets and folded bills. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with hands folded, including a woman in a teal sari with a red bindi and a boy in white. A man in white with white forehead markings bows low at the lower left over a brass plate. Cream walls form the backdrop, consistent with a pada puja offering setting. Figure identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the central figure is described by role and attire.2010-02-14July 22 20102010-07-22June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an indoor hall with orange walls. Facing him, a man in white robes with a long mala necklace bends forward, offering a flower-filled brass plate and water to the seated figure's feet. Around them women in white, cream and orange saris and men in white with yellow shawls sit on the floor, some holding brass pooja vessels, trays of fruit, flowers and small bowls of offerings; others sit or stand with palms joined in prayer along the back of the hall. An orange towel lies over the armrest of the chair.2010-07-22June 24 20142014-06-24April 02 20172017-04-02July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph of a pada puja in a hall with orange-painted walls. A person in orange robes and long swept-back hair sits on an orange-cushioned couch with hands folded in namaskar, while devotees kneel on an orange cloth to wash his feet. A kneeling woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass bowl and pours water, and a man in white with glasses kneels beside a brass plate of flowers and fruit. Behind them, men in white and yellow shawls sit, one speaking into a microphone, and a man in white stands near a doorway. A tray of mala beads sits on a wooden box nearby. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated with flowing hair and saffron robes, receiving the pada puja.2010-07-27February 02 20162016-02-02 +1 copies