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July 30 2013

A photograph of a Pada Puja in an indoor hall. A figure seated on a golden throne with an ornate canopy wears an orange-red turban, orange robes, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, holding a banana in one hand. Garlands of white flowers and red blossoms are offered at the throne. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala bends forward to receive the garland, while a woman in white and a man in white with glasses and a mala stand nearby. Bowls of bananas and a gold deity murti appear in the foreground, with a bald devotee at lower right and a few other people in white and orange in the background.

A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and maroon garments sits on an ornate gold throne, wearing layered garlands of white, red and pink flowers and gold bangles. The figure smiles and extends a hand toward a brass tray holding a small jar and sliced yellow fruit. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to offer fruit from the tray. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands nearby, and gold-framed decorative panels and green foliage form the background. The scene suggests an offering during satsang or darshan.

Indoor ritual photograph in a hall with pink walls and a red curtain, with smoke or incense haze in the air. A bare-chested priest at left in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl holds a silver plate of green leaves and pink and white flowers. Centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and rust-coloured robe wears a long red-and-pink garland, a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha beads, and holds a hand toward the offerings; he appears to be the Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron turban, garland and ornate necklace. To the right, a woman in a rust-red sari with folded hands and a man in an orange shawl stand near a silver plate of yellow offering. A cameraman stands at left. Several people in saffron and white stand behind, and a child in a garland is at far right.

A photograph of an indoor hall with pink-curtained windows and a ceremonial seat. A standing figure in an orange-brown turban and a long wrap, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland and gold bangles, faces the camera with hands folded in front of the chest. The figure stands on the right beside a gold-carved throne with a lion-head motif. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand and sit with palms pressed together. An older man in a light pink shirt and white dhoti stands centre, smiling, with a vermilion mark on his forehead. Nearby, a bearded man in white kurta, a man in white, a woman in a red and gold sari with jewellery and a girl in a pink dress watch the scene. Overall, about a dozen people are visible in the room.

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A photograph inside a hall with red carpet and red curtains. In the foreground, a smiling man in white kneels and reaches toward a tray of bananas held by a priest in orange robes and an orange turban, with a box of bananas beside it. Standing behind him, a group of men and a woman look on; a bare-headed man in white dhoti and a shawl stands at centre, and two priests wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white tilak markings. A priest at left wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a devotee receiving prasad. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

August 18 2013

A photograph inside a hall with a white ceiling and red curtains. A woman in a saffron-and-gold sari wrap and a matching saffron-red turban with gold trim stands at centre right, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles, smiling and raising her right hand in blessing. Devotees in white and dark shirts on the left bow with palms pressed together. Monks in saffron robes stand at right holding a tray of fruit. A bearded man in a turban stands at top left. White chairs and a stage with a screen are visible behind. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style setting; the woman may be a person in person with distinctive saffron turban, rudraksha and gold cues.