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Photograph from behind devotees offering aarti to a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions. The seated figure wears orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, with hands folded in lap, and only the torso and lower body are visible. A bald man in a brown sweater sits at left holding a small oil lamp with a flame. A woman with white hair in a white garment raises a lit lamp in the center. Another woman with dark hair in a bun and a woman with curly hair in white clothing sit at right. Offerings on brass plates, a red apple and sweets are visible in front of the throne, and a lamp burns on the lower right.

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A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with eyes closed, receiving padapuja from devotees. Several women in white saris and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneel on an orange floor mat before him, one woman pouring or offering water from a steel vessel over his feet while a gold tray holds fruit, flowers and brass bowls. Behind the throne is a gold-framed deity murti, garlands and a brass kalasha, with a red-gated doorway and an orange wall at left. a person: the seated man wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and sits on a gold throne, matching the page's Pada-Puja event.2010-08-05A photograph of a ritual scene in an indoor hall. On a large ornate gold throne with red cushions sits a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, seated in meditative pose; he appears to be the Swamiji (probable), given his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Before the throne, a group of devotees sits on the floor in white and orange garments; several women in yellow-bordered white saris and devotees in white dhotis hold lit oil lamps and offer flowers, while a silver plate with flowers and fruit sits in front. Incense smoke rises from the lower right. A wooden stand with gold carvings, a standing fan and a painted temple backdrop complete the scene.2010-10-29A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions, a flower-decorated tray on a side table. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with saffron or yellow borders sit cross-legged on the floor in front of him, several holding lit oil lamps or aarti flames while others hold brass plates of offerings, flowers and trays. Smoke rises from incense near the floor. The room has blue curtains, a wall of temple-style painting at left and a standing fan. Ritual aarti being performed before a seated teacher, a person figure on throne with saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-10-29October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-like hall with cream pillars and blue wooden doors. A man with a red bindi and a long gold-and-beaded garland stands in front of an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange-saffron robe and holding a white whisk-like fan in one hand while gesturing with the other. In front of him, two seated people perform a lamp ritual at a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit oil lamps: a bald man in an orange robe with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, and a white-haired woman in a white sari with a red border. Two black monitors sit at the lower corners.2012-05-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with folded hands on a large gilded throne with red cushions, a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, devotees in white and yellow clothing hold lit oil lamps (aarti) toward him, and brass trays of lamps sit on the floor in front. Gilded side tables hold fruit and offerings, and a decorated shrine with a deity murti and an ornate red-and-gold backdrop is behind. The setting suggests a padapuja-style honouring. The seated figure has distinctive saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a throne; appearance-based label applies.2010-08-08September 03 20102010-09-03October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA seated figure in orange robes sits on a gilded throne with a golden canopy and red cushions, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. A standing man in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl and shaved head holds a silver lamp with a lit flame and offers it toward the seated figure. Kneeling in white clothes before the throne, a man presses his palms together, and a woman in a white sari with a green border kneels beside him with hands folded. Red and gold draped table cloth, purple orchids, a brass bowl, and water bottles stand nearby. Palm fronds, flower arrangements and stage lights frame a bare hall. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and wears orange clothing, but the visible cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2009-10-18August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20102010-09-14A photograph inside a temple shrine with ornate grey stone pillars and a golden shrine behind. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable) given the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange robe. Seated on the floor before him are devotees in white clothes holding lit oil lamps (aarti) with smoke rising in the air. A bald man in white stands to the right, and a deity murti draped in garlands stands behind the shrine.2010-09-03