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A photograph of a standing figure in an orange saffron garment with a long dark rudraksha-style mala necklace and long dark hair, smiling, with bare feet placed in a shallow metal tray. Two people kneel and bend low at his feet, one in a white shirt and one in a dark blue and green sari, washing or honouring the feet with water in a ritual padapuja. A standing man in a light striped shirt and sunglasses watches, a young man in white kurta stands at left, and a bald man in beige clothes at right covers his face. Behind them are a pillared veranda, wooden chairs, a red car, and a kalasha-like pot with flowers. Orange-clad figure has distinctive saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so the appearance-based candidate is present; this is a person padapuja scene.

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May 23 20112011-05-23A photograph of a padapuja-style foot washing on a covered veranda. A figure with long dark hair and a large dark rudraksha mala stands on a metal tray, wearing orange saffron robes and smiling downward. A man in a white shirt kneels and pours water over the standing figure's feet, while a woman in a dark green sari bows low beside him. Behind them a standing older man in a pale checked shirt and glasses watches, a young man in white kurta stands at left, and a clay pot with flowers sits on the floor near a wooden chair. Another person in an orange-brown robe stands at the right edge.2011-05-23A photograph of a padapuja on a covered veranda. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands on a metal tray while a kneeling man in white kurta pours water over the feet. A woman in a green and blue sari bends low beside him. Behind them a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers and a young man in white kurta stand watching, with a red car, potted plants, wooden chairs and a kalasha with flowers in the background.2011-05-23A photograph of a covered outdoor porch with a concrete floor and a pale yellow wall. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-wrap with a long rudraksha mala and long dark swept-back hair stands barefoot on a round metal plate, smiling. A man in white kneels and holds a small lit oil lamp toward him. Around them stand devotees: a man in white with a white cap, a bald man in white and a gold-bordered dhoti, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and women in dark tops watching. A tree trunk wrapped in marigold garlands and banana leaves stands behind, and a silver car is parked beyond. A brass vessel is visible at the right edge.2011-05-23A photograph of a welcome ritual under a covered porch with a banana-leaf plant and a garlanded pillar. A man in white kurta kneels and offers a lit oil lamp in a brass plate to a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala. The standing man is bare-footed on a silver tray. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in saris stand with hands folded in anjali. A white car is parked behind.2011-05-23June 16 20142014-06-16A covered veranda with a granite pillar wrapped in marigold garlands and a banana plant behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on a metal plate, wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-and-white flower garland with a rudraksha mala, smiling. A man in white kurta bows low, touching the feet of the standing figure, with loose white jasmine petals on the floor. Three people stand to the left with hands joined in namaste: a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a white top and blue skirt, and an older man in a striped shirt. At right, a bald priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and an orange-bordered shawl stands near another saffron-clad attendant. The scene appears to be a padapuja-style honouring. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.2011-05-23October 15 20082008-10-15A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing gold necklaces and bare-footed, sits in a wooden armchair on an orange cloth, extending a hand to a kneeling devotee in white. The kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt has a white tilak on his forehead and bows his head while a woman in an orange sari kneels nearby. Around them, saffron-robed assistants sit beside the chair and standing women in saris of teal, blue, purple and red watch with folded hands. Marigold petals lie on the floor, and a wooden cupboard stands behind. The pictured setting appears to be an indoor satsang or blessing.2008-10-15October 14 20042004-10-14October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual on a plain concrete floor. A man in white ordinary clothes crouches low on the left, bending forward and placing white flower petals or rice on the bare feet of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes. A small metal plate sits near the feet, and a white powder circle is drawn on the floor to the right. Several other people in orange robes and white dhotis stand around the edges of the frame, and a garland of orange flowers hangs on a pillar at upper left. The feet being honoured are bare and the people are shown from the waist or knees down, so no face is visible.2011-05-23