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A devotional pada puja scene in a small room with yellow walls and brown pillars. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland, sits with hands folded in anjali on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with bare feet resting on the floor. Seated devotees on the floor include a woman in a pink sari with hands together, a man in white, a child in a white t-shirt, and an older man in orange robes with hands pressed together. A woman in white with hands folded sits on a red chair. Brass and silver trays holding flowers, fruit and offerings are arranged in front of the throne. Books are stacked on a wooden table at the right edge.

January 11 2010

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January 11 2010

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August 16 2009

A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red-and-orange flower garland, sits with hands folded in namaste on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a golden lion figure. Seated on the floor before him, a devotee in white clothes pours water over his bare feet from a brass plate. Around them, devotees in white and orange sit with folded hands, and a framed photograph and offerings of fruit sit on a low red ledge beside yellow curtains. a person is shown seated in the throne with orange and rudraksha-style cues, and a printed sign on a screen reads Nithyananda Paramashivam.

October 07 2010

A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a red-and-orange hall. A figure in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, garlanded with red roses and white flowers, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with hands folded in greeting. Seated before him on the floor are devotees in white and yellow: women in saris and men in white dhotis with shaved heads. Silver trays holding pink lotus flowers, red blossoms, fruit and small brass vessels rest on gold-trimmed cloths in front of the group. A standing priest in white with a yellow shawl stands at the back, and a microphone stands are visible. A printed banner hangs on the upper-left wall. The seated figure matches the appearance cues of a person, seated in a position of honour.

September 13 2010

2010-09-13 +1 copies

A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a red floral garland sits barefoot on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands pressed together in namaste. In front of the throne, devotees sit on the floor behind silver plates holding oil lamps, flowers and fruit, and a brass platter stands on a cloth. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls, some wearing ID lanyards, kneel and fold their hands in prayer; a woman in a yellow-and-maroon sari also sits with palms joined. In the background a painting of a saffron-robed figure hangs above a draped curtain with green leaf garlands, and a small deity murti sits on a side table. A tray of apples and sweets rests on a red-lacquered stand to the right. The seated figure with long hair and orange robe is a probable candidate for Swamiji, based on his long hair, orange clothing and garland, and a seat of honour.

July 19 2012

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a red canopy, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Several devotees in white clothes kneel on red and patterned mats around him, holding brass plates with fruit, a coconut, banana, flowers and a dish of food, performing a padapuja-style offering. A woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl sits at right with hands joined. Brass bowls of kumkum and offerings sit on the floor, a fan stands at left, and pillar-patterned pink backdrop banners frame the tent.