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A photograph of a pada puja in a pink-walled room. Seated on an orange cloth-covered chair is a figure with a red-and-saffron turban, a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers, rudraksha beads, and a gold armlet; he holds a trident-like staff. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands beside a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a steel vessel, while a young boy in white kurta pours liquid from a small steel pot. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand behind, one holding a camera. Flower petals scatter the floor and a framed black-and-white portrait hangs on the wall.

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A photograph inside a home with pink walls and a framed portrait on the wall. A seated man in an orange-red robe, wearing a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a gold armband and a red-and-orange turban, sits on an orange-draped chair with rose petals on the floor. In front of him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of offerings while a woman in a yellow sari and another man in white stand near him. A young boy in white with a garland stands at left, and a cameraman in orange with rudraksha beads and a camera is at the left edge. A silver staff stands to the right. The seated figure has distinctive long adornments and ceremonial dress, consistent with a person in a pada puja setting.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home, with a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a wrap and a headdress trimmed with flowers and red and pink garlands. Jasmine and white flower strands hang over his shoulders and chest, and a gold armlet is on his upper arm. Petals scatter across the floor. Around him, people in white dhotis and orange saffron cloth pour flowers and water from a steel vessel, and a boy in white holds a plastic bag of flowers. A man in a purple shirt stands at the left, and a woman in white with yellow border and bangles pours from a pot. Behind them a pink-walled room has a framed photograph, a shelf with a small figure and flower arrangements, and a silver trident leaning nearby.2014-07-01Indoor photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home with a bright pink wall. A seated man in orange and saffron robes wears a red-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a saffron turban with flowers and gold bangles; he is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues (orange clothing, turban, garland, malas), with the pada puja being offered to him by devotees. Standing around him, a woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse holds a silver plate and a silver puja vessel, a man in a white shirt holds a silver item, a man in a purple shirt holds a bag of offerings, a woman in orange holds a bag, and a child in a blue backpack stands nearby. A photographer in orange and rudraksha malas takes pictures at left. Rose petals and flower heaps cover the floor, and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the pink wall above.2014-07-01A photograph of a devotional flower-offering ritual in a pink-walled living room with a flat-screen TV and a glass cabinet. A seated person in orange and rust-coloured robes, wearing a crown-like orange headwrap, layered white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, bends forward as a stream of white and pink petals is poured over the head from a steel vessel. Standing around them, a man in white with a sacred thread and a woman in an orange top and green sari hold bags and a steel pot of petals; another woman in a white sari holds the vessel. A steel trident rests beside the seated figure, and petals carpet the floor. The seated figure appears to be a probable Swamiji in the appearance-based sense, given the saffron robes, crown, garlands and rudraksha mala, and the scene is a visible pada puja style flower offering.2014-07-01Indoor photo of a devotional pada puja at a home in Pudukkotai. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and dark red-brown shawl, wearing a tall orange turban, a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, receives rose petals poured from a metal vessel held by a woman in a yellow sari. A silver trident stands beside them. Around them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a woman in a green sari, and a woman in orange clothing hold flowers and bowls. A pink wall, framed pictures and a flat-screen television are in the background. Swamiji is a probable candidate, recognised by the turban, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, although his appearance is not fully certain.2014-07-01A photograph of a pada puja in a domestic room with pink walls and scattered pink flower petals on the floor. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, a saffron turban decorated with white and pink flowers, multiple rudraksha malas and layered white and red flower garlands, and holds a silver trident-staff. Standing women in a green sari and white saree with pink print pour from a steel vessel, and a young boy in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at left. A man in white shirt and a person in orange cloth stand in the background near a television and framed photos.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban is being anointed in a pink-walled domestic room. He wears long rudraksha malas and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, and his lap holds a pile of orange and pink petals. A standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a steel vessel while a woman in a white sari with butterfly motifs pours from a kalasha above his head. Another priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right. A trident leans beside the throne-like red chair, and a cabinet and television are visible behind. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or padapuja at a devotee's home, with a person as the central seated figure in saffron robes and rudraksha malas.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01