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A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A seated figure at centre wears a long multicoloured garland of red, orange and yellow flowers, a saffron-orange robe with a maroon cloth, and a red bindi; he holds a tall silver staff and his eyes are closed. Below him, a man in white kurta and a red shawl, wearing glasses, pours white jasmine flowers over a silver plate holding a small decorated figure. Behind them a standing attendant in orange clothes and a seated attendant in orange robes and a bare upper body look on. On the right wall, purple and white paper streamers hang in a row. Several people sit along the left edge in white shirts and dhotis.

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A seated woman in a deep red sari with a gold border receives a Pada Puja-style offering while wearing a thick garland of red, orange and yellow marigolds and bangles. Her hand holds a tall silver ceremonial staff. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red shawl kneels at a silver plate of jasmine flowers and a small mound of flowers, placing flowers. A bald priest in an orange-gold shawl with rudraksha beads presses flowers on the plate, while another shaved-headed man in orange robes sits behind. Two seated men in white and an orange-robed standing attendant stand nearby. Purple zigzag streamers hang on a pale wall.2014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual padapuja at a house visit. A figure seated on a red-orange cloth-draped seat wears a large red, yellow and green garland, a red-orange shawl, a dark maroon-and-gold dhoti, and a bindi, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A standing attendant in orange robes with a trident-marked forehead and rudraksha mala stands behind on the left. In the foreground a man in white with a red shawl offers white jasmine flowers, while a shaven-headed priest in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on the right. Other seated men in white and orange watch. Purple streamers and star decorations hang on the wall. Printed text reads '2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam '2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A seated figure in orange robes with a red and yellow marigold garland receives the worship, with a silver rod or staff raised behind him. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl pours or places white flowers over a tray of jasmine-covered offerings at the centre, while a bald priest in orange robes bends forward at the lower right and another orange-robed attendant stands at the upper left. A man in a white shirt sits at the left edge. Purple streamers hang on the wall at right.2014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies