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A photograph of a seated man in a reddish-maroon dhoti and shawl, wearing a white garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sitting on a golden throne with a golden lion-form armrest and a tiger-striped cloth draped on the seat. Several women kneel before him, one holding his bare foot in both hands while another offers her hands, in a padapuja-style reverence. Behind him are large garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. Other figures in white and gold-bordered cloth stand at the left and right edges.

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a temple hall. A man in a red-orange robe with a white flower garland and rudraksha malas sits on a golden throne and smiles, his hand extended. A woman in a white sari kneels at his bare feet, which rest on white flower petals and rice, and washes them. Behind, another woman in white and a standing woman in blue sari and gold jewellery watch. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala looks down. Golden floral decorations and a kalasha stand behind the throne. Several devotees in saris line the right side.2015-07-31A photograph of a ceremonial puja scene in a temple hall, with a man seated on a golden-armed throne wearing a rust-red dhoti-style garment, a thick yellow flower garland, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, his bare feet being washed by a woman in a white sari with a red-brown border who kneels and pours water from a silver vessel. Behind him a gilded carved stand with a golden lion-headed figure, flower decorations and a brass lamp. Around them a crowd of women in saris, a grey-haired man in white in the foreground, and a priest with rudraksha beads at the lower left. Padapuja style foot worship with devotees looking on attentively. A banner-style flower arrangement of yellow and red marigolds fills the upper left.2015-07-31A photograph of a Guru Purnima satsang in a Nithyananda temple setting. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red robe, pink and white flower garlands, and a rudraksha mala, sits on a golden throne in front of a large floral backdrop of yellow, red and green marigold and rose garlands. A young woman in a white sari with a dark red-brown shawl and rudraksha necklace reaches toward him, while a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left beside a golden peetha. Devotees in orange and white saris and a girl in a maroon dress stand or kneel in the background and foreground, one kneeling man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads faces the throne. A microphone and a white electric fan are visible at left. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre on the throne, identified by his long hair, rust robe, rudraksha mala and floral garlands.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-red robe with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a golden throne with a golden lion-headed armrest and a tiger-skin cover, smiling as a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stand close. A large floral arrangement of yellow, orange, red and white flowers forms the backdrop, with a woman in a red sari and a wicker basket of offerings behind the throne. Several people are visible, including the seated man, the woman in white, the man at left, and women at right.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Devotees gather around a seated guru on a gold-and-cream throne in a decorated hall during a Guru Purnima satsang. The seated man wears a rust-red robe, a beaded necklace of wooden beads and a brown rudraksha-style mala, and smiles as a woman in a white sari extends her hands to him. Nearby, a man in an orange shirt, a shaved-headed man in saffron and white, and several women in saffron-red and white garments hold out offerings and devotion items. Behind the throne stands a large floral backdrop of yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, with a gold deity murti beside it and a gold carved pillar on the left. Two standing fans and a wall air conditioner are visible.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31