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December 02 20162016-12-02July 29 20172017-07-29 +1 copiesClose photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions. The visible person wears rust-red saffron cloth draped over the lap and legs, a dark rudraksha-style mala necklace, and beaded bracelets on the ankles. Bare feet rest on a gold-carved footrest. A silver staff stands at the left edge, and a small white and red item sits on the gold base. Only the lower body and hands are visible; the face is cropped out.2017-08-27A photograph inside an ornate golden shrine room with black stone wall panels and hanging brass oil lamps and bells. A man with long dark hair, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland and a dark red-brown robe, sits on a golden throne with lion-head armrests and a leopard-print cushion, his bare foot resting on a tiger-striped rug. Two bare-chested priests with white tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas kneel before brass plates holding flowers, fruit and small silver bowls, performing a padapuja. A woman in white and a young person stand at the right edge, and a golden-brown wooden door is visible on the right.2017-08-02December 25 20122012-12-25July 16 20192019-07-16A close view of a ritual foot-washing or padapuja. A bare foot in a maroon-red robe rests on a silver plate filled with white and pink flower petals and small lamps, set on an ornate gilded wooden stand. A large tiger-striped cloth or tiger-skin-patterned draping sits behind the foot. A seated woman in a red dress and a rudraksha mala watches in the background, and several heads of seated devotees in white and red clothing are in the foreground. The warm pink-red lighting gives the scene a ceremonial feel.2018-01-03Close view of a person's bare feet being washed or honoured during a ritual at a gold-toned altar. The feet rest on a brass plate with a decorative elephant-shaped spout, flowers and petals, and a green and gold cloth beneath. The person wears rudraksha beads on the ankle and a rust-orange dhoti or skirt with a gold border. Behind them, brass and silver puja plates, lamps and offerings sit on the altar, and another person's hands in orange clothing are visible at the top edge.2017-03-18 +1 copiesClose photograph of bare feet resting on a brass tray decorated with an elephant-head handle, set on a gold-toned surface. The person wears a rust-orange garment and rudraksha mala beads around the ankle, with red and pink flowers and a yellow cloth on the tray. Brass plates with incense sticks, oil lamps and offerings sit along the table, and a blurred figure in the right foreground wears orange. This appears to be a padapuja or foot-worship ritual.2017-03-18July 05 20172017-07-05A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-brown robe with a gold border and a red-and-white garland of flowers. Behind him hang brass bells and oil lamps from chains, and a wall-mounted air conditioner is visible. Beside him, a man in white with a red shawl and another in white kneel near brass plates of flowers and offerings, while a woman in an orange sari and glasses sits at right. Several hands reach toward a tray of flower petals and small brass cups at the front. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a garland; his presence is identified from appearance cues only.2013-05-25A photograph inside a temple hall showing a seated shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace on an ornate gold-and-crimson throne, his bare feet being washed or offered worship. A kneeling attendant in orange cloth and a bare upper body pours from a small silver vessel onto a tray of flower petals beside a leopard-print mat, with a brass pot and cups nearby. Gold-framed carved pillars, banana leaves and red draped fabric decorate the background, along with a golden altar niche.2019-07-16