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A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A man with short dark hair in an orange-brown saffron-style robe and purple flower garland sits on a silver-framed throne with a deep red velvet cushion and a leopard-print seat cover. He raises one hand to the forehead of a kneeling bald man in a white shirt, grey trousers, an orange sash and an orange lanyard, who presses his palms together. A golden deity figure sits at the bottom left, and a second person in orange robes appears in the background near a table with flowers and a screen. Purple orchids and greenery decorate the set.

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A padapuja ritual on a cruise-ship style interior with a plush white and grey shag rug. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and purple orchid garland, with long swept-back dark hair, reaches forward with his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee. He holds a small white card or cloth in his left hand. The devotee wears a white shirt with an orange sash at the waist, an orange lanyard around the neck, and grey trousers, and presses his palms together. The seated figure rests on a tiger-striped cushion beside a gold-framed ornate silver panel and a golden figurine at the bottom edge. Purple flowers and green leaves decorate the left side, and a screen with a green image and a few other people in orange and white stand in the background.2012-12-19September 22 20172017-09-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a purple and white orchid garland and a saffron-coloured shawl draped over his shoulder, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and an orange-and-red shawl, his palms pressed together in namaskar, and holds a folded white paper. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat beside a golden lion-head ornament, with green foliage behind. a person is shown giving blessing in what appears to be a darshan setting, with two people visible in the frame.2016-02-08December 18 20122012-12-18A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a pink flower garland, a rust-red wrap and a golden shoulder piece, who extends his right hand in blessing toward a bald, grey-haired older man kneeling before him with palms pressed together. The older man wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl with printed text. The blessing figure holds a folded paper in his other hand. Behind them hang a saffron-and-cream cloth and a silver trident-shaped staff, with a golden lion-headed object in the foreground and a red-draped backdrop.2014-05-11A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of pink and red flowers with yellow blossoms, rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta. The kneeling devotee holds his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered. Behind them is a golden serpent-hooded sculpture and red zebra-print upholstery against deep maroon drapery. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a white vibhuti mark with a red bindi, and ceremonial rudraksha and flower garlands, matching the page's Padukā Pūjā and blessing setting; the blessing gesture is a darshan-style head blessing.2014-09-28August 23 20152015-08-23April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesMay 02 20142014-05-02February 08 20162016-02-08December 16 20122012-12-16A seated figure on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion wears an orange saffron robe, a purple orchid garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold waist sash, with a red bindi on the forehead. The figure is seated as a person on the throne, cues being the orange robe, the rudraksha mala and the ceremonial gold ornaments. A bald man in white kneeling clothes with an orange shawl kneels before the throne and offers a padapuja to the seated figure. Behind them, a woman in an orange and white sari and other white-clad devotees stand in a satsang room with plants and a screen.2012-12-18