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A padapuja ritual in a gilded room. A man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap and matching headwear, with a white crescent emblem and a long flower garland, sits enthroned on an ornate gold chair with lion-head arms and red cushions. Several devotees in white clothes with red sashes sit on the floor before him, holding brass and silver plates of flowers, oil lamps and offerings. A tall gold-framed panel and hanging brass bells and lamps surround the throne, and a video camera on a tripod stands at left. The presentation is an appearance-based a person candidate, seated on the peetha with devotees offering padapuja.

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Photograph of a satsang in a richly decorated golden temple-style hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms wears a red-orange turban with a white floral ornament, an orange-red robe with gold border, and a marigold garland; he holds a small object and sits with bare feet. Before him, a group of about a dozen devotees sit on the floor in white clothing, several with hands folded in anjali, around a gold tray set with silver plates of offerings, red flower petals and lamps. Brass bells and hanging oil lamps are suspended above, and a camera on a tripod stands at left. Given the group visible, this is a pada puja setting.2014-09-07A seated figure on a gilded throne with a carved lion-form armrest receives padapuja from devotees. The figure wears a red-orange turban with a red feather plume, an orange-red draped garment, a garland of marigolds and red flowers, and a long necklace; a flute-like rod rests in one hand. Devotees kneel and sit around a golden low table holding silver thalis with offerings, flowers and oil lamps. Behind the throne hang brass bells and a brass lamp on chains. Five people are visible: a woman in orange on the left, a man in white with a mala at the centre, a woman in a blue sari, a woman in red, and a man in a green shirt. a person is identified from the seated figure's turban, orange-red attire, garlands and ceremonial throne cues, with the padapuja the devotees perform in his honour.2014-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap with a red and white turban and a white floral garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms and cushions. Devotees in white clothes sit on the floor before him; a woman in white kneels and offers plates of flowers and small sweets, and rose petals lie on the ground before his bare feet, as in padapuja. Hanging brass bells and lamps hang from above and a brass oil lamp stands on the throne. A video camera on a tripod is at left, and a woman in orange and an older man in white sit at left. Some people at lower right press their hands together.2014-09-07A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a gilded interior. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest wears a saffron-red turban, a red-orange shawl and garlands of white flowers, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible; his bare feet rest on a tiger-skin cushion. Devotees in white and red-orange clothing sit on the floor around silver and gold trays of flowers, fruit and offerings, while a woman in front bows with hands folded. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2014-09-07September 07 20142014-09-07September 07 20142014-09-07Photo of a pada puja at a golden throne in a dark shrine room. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests wears an orange-saffron dhoti, a white flower garland, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold armlets, with his bare feet placed on a brass plate, and has a person appearance. In front of him, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and an older woman in white with a red shawl sit before a gold tray with silver-rimmed brass plates holding flowers, rice-like offerings and small oil lamps. A man in white with a red shawl kneels at the right, and a bald devotee in white sits lower right. Brass oil lamps and bells hang and stand around the throne, with a lit lamp at right.2013-05-27A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms receives a pada puja from devotees in an event hall with a dark backdrop. The seated person wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a saffron turban with a red plume, a garland of white and orange flowers, and gold armbands; a golden staff rests in the hand and a bell hangs above. Five devotees gather at a low table holding steel plates and small vessels with flowers and offerings. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt bend near the throne, and a woman in blue and a woman in red with white flowers in her hair kneel closest to the table. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne, and a camera tripod stands at left.2014-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 29 20142014-08-29September 07 20142014-09-07September 07 20142014-09-07