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A seated long-haired figure in a turquoise silk sari with gold zari border and a white jasmine garland receives padapuja, with feet resting on rose petals and small gold-toned stands. A woman in white dress kneels at the feet, bowing with hands near the floor. Behind them, a woman in a red sari with gold border and gold necklace stands watching, and an orange-robed person and a vase of orange and yellow flowers are visible. Gold beaded necklaces adorn the seated figure, who wears a small red tilak. The seated figure's identity is not established by the scene itself, so no a person candidate is asserted; the figure is described by role and attire only.

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A seated person sits on a large white cushioned throne-style chair with a white-and-orange footstool beneath the feet. They wear a bright blue silk garment draped over the shoulders and wrapped around the body, with gold-bordered blue silk trousers, a long white and red flower garland, and layered gold necklaces with a gold pendant. Orange and yellow flowers and a brass vessel stand to the right, and orange marigold strands hang from the top of a white backdrop with diamond lattice panels. Another person in orange robes is partially visible at the right edge. The seated person looks down and smiles, with wrists adorned with gold bangles. Appearance-based identification is uncertain given the throne, garland and blue silk; no printed name is visible in the scene.2009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05A photograph of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair seated on a white padded throne-like chair with white bolster cushions. He wears a blue silk garment with gold-bordered pallu, a gold necklace, gold bangles and a red bindi, and is draped in a long white and red marigold and rose garland. His hands are held together in front of him. Behind him stand orange gerbera and yellow flowers in a brass vase, orange marigold strings hang from above, and a white lace curtain covers the back. A single person is present.2009-07-05A photograph of a devotee bowing deeply with his head touching the feet of a seated man on a white-draped throne. The seated man wears a white turban, a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, and a long white flower garland with red accents, and rests his hand on the bowing devotee's head. The devotee wears a white shirt and white trousers, with a wristwatch visible, and is barefoot on a red carpet. Pink and white flower petals are scattered on the cushion. Behind them, a woman in a light green and white sari with a yellow rosette badge and black beaded necklace looks on, and standing men in white garments and rosette badges are in the background under a yellow-trimmed tent canopy.2005-12-11July 05 20092009-07-05A seated figure on a throne-like seat with leopard-print cushions and round bolster pillows wears a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border and is draped with a long white flower garland bearing red and green beads and small skull-like pendants. Two devotees kneel in front: a woman in a white sari with a bun, and a man in a white dhoti with red-striped border and an orange-and-gold sash, who is washing or offering flowers at the feet over a silver tray of white blossoms, marigolds and fruit. This appears to be a padapuja, the ritual worship of the feet. The seated figure's face is not visible, so the person's identity is uncertain.2012-12-22A photograph of a satsang on a golden throne draped with a large garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. A seated figure in a pink robe with a long dark wig, a rudraksha-bead and gold necklace, and a white flower garland smiles and gestures with raised hands, presumably a person, at the centre of the stage. A man in a white dhoti and kurta bends forward and touches his feet while others stand behind in white attire with hands folded in namaste, including a woman in a white sari with a red blouse. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop and a microphone stands at the right edge. Hands folded in greeting and a devotee's pranam mark the scene.2010-12-26A photograph inside a plain room with a pale wall and a blue tarpaulin on the floor. A young person with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an orange-cushioned seat wearing an orange sari-style garment and a garland of orange marigolds and white flowers, smiling. Beside them a seated man in an orange robe and a gold necklace with a pendant rests a hand on his shoulder area. Further back an older bearded man in white with a red-topped head covering sits. In the foreground a man in white kneels with his forehead touching the floor before the seated figure, on a pink and white cloth scattered with orange marigold petals, in what looks like a respectful greeting or padapuja.2008-06-09A photograph of a pada puja ceremony. A person in orange robes and a long orange garment with a beaded necklace sits on an orange-draped seat, their bare feet resting on a cushion decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti bows forward, placing his hands on the orange cloth at their feet, with rose petals scattered on the floor. Two men in white shirts wearing white garlands with orange and pink flowers stand behind, one gesturing with his hands. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, and a brass bowl of flowers and fruit sits on a wooden table at the left. The person seated is identified by appearance only as a person, seated with long swept-back hair and ornate beaded adornments.2010-07-24A smiling person with long dark hair sits on a large white cushioned throne-like chair against a lattice wall decorated with orange marigold strings. The person wears a bright blue silk garment with gold border, a gold necklace with ornate gold beads and pendant, gold bangles, and a long white and red flower garland draped over the shoulders and lap with a red flower cluster at the bottom. Bare feet rest on an orange and pink patterned mat. A vase of red and orange flowers sits to the right, and white bolster cushions flank the seat.2009-07-05 +1 copiesA seated man with a shaved head and a rudraksha-free bare upper body wears a saffron-orange cloth and a long garland of white jasmine and red roses. He sits on an orange cushion holding a brass ceremonial lamp in his right hand while a woman in a blue sari with white flowers in her hair presents a plate of red and white flowers, and a man in white shirt and dhoti kneels and offers a plate beside her. Standing behind are attendants in orange robes and a woman in white sari with gold border. The floor has a colourful striped mat and a brass tray with fruit sits nearby. The scene looks like a padapuja or devotee home ritual.2014-07-01June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copies