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A seated man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver trident in his raised right hand, his bare feet resting in a brass plate of offerings during a padapuja in a home room. He wears rudraksha malas and a white and marigold garland, with bangles on his wrists. Two shaved-headed devotees in orange and white sit on the floor: one in white dhoti pours from a container at left, another in orange at right holds a bowl of fruit and a small cup. Framed photographs of a robed figure, garlanded with flowers, sit on a side table beside oil lamps and offerings. Gold curtains and a marigold garland hang behind the seated figure.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in a dark red-brown robe with gold border, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha mala, holds a tall silver trident upright while a man in white dhoti kneels and performs a foot-washing or padapuja with a brass vessel on a tray. A standing young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads with a shaved head stands at left, and a seated attendant in orange at lower right holds fruit offerings. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits at right, garlanded with red roses, beside brass oil lamps and a bowl of fruit on a small table. Small room with pale yellow walls.2014-07-10June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA small room with orange curtains and a wall cabinet hosts a pada puja at a devotee's house. A standing man in maroon robes and a rudraksha mala holds up a silver trident while wearing a white and multicolour garland. Seated saffron-clad sannyasis, one with a shaved head and rudraksha beads, attend him, and a bearded man in a white shirt sits in the foreground beside a brass plate. Brass vessels and a framed picture sit nearby.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10Indoor photograph of a pada puja-style ritual in a small room with yellow and cream walls and purple paper streamers. A central figure seated on an orange-draped chair wears a red and yellow marigold garland and gold bangles, and holds up a silver trident while smiling. Behind him a younger attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds the trident's shaft. In front, a man in white clothes and a red shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a flame. Seated devotees in green and white sit along the left wall, and a monk with shaved head in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at lower right beside a tray of apples and sweets, with white jasmine flowers on the floor.2014-06-22A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl over a rust-red garment, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long multicoloured flower garland, holds a tall silver trident while smiling. Beside him, shaved-headed boys in orange robes sit on the floor, and a kneeling man in a grey jacket washes or anoints a brass plate at the seated man's feet, with a garland on the floor. Behind them stands a wooden shrine with framed deity pictures, oil lamps and floral decorations. The scene reads as a ritual foot-worship or padapuja in a small room. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala, ceremonial garland and a trident.2014-07-10June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies