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A photograph of a padapuja in a tented setting. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaskar with eyes closed, his bare feet resting on a silver tray of red flowers. Around the throne, devotees in white and red clothes sit on a patterned carpet; a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a yellow-stoled white sari hold orange cloth-wrapped gifts and offerings. Brass and silver bowls of fruit, sweets and marigold-coloured items are arranged on the floor, and a pedestal fan stands at left. A printed credit overlays the lower right, and pink pillar backdrops frame the tent. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the long hair and saffron robe

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December 03 20092009-12-03A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back, dressed in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaste. a person, given his long swept hair, saffron robe and throne. Several devotees in white and cream clothing, some with yellow shawls, sit on red and patterned floor mats around him. A devotee in white holds a silver plate of red flowers and fruit toward him for padapuja. A red-cloth-draped plate, fruit, a water bottle and a small table with a laptop sit nearby, against a pink pillared temple backdrop.2009-12-03December 03 20092009-12-03December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red mark on the forehead, sitting on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned back and carved lion-like supports, hands pressed together in namaste. Around him devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a red sari with a gold border, several people in white ritual clothes, and women in yellow shawls, some holding small brass bowls and a plate of red flowers. A wooden tray with brass items and fruit sits at left. The saffron-robed figure with distinctive long hair and orange robe is a probable Swamiji candidate. Visible people number roughly eight to ten.2009-12-03December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a tented hall. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold throne with a red back panel. Around the throne, several devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the floor offering items; a woman in a red sari with a yellow sash holds a tray, and a woman in a white sari with a necklace sits nearby. Offerings include a coconut, fruit, flowers and a brass plate. Books and a small table stand at the right, and a fan and steel flasks are visible. The backdrop is a printed temple-pillar design.2009-12-03A seated man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. He is probable Swamiji by the throne setting, long hair and saffron robe, appearing in person. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white and yellow clothes; one man in a white shirt with a red cord reaches toward a silver tray of offerings and flower petals, while a woman in a sari and a woman in white and yellow sit nearby. Gold lion figures flank the throne, and a table on the left holds fruit, sweets and decorated offerings. A microphone and a tapestry hang in the background.2009-12-05A photograph inside a room with red walls and a yellow awning, showing a seated figure in an orange robe on an ornate gilded throne with lion-figure armrests and a red cushion. The seated figure has long hair, hands pressed in prayer, and is receiving padapuja. Several devotees in white and orange clothing kneel on the floor around the throne, washing and offering to the feet on a red cloth with brass vessels. Books and a small display sit on a side table. The seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe and the honoured throne setting, rendered as a padapuja scene.2009-12-03A seated man in an ornate gold-and-red throne, dressed in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, performs namaskar with palms pressed together. Beside him on the gold-framed side table sit a plate of fruit and flower offerings. Around him, white-clad priests in white dhotis and gold necklaces hold lit oil lamps and aarti lamps during a puja, while women with braided hair and yellow-trimmed clothing watch in the foreground. A dark curtain forms the backdrop. Seven or more people are visible.2010-11-24August 13 20092009-08-13August 09 20092009-08-09