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Photograph inside a yellow-railed covered shelter with a corrugated metal roof. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe draped over one shoulder and a red forehead mark, sits on a step with his bare feet resting on a red cloth tray of pink and yellow flowers and petals. A devotee in white clothes and a white head covering lies prostrate in front of him, while a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala kneels at the side and another in orange kneels beside the prostrate figure. Standing behind are a man in a blue shirt and checked lungi with hands folded, a man in white with folded hands, a woman in a grey-green sari with glasses and a mala, and an older white-haired man in white dhoti with a sacred thread. Ritual foot-worship (padapuja) is shown.

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A photograph of a padapuja under a corrugated yellow-railed shelter. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a beard, a red-orange robe draped over bare shoulders and a gold necklace sits on steps, smiling, with one foot resting on a red cloth covered with pink petals, yellow marigolds and offerings. Kneeling devotees in orange and white clothes wash or touch his foot. Behind them, a woman in a grey-green sari holds a bundle of flowers, a man in white stands with arm raised, and other devotees in white and blue shirts stand by. A plastic bottle and scattered petals lie on the ground.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoors under a corrugated metal shelter with yellow-painted railings, a man with long dark hair and a beard sits on a concrete ledge in a rust-orange robe, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. His bare feet rest on a red pot decorated with pink and yellow flower petals. A devotee in a white dhoti and shirt kneels beside him with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another man in a white shirt stands behind them. At left, a younger man with curly hair wears an orange shirt with a flower garland and sits on the ledge. On the right, a shirtless man with long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala wears a white dhoti with gold border and holds sandals, smiling. Several onlookers stand in the background, some holding phones. The seated robed man has long hair and a sannyasi appearance, though the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Photograph of a ritual scene under a corrugated metal shelter with yellow railings. A man in a rust-red robe with long dark hair sits on a stone ledge while a devotee in a saffron-orange top with flower garland bends forward and touches his feet; a girl in orange sits beside. Petals and flowers lie on the ground in front. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands at right holding sandals and gesturing. Other devotees in white and blue clothing stand behind, some with folded hands and a tray of offerings. A padapuja-style feet-worship scene. The man in rust robes has long hair and a shawl, a distinctive cue for the event's honoured guru, so the appearance label is probable Swamiji (probable), seated in person.2018-01-04A photograph inside a yellow-railed metal shelter. A man with long dark hair and beard, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned shawl and wrap, sits on a concrete step with his bare feet resting on a red cloth covered with pink and yellow flower petals. Beside him, an older woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border, sindoor and vibhuti on her forehead, smiles with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, an older man in white with a rudraksha mala stands, and a younger woman in a dark sari with glasses stands at left, with partial figures of other attendees in saffron and white at the edges. The scene resembles padapuja, a ritual of honouring feet with flowers.2018-01-04Outdoor photograph beneath a corrugated metal shelter with yellow railings. A man in a rust-red saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red tilak stands barefoot on a stone platform, smiling, while another man in orange robes and a garland kneels and touches his feet near a brass plate of pink and yellow flowers. A bearded man in white holds a pair of sandals, and a man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with rudraksha beads and an orange pendant stands at right holding footwear. Several devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind the railing. a person is the central figure in rust-red saffron, appearing in the role of the standing honoured guru while devotees perform padapuja.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Photograph of a devotional gathering in a covered, yellow-railed enclosure with a corrugated roof. A bearded man in a rust-red saffron cloth and rudraksha mala stands centre, hands on hips, with long hair falling down his back; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but his face is not used for identification and the cues are only partly distinctive. Beside him a woman in a red-orange garment and rudraksha mala kneels near a brass pot of pink and yellow flower petals. A man in an orange-saffron top and white dhoti bends over the pot at lower left. Others in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, including a woman in a green saree and a man at right holding a pair of wooden sandals, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala with an orange tassel.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04