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A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest, wearing a deep orange-red turban with a red plume, an orange-red garment, a long white and red floral garland and gold ornaments, holds a long staff. Before the throne, several seated devotees around a golden table with silver thali trays of oil lamps, flower petals and offerings, performing a pada puja. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits behind the trays. A hanging brass bell and lamps decorate the dark-walled room, and a camera on a tripod stands at left. Six visible people in total.

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A 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 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17A photograph of a pada puja in a gilded interior. A figure seated on an ornate golden throne with a lion-like carved armrest wears a rust-orange turban with a peacock feather, an orange-brown robe, and a long garland of white and orange flowers; the appearance is a person receiving devotees, with the throne and orange turban as the qualifying cues. A bald elderly man in white clothes sits in a chair at the foot of the throne. Several devotees sit on the floor and hold steel trays of flowers and offerings. Hanging brass bells, oil lamps and a carved wooden door frame the scene.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17A 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.2014-09-07A seated figure on an ornate gold lion-armrested throne, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a saffron-orange turban with a red feather ornament, long white and orange flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a golden staff. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure: the appearance cues are the saffron turban and orange ceremonial dress with garlands on a throne. Around him, devotees in orange and white sit before brass and silver thalis of offerings during a pada puja. A man in white shirt and white trousers sits behind the thalis wearing a beaded necklace. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps surround the throne, with a camera tripod at left.2014-08-17June 21 20172017-06-21