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A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a lion-like gold base and a tiger-striped cushion receives a pada puja. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long multicolour flower garland, gold necklaces and gold bangles, with hair swept back. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells stand beside the throne. In front, a white-clad man kneels near a yellow and pink flower-petal arrangement and steel plates of offerings. A woman in a purple sari with gold jewellery kneels to the right, and another woman sits behind. A dark wall and a wooden door with iron studs form the backdrop, and a wall air conditioner is visible. a person seated as the recipient of the puja.

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A photograph in a golden-accented ritual room. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a pink and white garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace sits on a gold throne with a carved lion base, with a tiger-striped cloth over the seat. Before him, a man in a white shirt and black cord with a woman in a magenta sari and gold jewellery and another woman in a green-gold sari sit beside silver plates of flower petals, lamps and offerings, while one woman holds flowers. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above, with a black slate wall behind. Per the page, the seated figure is.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-form base and tiger-striped cushion, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with bare feet placed on a flower-strewn tray. Hanging brass lamps and bells are above. Before the throne, several people sit on the floor beside silver trays of flowers and offerings; a man in a white shirt and a woman in a pink-and-gold sari with jewellery attend, and a woman in a gold-and-white sari sits in the background. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, shown with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-trimmed clothing and a garland; the figure is the central honoured presence while devotees perform the padapuja offering.2013-09-16A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion and tiger motifs, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a rudraksha-style garland, with long swept-back hair and a tilak. Before him, several women and a man sit on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, one in a red saree and others in white and orange-red garments. In front are silver thali trays heaped with white flowers, marigold petals and offerings, with brass oil lamps and hanging bells above. Black wall, white wall-mounted air conditioner and a carved wooden door complete the setting. Five physical people are visible.2013-08-04A seated figure in an orange-and-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cushion, beneath hanging brass bells and oil lamps. Several devotees sit on the floor in front, some in orange and red saris, with a small child in blue, and they hold silver trays of flower petals and offerings. The figure has long swept-back hair and bangles and looks toward the devotees. a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a throne. A dark wall and a cream door frame the scene, with a wall-mounted air conditioner.2013-09-02 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17August 19 20132013-08-19September 14 20132013-09-14September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion-head armrest and tiger-striped cushion, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a red, white and black floral garland, gold necklaces and bangles. A brass lamp and hanging bells stand beside the throne. Before him, a woman in a pink sari and gold jewellery sits with hands clasped near a gold tray holding silver bowls of flowers and offerings. A man in white shirt sits behind the tray, and two more women sit to the right, one in a pale sari and one in an orange sari. The seated figure appears to be a person in saffron robes with distinctive garland and ornaments, but the appearance is only partly clear, so identity is uncertain. The scene suggests a puja or ceremonial offering in a gold-decorated room with a wooden door.2013-09-16May 24 20132013-05-24A man with a shaved-looking head and white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead mala. Striped white and black fabric covers the throne seat. Beside him, seated people in white and saffron clothes press their hands in prayer or attend silver plates of offerings, lit oil lamps and flowers at his feet. Brass bells hang above, and a seated man in white with folded hands sits to the right near a woman in a red-and-gold sari.2013-03-07