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A seated figure in a red-orange robe and matching turban sits on an ornate golden throne with silver scrollwork, wearing a long garland of white and magenta flowers and a rudraksha mala. He raises both palms in blessing while smiling. Before him, a devotee in white dhoti and cream shirt with yellow border kneels and joins palms in reverence, and a man in white nearby holds a long silver rod. Flower petals, a brass oil lamp, a silver plate, fruit and offerings lie on an orange cloth. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual of honouring the feet of a guru, in a domestic room. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears a turban, saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland on a throne.

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July 03 20142014-07-03January 07 20082008-01-07A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion armrest and red cushions, draped in orange robes with a beaded necklace. The figure smiles and extends a hand in blessing toward a kneeling person in white clothes with palms pressed together. Floral garlands of white and orange flowers decorate the throne and surroundings, with a gold-and-red canopy and colourful striped fabric overhead. Behind them, a few men in orange and white stand or sit on the floor, and a pedestal fan sits beside the throne. The setting appears to be a devotional darshan. a person: the seated figure wears orange robes, a long beaded necklace and sits on a ceremonial throne, with long hair visible.2008-07-17October 08 20132013-10-08Photo of a padha puja at the Paduka mandir. His bare feet rest on a silver tray of flowers and small lamps. Seated before him, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in orange robes with a white headband attend the offerings. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits at the left. Brass bells and a gold kalasha-style lamp hang behind the throne.2013-05-29A photograph of a seated man on a gold throne with red tiger-striped cushions, wearing an orange-red turban, a saffron-brown robe and a white flower garland with red roses. He is speaking with his right hand raised in a gesture, with a small microphone near his face. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in green and yellow cloth, decorated with a multicoloured garland of marigolds and roses, beside a golden arched backdrop and a brass oil lamp. Red roses and peacock feathers decorate the throne canopy. a person: the seated man wears a red-orange turban and saffron robe with a garland and gold bangles, consistent with the page's reference to a satsang with a person.2014-06-12April 04 20142014-04-04A figure seated in a cushioned armchair on the left wears a deep maroon-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a long garland of white, pink and yellow flowers, gold bangles and earrings, and a shaved head with a white forehead marking; their hands are pressed together in greeting. Seated on the floor before them, a group performs a puja: an elderly woman in white with a red-orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp, a bald man in white and a man in white with a rudraksha mala hold lamps, and men in white and striped shirts hold brass thalis of lamps and offerings. Gold-coloured thalis, a flower-decorated plate and a small bowl sit on the floor. Behind them, a golden throne stands beside a white table fan, and a crowd of onlookers in white fills a room with a staircase. Wooden floor, ornate railings and garlands hang in the background.2014-06-28 +2 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron robe, a multi-strand ornate gold necklace and rudraksha beads, sits on a throne heaped with white jasmine petals, yellow marigolds and red roses, with large garlands behind him. A man in a white shirt bows low with his head pressed to the flowers before the throne, while the seated figure smiles and raises one hand in blessing. Probable Swamiji, the seated figure, is distinguished by the long hair, saffron robe and gold ornaments, and is being honoured by a devotee at a flower-decked dais.2012-07-03June 28 20142014-06-28A padapuja ritual in a temple setting. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears a white forehead band, a long white-and-red flower garland, rudraksha malas, red-and-gold robe, and red bangles, his bare feet resting on a golden tray of flowers, lamps and kumkum. Three women kneel at the tray in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one tends to the offerings beside a brass oil lamp. A brass bell hangs above, a saffron cloth backdrop stands behind, and a video camera on a tripod is at left. a person: the seated man in the red-gold robe and ornate throne is the presiding figure receiving padapuja.2014-06-06