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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors. A bare-chested man with long dark hair sits on a golden throne with a red and orange canopy, wearing a striped tiger-print wrap over rust-red garments and a beaded red-brown necklace. A woman in orange on the left holds a green leaf near his feet, while a young man in white kurta-pyjama kneels and offers leaves to him. On the floor are silver trays, scattered white rice and flower petals. Behind them, a woman in orange sits with hands folded, and two women in white sit to the right near a glass partition and potted plants. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a beaded necklace and a striped wrap, and is receiving the ritual as the central honoured figure.

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December 15 20132013-12-15A photograph in a bright interior hall of a bare-chested man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red and orange canopy overhead. He wears a tiger-striped shawl over a rust-red dhoti and a brown beaded necklace, and a leopard-print cushion lies on the seat. In front of him a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a white sash bends forward, offering a small object into his hands. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari sits with palms pressed together, and another woman in white with glasses also joins her hands. Marigold petals and rice lie on the floor in front. a person: the seated figure wears a tiger-striped shawl, ornate gold throne and distinctive beaded necklace, consistent with the page's reference to a padukapuja event.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15A seated man in a tiger-striped shawl, rust-orange dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with a red umbrella above, while he extends a green leaf to an older woman with grey hair and glasses in a white top kneeling on a rice-covered floor. Several people in orange and white robes sit behind, a man in white stands at the top right, and banana leaves and a fan are visible. Appearance-based candidate with compatible cues: a person, seated on the throne in tiger-striped shawl and beaded rudraksha necklace, offering a leaf in a padapuja-style ritual.2013-12-15A seated figure in a golden ornate throne under a red and orange umbrella receives leaf offerings from a man in white kurta and glasses who bows forward with folded palms. The seated figure wears a striped tiger-print shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala, and rust-red dhoti with gold border, and is smiling. An attendant in orange robes on the left extends a hand. Another person in red-orange robes sits in the background, palm raised. Glass partitions, a fan and potted plants fill the modern hall, with flower petals scattered at the feet. a person appears as the seated figure, distinguished by the throne, rudraksha mala, and tiger-print shawl.2013-12-15Indoor photo of a padapuja-style honouring in a modern lobby. A man seated on an ornate gilded golden throne with an orange fringed canopy above him wears an orange-and-tiger-striped shawl over a dark red-orange garment and smiles while a hand reaches toward his feet. A younger man in a white kurta and white trousers kneels at right with palms pressed together, holding green leaves, a rudraksha-style mala and a name badge around his neck. Behind them a woman in orange-red clothing sits with hands raised, and a fan and glass partition are visible. A devotee in white sits at far right.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15A seated man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-and-black tiger-striped shawl over a rust-red dhoti and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a red-orange canopy. He extends a folded green leaf offering to a devotee in a white kurta with folded hands, bowing low. A second person in orange clothing sits behind, a plain fan stands on the floor, and banana leaves and rice lie at the foot of the throne. The shawl and throne setting are consistent with a person figure, presented as the seated teacher receiving padapuja-style reverence.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne beneath a saffron-orange and red canopy. He wears a red-and-white animal-striped top, a red dhoti-style lower garment and a saffron shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible. A man in a white kurta bends forward, leaning toward him and offering a folded green object held between his hands; a rudraksha-style wrist mala is visible on the bending man. Behind them a woman with light hair and a necklace watches from the right, and a potted palm and glass partition stand in an airy hall. Visible text on the image reads a copyright notice. a person is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron-orange and ornate clothing and throne setting.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15A photograph of a satsang setting with orange floor cloths and an ornate gold-and-red throne behind them, garlanded with flowers. A man kneeling on the orange cloth in a white dhoti and white shirt, his bare feet visible, holds out small green leaves toward a seated figure. That seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe with gold borders, long swept-back hair, and a multi-strand garland with gold ornaments, and sits on an orange cushion in front of a microphone stand; the figure is reaching out to take the leaves from a bronze tray. A brass pot stands on the floor nearby, and a framed portrait hangs on the orange wall. Two people are visible.2010-11-12