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A photograph of a pada puja in a gilded shrine room. A man with a white forehead marking and a pink and white floral garland sits on a golden throne draped with leopard-print cloth, with a golden lion figure beside him, and his face is turned toward the offerers. To the right, a woman in a green sari holds up a lit oil lamp, another woman in a dark dress presses her palms together, and a child in orange clothing and a man in a white shirt with a white tilak are gathered at a gold-covered table holding lamps and plates of flowers, sweets and offerings. Hanging brass lamps and bells hang from the ceiling, and an air conditioner is mounted on the back wall. Four physical people are visible, plus a child.

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September 12 20172017-09-12September 12 20172017-09-12A photograph in a golden ornate interior showing a seated figure on a gold throne with leopard-print and tiger-striped cushions, wearing a golden crown, a rust-orange robe and a long pink-and-white garland, with hands joined in namaste. Before the throne a long golden table holds a flower arrangement with marigolds and a tray with food offerings. Three devotees stand at the table in orange-saffron clothes: a woman in orange holding a small brass item, a woman in orange with hands folded, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holding a small lamp. Brass bells and oil lamps hang above, and a wall-mounted air conditioner is visible at right. The seated figure has crown, saffron clothing and garland cues, so the appearance is a probable match for Swamiji in the role of the seated person being honoured.2017-09-01September 12 20172017-09-12A seated man with short dark hair and a white floral garland with red flowers, wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style garment and a gold-trimmed shawl, sits barefoot on a golden throne with a golden lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Two men in white kurtas and a woman in a white sari stand or kneel at right, holding lit oil lamps (aarti) over a tray of brass plates containing flowers, offerings and small lamps. Gold bells hang from chains above, and a large ornate gold-brass door stands at right. This appears to be an aarti ritual during a satsang setting. The seated figure is an appearance-based candidate, with his orange dress, garlands and golden throne, so this is a person in a ritual aarti in an ashram setting.2013-06-26A seated figure on a gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and golden lion armrests, hands raised in namaskar, wearing a gold crown, pink-and-white flower garland and a saffron-brown cloth. Before the throne, a line of women and men sit at a yellow-draped table holding lit oil lamps and aarti flames, with silver thali trays of flowers, coconuts and offerings. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps frame the scene, and a wall-mounted air conditioner and a fan are visible at right. A ritual puja or padapuja setting with several participants.2017-08-16June 23 20172017-06-23September 12 20172017-09-12August 16 20172017-08-16A ritual scene inside a temple with a gold-ornate throne on the left. A seated figure on a leopard-print and tiger-skin cushioned throne wears a gold crown and garlands of pink and white flowers, and is depicted as a statue or murti rather than a living person. Before the throne, on a long golden table, a woman in a green and cream sari reaches toward a silver tray of small brass dishes and a flower-petal arrangement. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti gestures with his hand beside her, and another woman is partly visible behind them. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells decorate the ceiling and throne, indicating a pada puja offering.2017-09-12August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16