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A photo of a padapuja-style ritual on an outdoor stone stage before a shrine with two large painted deity figures in red and pink dress. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala sits on a white-draped chair, smiling and clapping. A devotee in white kneels and bows his head over the seated man's feet, which rest in a silver tray decorated with white and red flower garlands. To the right, a man in white with an orange shawl claps, and at left another man in orange shawl and white clothes covers his face with his hands. A silver bell, a kalasha-style vessel and a cane are nearby; a deity murti sits on the shrine behind. Four people are visible.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and a red bindi, sits smiling on a white-draped chair on a stone dais before an ornate deity shrine with two painted, richly dressed figures and a decorated central form. A man in white kneels at his feet, bowing and touching them, a silver padapuja vessel garlanded with pink and yellow flowers in front. Two men in white with orange shawls sit nearby; one at left holds a small brass bowl. A brass bell, a kalasha pot and a microphone stand are visible. The scene looks like a padapuja at a temple-style outdoor pavilion.2007-07-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sits on a white-draped chair on a stone platform, smiling and gesturing, with a long-haired appearance and a walking stick beside him. A devotee in white clothes bends forward to touch his feet, while a silver-rimmed vessel decorated with marigolds and white flower garlands rests in front. Behind them, deity murti figures in red and pink garments with gold crowns and jewelry stand under a stone pavilion, with a brass bell, oil lamps and flower garlands on the platform. Two other men, one in white with an orange shawl and one in an orange shawl on the right, sit nearby. Swamiji (probable): the seated saffron-robed man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a chair of honour during darshan.2007-07-28A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, smiling at an outdoor shrine under a stone pavilion. He sits on a white-draped seat with a walking cane beside him. A man in white with an orange shawl bends forward to touch his feet, while a bearded man in orange and another in white with an orange shawl sit nearby. Above, a deity murti pair in red, pink and gold garments sits with a garland and yellow marigolds, with brass lamps and a kalasha placed on the platform. The man in saffron has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron robes, consistent with Swamiji (probable) receiving padapuja at a darshan for padayatris.2007-07-28Outdoor temple-style platform with grey carved stone pillars and a red-and-gold cloth backdrop. A seated man with long dark hair, orange robe and a red bindi smiles while a devotee in white shirt bows and washes or touches his feet over a silver plate garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Behind him is a white-draped seat with a walking cane. Two figures in white with orange shawls sit to the right and left, one holding a small vessel and one with folded hands beside a golden garland. Above, two painted deity murtis in red and pink finery stand before a red curtain, with a brass bell and oil lamps on the platform. Trees are visible beyond the pillars.2007-07-28A photograph of a devotional darshan on a stone temple platform. A long-haired figure with a crown-like hairstyle wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on a white-draped chair with a golden back, smiling, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows his head onto a large silver vessel decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flowers. Behind the seated figure, a white-clad man with a beard and orange shawl sits, and to the right a man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels. Above, two painted-wood or metal deity figures in red and gold dress stand behind a golden ornamented seat draped with flower garlands, with brass lamps and a bell on the platform. Green trees and stone pillars surround the open pavilion.2007-07-28Outdoor photo at a stone-pillared temple platform. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on a white-draped seat, his bare arm and chest visible. A man in white with a saffron shawl kneels before him, bowing with his head against the seated man's leg, beside a silver pot garlanded with pink and white flowers and a red and yellow blossom. To the right, a smiling younger man in white with an orange shawl sits with hands clasped. Behind them stand colourful deity figures, one in red and gold with a crown and a pink-clad consort, flanked by a brass bell, a kalasha-type vessel and garlands. A bearded man in white and orange sits at left.2007-07-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a red bindi, smiles while a devotee in white kneels before him with folded hands and washes his bare feet from a silver vessel decorated with white and pink flower garlands and a red flower. The seated man rests one hand on a black cane. Two other men in white and orange shawls sit nearby, one on the right smiling. Behind them is a stone shrine platform with two gilded deity murtis dressed in red and pink, a white-draped throne, a brass bell, brass lamps, flower garlands and a red cloth bundle. Stone pillars and green trees are visible at left.2007-07-28A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white-draped chair while a devotee in white shirt and orange shawl kneels and washes his foot in a silver basin decorated with flower garlands and red and yellow blossoms. Another man in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels to the right, gesturing with open hands. Behind them, a stone-pillared temple platform holds two large deity figures in ornate crowns and jewellery, one in red and orange, one in pink, flanked by brass lamps, bells and a garlanded red bundle. Two onlookers' heads are visible at the bottom edge. The scene reads as a padapuja-style foot-washing offering given during a darshan.2007-07-28Photograph of an outdoor temple-pavilion scene. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron wrap sits smiling on a white-draped seat, with a cane leaning beside him. A man in a white shirt with grey hair bends forward to touch the seated man's feet, while a younger man in white with an orange shawl sits at right with hands folded. Behind them on a raised stone platform stand two painted deity murtis, one in red and gold with a crown and one in pink and red sari, flanked by a brass lamp, a bell and flower garlands. Stone pillars and green trees frame the open-sided shrine.2007-07-28A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on a white-draped throne-like chair, with long dark hair, a red bindi, and multiple rudraksha malas across the chest. He smiles while a man in white clothes and an orange shawl bows and performs padapuja, washing or touching the seated figure's bare foot over a silver plate decorated with pink and yellow flowers. Behind the throne, a stone platform holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vase with a pot of greenery, and a garlanded deity murti draped in orange and white cloth. To the left, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl holds a silver cup, and a round green-and-gold fan and a tray of fruit sit nearby. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl and an ID lanyard watches, and another man in white is partly visible at the lower right.2007-07-28A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and red bindi sits on a white-draped chair, smiling, with a cane resting beside him. A man in a white shirt bows with his head pressed to the figure's foot, resting on a silver plate garlanded with white jasmine, yellow marigolds and a red flower. A bearded man in orange shawl sits at left, and a man in white kurta with orange stole and fringed fan sits at right with hands together. Behind them on a raised stone platform stand two painted deity murtis, one in red and orange with a red turban, the other in a pink and red sari with a jeweled crown, beside a bell, a brass pot, and a garland-draped white altar. Stone pillars and trees frame the open pavilion.2007-07-28A photograph of an outdoor temple-stage devotional event under a stone pavilion. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, sits smiling on a white-draped seat in front of a silver tray decorated with garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers. A devotee in a white shirt bends forward and presses his head against the tray. Two men in white dhotis with orange shawls sit to the left and right, one tending a bowl and another holding white cloth. Behind them stands a stage with two gilded deity murti in red and pink garments, a decorated throne-style backdrop, brass lamps, a bell and a kalasha-style vessel. Trees are visible through the pillars.2007-07-28