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Photograph of a padapuja or devotee-foot-worship scene in a large hall with tiered balcony and dark red curtains. A figure seated on an ornate golden throne-like chair wears a woven straw-coloured cap, saffron/orange dhoti and a gold necklace, with bare feet resting on a low table. Three women and a young girl in white ritual clothes sit on a leopard-print rug in front of him; one woman wears a rudraksha mala, and a brass plate with flowers and offerings sits near them. Around 20 to 30 people in white are seated in the background audience. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's identification of a person, though the cues are limited to the saffron clothing and gold adornments.

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A photograph of a padapuja scene on a raised stage. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a brown velvet-draped seat with a gold-edged back and a rudraksha mala hanging down, one bare foot resting on the platform. a person by appearance: a presentation with saffron clothing, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala, seated as the one being honoured. Before him, a woman in white clothes with her palms pressed together in prayer kneels on a leopard-print mat, with a young girl in white and a woman in white seated beside her. Silver bowls with fruit, flowers and offerings sit on a low wooden table in front. Other people in white sit behind them, and a few more guests are visible in the background of the hall.2012-12-09December 09 20122012-12-09December 09 20122012-12-09Photograph of a padapuja on a cruise ship lounge with rows of red theatre seats behind. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-beaded necklace sits on an ornate wooden throne with a golden lion figure at its side; his bare feet are being washed and worshipped. Devotees in white and cream clothes kneel on a patterned mat around silver plates and brass trays holding flowers, kumkum and lamps. A woman at left in an orange outfit holds a hands-folded prayer posture beside an offering plate, and a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard kneels with hands together nearby. The seated man has long swept-back hair and distinctive saffron robes and gold ornaments, matching the page's Swamiji reference, so this is.2012-12-21A photograph of a padapuja in a hall with red curtains and a gilded throne. A man with long dark hair, orange-saffron robes, a gold chain-style garland and a beaded necklace sits on a brown throne flanked by gold lion-like carvings; he is a candidate for Swamiji, shown with long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style beads, and his appearance is consistent with that, though the face is partially turned. Seated on the floor before him, devotees in white and red shawls, one woman in a green sari and another in a blue-and-white sari, kneel and sit with hands folded or in front of a brass plate of flowers, sweets and offerings. A woman with curly blonde hair in a white top and red shawl presses her palms together. A bald man in white with a red shawl and a woman in white sit nearby, and a person in a white head covering appears at the lower right.2012-12-12Padapuja ritual aboard a ship's theatre-style hall with red seats and gold lion-shaped sculptures. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, multiple gold necklaces and armlets, sits on a carved wooden throne with his bare feet extended. Seated devotees in white clothes kneel on a patterned mat, pouring liquid from silver vessels and offering flowers and oil lamps over his feet, while a woman in an orange top and others with folded hands watch. Crowd is small; the seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron-orange attire and rudraksha-style gold adornments, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) receiving padapuja.2012-12-21July 01 20152015-07-01December 12 20122012-12-12December 21 20122012-12-21December 12 20122012-12-12A seated figure in a red turban, orange-red robes and a long beaded mala sits on a golden ornate throne with gilded lion-head armrests, smiling as he receives a kneeling devotee in white. The devotee in a white kurta and red shawl kneels on a patterned carpet, reaching toward a brass plate of offerings, while a second attendant in red robes with a yellow sash kneels beside the throne. Behind them stand silver-framed shrines with deity murtis, brass lamps and a canopy with colourful tassels. A figure in white trousers stands at the left edge of the frame.2015-09-11December 11 20122012-12-11