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A photograph of a ceremony in a red and gold ornate setting. A man seated on a gilded throne with lion-head armrests and a tiger-striped cloth, wearing a gold crown, red robes, gold necklaces, bangles and a white and pink flower garland, smiles while holding a golden staff. A woman in a white and red sari bends to pour water over his feet into a metal vessel, while a woman in red with blonde hair stands at right. Behind them are silver oil lamps, a red-draped table with flowers, and gold decorations. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in a crown and saffron-red robes with gold ornaments on a lion throne during padapuja.

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May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man on an ornate gilded throne with tiger-skin cushions receives padapuja, his bare feet placed in an orange-lined brass vessel. He wears a red-and-saffron garment, a white and pink garland, gold necklaces and armbands, and a gold crown. A woman in a white top and red shawl bends forward with folded hands, touching his feet, while a young girl in a pink dress watches beside her. Gilded lions, brass oil lamps and a gold kalasha stand behind the throne, and red drapery hangs in the background. The man's appearance with the crown, saffron clothing, garlands and gold ornaments is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in the role of the one receiving pratyaksha padapuja. Devotees' heads are partly visible at the bottom edge.2016-05-24A photograph of a padapuja ceremony on an ornate golden throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth. A seated figure in a rust-red robe, garlanded with white and pink flowers, sits with a gold crown and a trident-tipped staff beside him. Before him, a man in a pale peach kurta with a red shawl kneels and washes the seated figure's feet in a large orange-rimmed basin, adding leaves and petals. Elderly women in white and orange saris, and a woman in an orange sari at the lower left, watch nearby. Gold throne carvings and a red canopy frame the scene. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by crown, garland and ornate gold necklaces on a throne during padapuja.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24July 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of a padapuja ritual on an ornate golden throne. A seated figure in a rust-red robe and gold ornaments wears a crown and a long garland of white flowers with pink accents, with bangles on the wrists, and smiles. His bare feet rest in a large brass vessel lined with orange cloth, which is being washed. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt bends forward over the vessel, pouring or applying water to the feet. A golden lion-shaped armrest, a tiger-striped cushion, brass oil lamps, a golden staff and red drapes surround the throne. Several devotees in the foreground have their hands pressed together. Statues and portraits are not counted.2016-05-24A seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing a golden crown and a rust-red garment, with a long white and pink flower garland draped over his shoulders and a golden staff at his side. He smiles while seated above a metal bowl of offerings. In the foreground at right, a woman in a pink sari with folded hands performs reverence beside a brass oil lamp, and a partially visible person in red stands at left. Gilded carved panels and a golden kalasha-style finial frame the scene.2016-05-24A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a temple setting. A seated man with white forehead markings and a white-and-red floral garland wears a rust-red robe and is seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-form carvings. His bare feet rest on a gold tray filled with flower petals and small brass oil lamps and offerings. A woman in a white sari with glasses sits to the side, a man in white clothes and a white mala kneels beside the tray, and an elderly woman kneels at the lower right. Brass bells hang from the top left, and a dark tiled wall with a cream panel stands behind.2014-06-06April 13 20142014-04-13