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A seated figure on a gold-and-green throne with a golden lion-head armrest is receiving pada puja, with devotees offering trays of flowers, fruit and oil lamps at his feet. The seated figure wears an orange-red turban, a red-orange dhoti and a shawl, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. Women in saffron and purple saris and a man in white kneel on the floor holding offering plates. A standing golden deity murti stands at the right edge and brass lamps hang from chains above. a person (seated figure wears orange turban, saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala, receiving the puja).

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November 03 20142014-11-03 +1 copiesNovember 27 20142014-11-27 +1 copiesA seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with lion-carved armrests and a tiger-skin cushion wears a saffron-orange turban with a red feather, an orange-red sari-style garment, a long multicolour flower garland and gold bangles. A white-clad man with folded hands sits on the floor in front of the throne. Brass bells and oil lamps hang and stand nearby. On a gold table, silver trays hold flower petals, fruit and small offerings. Seated women in red, maroon and teal saris and a young man in green kurta watch, with hands folded in devotion. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) on the throne with saffron turban, flower garland and gold jewellery; the scene reads as a pada puja with devotees.2014-08-17A seated man in saffron and orange robes with a long pink and white flower garland sits on a golden lion-faced throne amid marigold and rose decorations. His feet rest on a golden footstool beside silver plates of fruit, flowers and offerings, while devotees in white and saffron sit before him. Brass lamps and bells hang from the ceiling. A woman in an orange sari kneels at the tray, another in white sits beside her, and an older man in a blue shirt sits at the right near a carved wooden door. a person on the throne, wearing saffron robes, a flower garland and ceremonial adornments; the devotees are offering a puja-style plate arrangement.2015-01-04August 17 20142014-08-17November 11 20142014-11-11November 20 20142014-11-20November 03 20142014-11-03 +3 copiesA seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests is receiving padapuja in a dark-walled room with hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He wears a red-and-orange turban, rudraksha mala and red-and-white beaded necklaces, bangles, and a red dhoti with gold border over a tiger-striped cloth. A brass tray of flowers and kalasha-style vessels lies before his feet, and a man in white kneels to the left while a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Two women in orange-red shawls and an elderly woman in an orange sari sit at the tray edge, with a dark-haired woman partly visible in the foreground. Six people are visible in total.2014-02-11A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a gilded interior. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with an orange turban and long braided hair sits on an ornate golden throne carved with a lion-head armrest and draped in a tiger-striped cloth. Several devotees kneel and sit around a gold table holding silver thalis of flowers, red fruit, and offerings; one man in white with a shaved head wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands in anjali, while women in saris and a woman in white join in prayer. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells hang overhead beside a cream wooden latticed door. The scene is a pada puja, with Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne in orange-red robes and a turban, identified by the throne and his distinctive turban, long hair, and saffron robes.2014-11-11A seated figure in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap and a red-orange turban with a peacock feather and red plume sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion heads, wearing a white flower garland with red and green petals and gold bangles. Before him, a gold tray holds numerous small brass and silver puja plates with lamps, offerings and rose petals. A bald man in white clothes sits in the foreground with his back partly toward the camera, and several women in saris and a young man in a green shirt sit nearby on the floor by the door. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are visible above. Padapuja and satsang setting; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with a turban, gold throne and garland, shown seated in a ritual role.2014-08-17A photo of a seated figure on a gold-ornate throne with a golden lion-head armrest, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with yellow border, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and a bangle on the upper arm. Beside him a framed portrait of a turbaned figure stands on a black wall near a gold-studded door. Three devotees sit before a brass tray of flowers and small silver bowls: a man in white with hands folded in prayer, a woman in white with hands joined, and a woman in a green sari seated at the right edge. Oil lamps and brass bells hang nearby. a person (orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated on throne) receiving devotees in a satsang-style gathering.2013-07-08