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A photograph inside a home with pink walls and a framed portrait on the wall. A seated man in an orange-red robe, wearing a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a gold armband and a red-and-orange turban, sits on an orange-draped chair with rose petals on the floor. In front of him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of offerings while a woman in a yellow sari and another man in white stand near him. A young boy in white with a garland stands at left, and a cameraman in orange with rudraksha beads and a camera is at the left edge. A silver staff stands to the right. The seated figure has distinctive long adornments and ceremonial dress, consistent with a person in a pada puja setting.

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A photograph of a pada puja in a pink-walled room. Seated on an orange cloth-covered chair is a figure with a red-and-saffron turban, a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers, rudraksha beads, and a gold armlet; he holds a trident-like staff. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands beside a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a steel vessel, while a young boy in white kurta pours liquid from a small steel pot. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand behind, one holding a camera. Flower petals scatter the floor and a framed black-and-white portrait hangs on the wall.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Indoor photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home with a bright pink wall. A seated man in orange and saffron robes wears a red-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a saffron turban with flowers and gold bangles; he is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues (orange clothing, turban, garland, malas), with the pada puja being offered to him by devotees. Standing around him, a woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse holds a silver plate and a silver puja vessel, a man in a white shirt holds a silver item, a man in a purple shirt holds a bag of offerings, a woman in orange holds a bag, and a child in a blue backpack stands nearby. A photographer in orange and rudraksha malas takes pictures at left. Rose petals and flower heaps cover the floor, and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the pink wall above.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban is being anointed in a pink-walled domestic room. He wears long rudraksha malas and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, and his lap holds a pile of orange and pink petals. A standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a steel vessel while a woman in a white sari with butterfly motifs pours from a kalasha above his head. Another priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right. A trident leans beside the throne-like red chair, and a cabinet and television are visible behind. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or padapuja at a devotee's home, with a person as the central seated figure in saffron robes and rudraksha malas.2014-07-01A seated figure on an ornate orange and silver throne receives padapuja in a small whitewashed room. He wears a saffron-orange turban, a maroon-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a white flower garland and gold armlets, and holds a silver trident upright. Before him, a kneeling elderly woman in a red blouse and white gold-bordered sari pours water from a vessel, while a white-clad man with folded hands sits beside a young boy in white with rudraksha beads. Pink petals are scattered on the cloth at his feet. Two sannyasis in orange robes stand behind, one with a rudraksha mala, and a cameraman in orange clothing films. Several seated devotees fill the left side. Fruit and offerings rest on a tray. The figure is presented as a person based on the turban, garland, trident and saffron-ornate throne cues, a probable in_person candidate with appearance cues.2014-07-03A small room with a green doorway and a white cooler fan shows a padapuja in progress. A seated figure in a maroon turban, maroon robe and profuse white and pink floral garlands holds a silver trident-topped staff and rests his bare feet on a metal plate. Beside him a framed deity picture is decorated with flowers. Around him, a man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and a shaved-headed attendant stand, a cameraman in white holds a camera, and a woman in an orange-bordered white sari presses her palms together while another young man in white holds a microphone and sings. Elderly devotees in white dhotis sit on the floor in front, with a bald man in glasses at the lower left.2014-07-03July 10 20142014-07-10