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Photo of a pada puja at a golden throne in a dark shrine room. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests wears an orange-saffron dhoti, a white flower garland, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold armlets, with his bare feet placed on a brass plate, and has a person appearance. In front of him, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and an older woman in white with a red shawl sit before a gold tray with silver-rimmed brass plates holding flowers, rice-like offerings and small oil lamps. A man in white with a red shawl kneels at the right, and a bald devotee in white sits lower right. Brass oil lamps and bells hang and stand around the throne, with a lit lamp at right.

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May 27 20132013-05-27A photograph inside a dark temple shrine with black walls and hanging brass bells and oil lamps. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, a long white garland with red and green accents, a gold necklace, and bare feet. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the throne seat, his long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklace visible. Seated before him on the floor, a white-haired man in white shirt and red shawl folds his hands, a woman in white sari with red shawl sits to the left, and another woman in white sari with orange beads sits nearby. Silver thalis of flowers and oil lamps sit on a gold table where a devotee is performing padapuja with the feet of the seated figure. Two more devotees in white and orange stand in the background, one with a white forehead marking.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27June 06 20142014-06-06August 17 20142014-08-17May 19 20132013-05-19Photograph of a satsang in a richly decorated golden temple-style hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms wears a red-orange turban with a white floral ornament, an orange-red robe with gold border, and a marigold garland; he holds a small object and sits with bare feet. Before him, a group of about a dozen devotees sit on the floor in white clothing, several with hands folded in anjali, around a gold tray set with silver plates of offerings, red flower petals and lamps. Brass bells and hanging oil lamps are suspended above, and a camera on a tripod stands at left. Given the group visible, this is a pada puja setting.2014-09-07July 03 20132013-07-03August 20 20142014-08-20a person seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-face arms and a tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a layered ceremonial gold necklace, with hair swept back. Seated before him on the floor are devotees in white and cream clothes with orange lanyards, and a woman in an orange sari and a man in green. Round brass and silver trays of offerings with flowers sit on a low gold table. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps frame the scene beside a large carved wooden door, with a pale wall air conditioner behind.2013-05-13May 25 20132013-05-25A photograph inside a dark-walled shrine room shows a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold armband, his feet resting on a golden footstool. Before him a gold tray holds silver plates of flowers, petals and lit oil lamps. Around the tray, devotees in white and red shawls and sandalwood tilak sit with palms joined in prayer; an elderly man in white with a red shawl presses his hands together, a woman in yellow holds a plate, and brass bells and lamps hang above. A wall air conditioner is visible. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, with flower garland, saffron robe and gold adornment on a throne, in the role of a seated teacher receiving pada puja offerings.2013-05-27