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Photo of a padha puja (sandal-footwear worship) at a temple shrine. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears saffron-orange robes, a yellow and red flower garland, bangles and a red bindi, and extends an arm forward with a smile. A shaved-headed man with white tilak and an orange-and-red shawl stands beside him, holding a tray with orange and pink-tipped sandals on a green silk cloth. A third person in white clothes and a rudraksha mala bends forward to offer respect. Brass lamps and a pink-and-blue wall are in the background. Two physical people are visible, with a third partly seen at the right edge.

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A seated figure on a golden throne with a yellow and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace receives a pair of orange-trimmed sandals offered by a devotee in white clothing with a shaved head and white tilak. A second priest in saffron-orange robes with white forehead marks stands beside them, holding a green brocade cloth over a golden stand. Behind them are a golden brass oil lamp and pink and green lotus-style pillars. The seated figure wears saffron clothing with gold bangles and smiles; the a person appearance cues are the long swept-back hair, ornate gold-trimmed throne and garland, though the face is not used for identification.2013-05-29May 29 20132013-05-29A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a temple hall. A man with long dark hair, wearing a marigold and yellow flower garland and a saffron-orange dhoti, sits on an ornate golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion and extends his hand toward a tray of flowers and offerings draped in a green silk cloth. Opposite him, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak and rudraksha malas bends forward over the offerings. A third man in white ritual clothes with a shaved head, white forehead marks and a mala stands at the right. Behind them are a brass oil lamp, a gold-framed backdrop and pink and green pillars. Figures seated on the throne are recognized only by role; no identity is asserted from appearance.2013-05-29A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and a yellow-and-red garland of flowers; he reaches forward to touch a small offering tray. A bald priest in rust-orange robes with a white forehead band and a rudraksha mala kneels beside a green brocade cloth draped over a gold stand, holding a tray of flowers. To the right, a shaven-headed person in white robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, bowing slightly. Behind them are pink and green pillars, a brass oil lamp, and a pink wall. The seated figure presents as a person with a long swept-back hair, ornate gold armrest and golden throne details, but the face and appearance are not conclusively verifiable from this view.2013-05-29May 29 20132013-05-29January 16 20142014-01-16June 19 20132013-06-19A seated figure in an orange robe and white flower garland with a green and yellow flower garland sits on a gold and red throne before gold-draped curtains. He holds a small object in his hands while a kneeling man in white clothes with folded hands and a red thread on his wrist faces him. A standing man in orange robes and a shawl stands to the right, and a silver tray with a small lamp and flowers rests on the gold pedestal. Books and a box with fruit sit on a side table at left, and yellow flowers stand in a vase at right. A portrait in a gold frame is partly visible at the left edge.2009-08-15A photograph of a seated figure on a golden-cushioned throne draped with a red-orange shawl, wearing a long garland of pink and white flowers, rudraksha beads and gold chain, smiling as a devotee in an orange cloth bows and touches his feet on the floor. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and arm bands stands to the left beside a gold-ornamented pillar, and a bald priest in orange stands behind. Behind the throne a large floral backdrop of yellow, orange and red flowers. Flower petals scattered on the floor, a brass lamp stands nearby.2015-07-31May 12 20142014-05-12A photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden throne with lion-carved armrests, draped with tiger-skin cloth at its base, wearing a rust-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with golden beads, a white-and-green-and-red flower garland and a smaller ornamental necklace, smiling with an earpiece microphone visible. Two men in white ritual clothes, one with an orange sash, stand in front of him with their backs to the camera, and a third man in white with orange sash appears behind them. Behind the throne stands a gilded deity murti with a tall crown and a golden kalasha-like backdrop. The man on the throne fits Swamiji (probable) on appearance cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate golden necklace, shown seated in a satsang setting.2013-05-13July 22 20132013-07-22