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A photo from a Dhyana Spurana programme in a conference-style room with white sheets and a dark carpet. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a purple head wrap and a purple and black batik-print tunic sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a seated man in an orange robe with a blue and orange flower garland receives the gesture with his own hands folded. A woman in a white salwar-style outfit with gold trim watches from behind a tray of white and yellow flowers. A standing figure in white and an orange shawl is at the left edge, and another person in red sits in the background.

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A photograph taken indoors at a hall with white bed-style sheets and a table with laptop and flowers in the background. On the left, a bald man in a purple headwrap and a dark purple and black patterned shirt, with a bead necklace and bangles, stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Facing him on the right, a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of blue and orange flowers, with palms pressed in greeting; the appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though the appearance is only partly distinctive. Orange flowers and a tray of white flowers sit nearby, and a third person is partially visible in the lower right corner. Two people are clearly visible.2006-06-11A seated group of devotees with hands in anjali mudra during a pada puja. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and chants into a microphone held by a young man in white and yellow. An older woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels beside a golden plate of flower petals, washing or honouring the feet of a seated figure in orange robes whose feet rest in the plate. Standing at the right, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top also presses palms together. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl stands by a wall painted terracotta, and devotees in yellow and white sit along the back. An orange cushioned seat and orange cloth fill the foreground.2010-07-22September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange robe, adorned with red beaded necklaces and gold bangles, receiving a devotee. The seated figure rests a bare foot on a folded orange cloth while a man in white kurta with red rudraksha-style beaded necklace kneels with palms pressed together, and a smiling woman in a patterned white top with a dark-haired companion stands nearby. Behind them a woman in cream sari with red-beaded mala and a man in orange clothing watch. The setting is a hall with red carpet, red curtains, framed photographs on the wall and gold-trimmed cushions.2014-11-05July 25 20092009-07-25Photograph of a small room where a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a bed with white pillows, his right hand raised in blessing over the head of a kneeling devotee in white kurta. Around them, several seated men and a woman in white clothes with rudraksha malas watch with hands folded in prayer, sitting on a red patterned rug. A wooden stick lies on the white bedsheet in the foreground.2006-07-29March 13 20132013-03-13A photograph of a pada pooja in a devotee's home. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland sits on a white sheet on a bed, raising one palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in white kurta pants, who bows with folded hands and a rudraksha mala draped over his arm. A woman in a white embroidered sari with gold bangles stands at left with her hands together. Behind them, several standing onlookers watch: a man in an orange shirt with a red rudraksha mala, a woman in a white outfit with a red bead necklace, and an older man in a cream striped kurta with a red mala who holds a phone to his ear. A patterned rug and flower petals lie on the floor.2009-09-10A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall with a draped white ceiling and a dark curtain at right. In the foreground an older man in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together, while a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a steel plate of round sweets. Beside her a woman in orange and white and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stand with hands folded in prayer. At left a man in white with an orange shawl and white forehead marking presses his palms together. Several people in white and orange sit on the floor behind, and a woman in a yellow-trimmed sari stands at centre back. Sweets are offered as part of the ritual, and the scene appears to be a prayer or aarti offering.2009-10-17A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, with long dark hair, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white t-shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a belt. The saffron-robed figure is bare-chested under the draped cloth. Behind them a woman in white with a red bindi watches, and another woman in a pale yellow dress stands at right. A microphone on a stand and scattered yellow flowers and petals lie on a white cloth. The room has white walls and folding chairs. A photograph shows a blessing or energy-darshan style gesture in an indoor hall.A photograph of a pada puja in a hall with orange-painted walls. A person in orange robes and long swept-back hair sits on an orange-cushioned couch with hands folded in namaskar, while devotees kneel on an orange cloth to wash his feet. A kneeling woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass bowl and pours water, and a man in white with glasses kneels beside a brass plate of flowers and fruit. Behind them, men in white and yellow shawls sit, one speaking into a microphone, and a man in white stands near a doorway. A tray of mala beads sits on a wooden box nearby. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated with flowing hair and saffron robes, receiving the pada puja.2010-07-27A photograph of a padapuja in an indoor room with pale tiled walls. A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a red-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold chain, and rests his hand on a woman who bows her head to his feet in a white sari with a pink blouse and pearl necklace. Beside them a young woman in a pink floral top holds a pink plastic bag, and two young men in orange clothes sit with hands folded in prayer. On the blue floor in front stand brass vessels, a plate of rice, fruit, a yellow sweet and a lit oil lamp, used for worship.2009-07-25