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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a decorated hall. A long-haired man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand pearl-and-bead necklace, and white tilak marks on his forehead; he has his feet placed on a small red cushion while a brass tray of rose petals and offerings sits beside them. Three people in white sit on a red and patterned rug before him: a man in white with a rudraksha mala and red tilak, a person in white with a bead mala, and a man in white with glasses, holding his hands together. Brass plates with lamps and flower petals lie near them. Behind, a projector screen, a red patterned backdrop and a figure in orange sit in the background.

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Photo of a padapuja ceremony on an ornate golden throne. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a golden crown, a long gold-tipped staff, a white and pink flower garland, gold ornaments and bangles sits on a golden lion-armrest throne draped with a tiger skin, smiling. Several devotees in white dhotis and cream silk saris bend low to wash or honour his feet at the base of the throne. Golden deity murti, brass oil lamps, a red-and-gold canopy and carved pillars surround the dais.2016-05-24January 07 20082008-01-07A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a deep red velvet cushion. He wears an orange saffron robe, multiple red-brown rudraksha malas, a large ceremonial gold necklace and gold bangles, and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a small silver ceremonial staff in one hand. Behind him stand a colourful painted deity murti with a mace and a trident on a stand, and gold lions flank the throne. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, identified by the matching appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace.2012-04-14November 17 20172017-11-17August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20092009-08-25September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20A photograph inside a temple shrine with garlanded deity murtis and offerings of fruit and bananas on a tiered stand. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace sits on a wooden throne-like seat, smiling and extending his hands toward a kneeling woman in a red and gold silk sari with a gold bangle. Brass lamps, a kalasha and a puja tray sit on a stone counter in front. Another man in orange garments stands in the background and a further orange-clad figure bends near the left edge.2007-11-09A small shrine room with a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange and a large garlanded picture of a white-robed figure with long hair, surrounded by red flower garlands and rose petals. A person in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits on a low platform holding a long silver staff with a ceremonial head, while a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with a saffron shawl and rudraksha beads performs a flame ritual over a brass vessel of flowers. A man in a white shirt with a red-bead necklace films with a camcorder, and a seated devotee in white with a flower garland receives the flame aarti.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA stage event in a hall with red drapes and a large gilded carved relief of deity figures behind. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange turban and dhoti, wearing a gold necklace and a white flower garland, sits on a red-upholstered silver throne holding a staff, with gold armbands. Two other men sit on the left: one in a white dhoti with an orange-yellow shawl and beaded malas, holding a microphone and speaking; the other in white with an orange-striped shawl and rudraksha mala, seated with hands folded. a person appears as the man on the throne, identified by the page and his turban, staff and ornate gold cues.2017-08-15August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copies