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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion receives a pada puja. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long white flower garland, and a tilak on his forehead. His bare feet rest on a golden stool, where silver plates of offerings with red flowers and lit oil lamps are arranged. Around him, a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala washes his feet from a vessel, a man in a white shirt holds a dish, and a man in pink shirt with a badge sits nearby. A bell and hanging brass lamps are visible above. The figure is a probable Swamiji seated on the throne; his appearance has the long hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha cues with ceremonial gold, while the page indicates his presence.

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August 20 20142014-08-20September 19 20132013-09-19May 19 20132013-05-19A seated figure in an orange-and-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cushion, beneath hanging brass bells and oil lamps. Several devotees sit on the floor in front, some in orange and red saris, with a small child in blue, and they hold silver trays of flower petals and offerings. The figure has long swept-back hair and bangles and looks toward the devotees. a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a throne. A dark wall and a cream door frame the scene, with a wall-mounted air conditioner.2013-09-02 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20July 17 20132013-07-17A man with a shaved-looking head and white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead mala. Striped white and black fabric covers the throne seat. Beside him, seated people in white and saffron clothes press their hands in prayer or attend silver plates of offerings, lit oil lamps and flowers at his feet. Brass bells hang above, and a seated man in white with folded hands sits to the right near a woman in a red-and-gold sari.2013-03-07A seated man with long swept-back hair wears an orange and gold saffron-toned dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion figure and tiger-striped cushion, with a bell and hanging oil lamps above. Around him, several people in white clothes and orange shawls attend to brass plates of flowers, fruit and lamps arranged on a tray, while one man with a tilak hands an offering. Its appearance matches the a person description, seated in the centre of a puja ritual on the throne; the other attendees are priests or devotees. Dark wall tiles and a studded wooden door frame the room.2013-09-14A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved golden lion-headed armrest and tiger-striped cushion. He wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a gold-trimmed border and a long red-and-white flower garland with a dark rudraksha-style bead strand. Around him, several people in white and orange clothing hold silver thalis and bowls filled with offerings, flowers and colourful powders, while a brass bell and hanging brass oil lamps hang above. A man in white with a red shawl offers a thali, and a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at right. The black wall and wall-mounted air conditioner set the room. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, with long swept-back hair, rust-orange garments and flower garland cues.2013-05-25A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms, draped over a striped tiger-skin cushion, wears a rust-orange turban and an orange-and-gold-bordered robe with a long rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder, with bangles on the upper arm. a person is seated in the centre of a dark room hung with brass bells and a lamp. In front, silver trays hold fruit, red flowers and offerings for pada puja, which is being performed. A bald man in white with a tilak kneels at lower left, a man in white sits at the right, and a woman in a white sari with a mala and a woman in a purple sari with folded hands kneel beside the trays. A wall-mounted air conditioner and a brick pillar are visible at right.2014-11-11May 25 20132013-05-25