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A photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home, with a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a wrap and a headdress trimmed with flowers and red and pink garlands. Jasmine and white flower strands hang over his shoulders and chest, and a gold armlet is on his upper arm. Petals scatter across the floor. Around him, people in white dhotis and orange saffron cloth pour flowers and water from a steel vessel, and a boy in white holds a plastic bag of flowers. A man in a purple shirt stands at the left, and a woman in white with yellow border and bangles pours from a pot. Behind them a pink-walled room has a framed photograph, a shelf with a small figure and flower arrangements, and a silver trident leaning nearby.

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July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a devotional flower-offering ritual in a pink-walled living room with a flat-screen TV and a glass cabinet. A seated person in orange and rust-coloured robes, wearing a crown-like orange headwrap, layered white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, bends forward as a stream of white and pink petals is poured over the head from a steel vessel. Standing around them, a man in white with a sacred thread and a woman in an orange top and green sari hold bags and a steel pot of petals; another woman in a white sari holds the vessel. A steel trident rests beside the seated figure, and petals carpet the floor. The seated figure appears to be a probable Swamiji in the appearance-based sense, given the saffron robes, crown, garlands and rudraksha mala, and the scene is a visible pada puja style flower offering.2014-07-01A seated man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe, wearing a white flower garland with pink and red flowers, bangles and a red-and-white garland, smiles with palms joined in greeting while holding a silver ceremonial staff. He sits on an orange cushioned seat inside a bright pink room with a framed portrait above and a small table holding fruit. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and saffron cloth sit on the floor; a young man in white and a woman in a yellow sari hold out offerings and a silver plate of items as part of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and several children watch nearby. Probable Swamiji appears seated in orange-red garments, a turban and a flower garland, receiving devotees.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a pada puja in a pink-walled room. Seated on an orange cloth-covered chair is a figure with a red-and-saffron turban, a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers, rudraksha beads, and a gold armlet; he holds a trident-like staff. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands beside a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a steel vessel, while a young boy in white kurta pours liquid from a small steel pot. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand behind, one holding a camera. Flower petals scatter the floor and a framed black-and-white portrait hangs on the wall.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated man in a red turban and red garments, wearing a heavy garland of white and red flowers and gold armbands, holds a ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial while being honoured. A woman in a white sari kneels at his feet offering flowers and hands, with an elderly woman in white beside her. Around them, a seated crowd of women in saffron, pink and green saris and men in white shirts watches; a young girl in a white dress with a flower garland sits in the foreground. Behind, three shaved-headed priests in saffron-and-gold dhotis and rudraksha malas stand near a cameraman, and a man in white with a white-and-saffron robe stands by a doorway. Rose petals and flower heaps cover the floor. Pada puja at a devotee's home.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in a red-maroon robe with gold border and a red-and-gold turban-style head covering sits on a red cushioned seat, holding a silver trident (trishul) upright while flower petals and garlands cover the floor around them. An elderly woman in a white sari with patterned border stands at left, gesturing toward the seated figure. Saffron-robed young men in orange clothing and rudraksha malas sit or kneel nearby, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the background near a garlanded shrine with framed pictures. A small brass plate and steel vessels sit on the floor at right, with a wall-mounted air cooler and potted plant visible. a person in the central role, seated and receiving padapuja-style honour.2014-07-01Indoor photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home with a bright pink wall. A seated man in orange and saffron robes wears a red-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a saffron turban with flowers and gold bangles; he is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues (orange clothing, turban, garland, malas), with the pada puja being offered to him by devotees. Standing around him, a woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse holds a silver plate and a silver puja vessel, a man in a white shirt holds a silver item, a man in a purple shirt holds a bag of offerings, a woman in orange holds a bag, and a child in a blue backpack stands nearby. A photographer in orange and rudraksha malas takes pictures at left. Rose petals and flower heaps cover the floor, and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the pink wall above.2014-07-01