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A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in a green blouse and maroon-and-white striped sari kneels before him, washing or offering to his feet, which rest on a red cushion beside a silver tray of flowers. Nearby, a man in white and two young men in white and orange sit with hands folded in devotion, and an older man in white sits behind. A young child in white sits at left. A tray of sweets and fruit, a water bottle, stacked books and boxes fill the room. The scene is a home padapuja with devotees honouring the seated guru.

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August 13 20092009-08-13A photo of a padapuja ceremony in a bright hall. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange robe and a white jasmine garland with green leaves, his palms pressed together in prayer. Before him a young girl in a pink top and white pants pours water over his feet from a silver vessel, while a child in orange kneels nearby. A saffron-robed attendant with long hair crouches at right beside silver bowls and a tray of offerings. A woman in a grey top and white sari sits at left with folded hands, and a wooden tray of fruit sits on a white-covered table behind the throne. Several children and a woman sit on the floor in the foreground.2009-08-13August 13 20092009-08-13August 09 20092009-08-09August 13 20092009-08-13A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red and black tiger-striped cushions, hands pressed together in namaste, wearing orange robes, a red-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala. A kneeling man in white clothes washes or offers water over the seated figure's feet from a silver puja plate on a red cloth, beside a woman in a cream sari and a small child in orange. Two attendants in orange robes stand at right, one holding a folded paper. On the left table are stacked books, fruit in a basket, a water bottle and a clock. This is a padapuja foot-worship scene, with the seated figure matching the a person cues of long hair, orange robes and garlands.2009-08-09A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste, wearing a white flower garland with red and green accents and a rudraksha mala. A woman in white with a pink shawl and two men (one in white, one in saffron) sit on the floor performing a padapuja, pouring liquid from a silver vessel and holding a tray of brass items, flowers and fruit. A garland-decorated plate sits in front. a person is the seated figure in saffron on the throne, identified by the throne, saffron robe, flower garland and rudraksha cues; the others are devotees. A cooler and a table with books, fruit and bottled water sit at the left and right edges.2009-08-09August 13 20092009-08-13August 13 20092009-08-13A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an indoor room. A figure in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with hands folded in greeting. A seated man in white kurta and white dhoti pours or offers water over the seated figure's bare feet from a small silver vessel, while a family of devotees sits on white cloth: a woman in green blouse and maroon sari, a man in white shirt, a young girl and a small boy. Other devotees in white and a yellow-shawled young man sit nearby. Standing behind are a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in orange robes. Trays hold oranges, apples, sweets, flowers, and brass plates on the floor. The seated figure with the mala and robes on the throne has distinctive long hair and ceremonial jewellery, matching probable Swamiji cues, so the appearance is a probable candidate in person.2009-08-09August 13 20092009-08-13A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears orange robes, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Before the throne, seated devotees in white clothes, one in a pink shawl, offer padapuja: a woman pours from a vessel over a feet-tray while another man attends. Trays of oranges, sweets, flowers and a brass lamp sit on the white floor cloth, and a cooler stands in the room. Swamiji (probable): the figure on the throne shows long hair, orange robes, garland and mala, matching the page's stated presence at this event.2009-08-09