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Vintage colour photograph of a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes seated in a wooden cane-backed armchair, head bowed as a woman in a red and multicoloured sari kneels at his feet, with a flower visible near her hair. A second saffron-robed monk stands behind on the right, smiling and touching his chin, and a white-clad man sits at the far left edge. Pale blue wall and a white panel fill the background. The ritual appears to be padapuja, the washing of feet, though the exact act is not fully visible.

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1997 - Photographs from Trip to Tiruvannamalai Organized by SPHYear 1997 His Divine Holiness At Age 19Old color photograph of a room with pale turquoise walls and a red floor. Several men in peach or cream ochre robes sit on metal-framed chairs with their eyes closed. Their feet are bare and being washed by a woman in a red blouse and patterned sari who kneels with her head bowed beside a white bucket striped with red. Another man in the center presses his palms together in namaskar. Two young men in white clothing sit on a bench in the background, and a small radio sits on a shelf. The scene depicts a paada puja, a ritual washing of the feet of the seated men.Year 1997 His Divine Holiness At Age 19Year 1997 His Divine Holiness At Age 191997 - Photographs from Trip to Tiruvannamalai Organized by SPHJanuary 28 20102010-01-28March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a seated figure on an orange-draped sofa in a room with pink walls and a palm-leaf print. The central person wears an orange robe, long gold chains and a gold pendant, with long swept-back dark hair, and sits with eyes lowered. Two devotees in orange robes kneel on a striped rug at the sofa's foot, one tending the feet with a small vessel and the other seated at the right with white flowers. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs above the sofa with a purple garland, and a vase of flowers, a brass container and a microphone stand are nearby.2008-12-11August 16 2002 - First Pada Puja offering to The SPH in Bengaluru2002-08-16A photograph taken on a stage with a plain pale wall and a green mat. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a white flower garland and a pink flower, sits on a wooden chair with bare feet. A man in white clothes bows deeply with hands joined toward the seated figure, apparently paying respects. A younger man in a pale pink shirt and trousers stands at right holding a turquoise basket with fruit and wrapped gifts. At left edge, a man in white and another person in orange sit on chairs. The seated figure's identity is not established by appearance alone.2002-04-14A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange robe seated on an orange sofa with brown patterned cushions, wearing layered gold chain necklaces and a red bindi. Two men in orange clothing kneel on a striped green and multicoloured rug, one washing or anointing the seated person's feet with a gold vessel while the other holds a gold dish. A framed portrait behind shows a robed figure with purple flower garland. A small table holds a bottle and cup. a person is seated, with long swept hair, gold ornaments and saffron robe, while two devotees perform a foot-washing ritual.2008-12-11