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A photograph of a ceremonial pada puja scene under a canopy covered with orange and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A seated man wears a gold crown, a white floral garland and gold armlets, sitting on a low wooden seat before a red-and-gold throne. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange and white dhotis and blouses kneel and attend, one woman in a red-and-orange sari bending forward, others in white garlands. Bowls of white flowers and palm leaves fill the foreground, with purple and red draping behind. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is given as a seated figure receiving pada puja.

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July 09 20172017-07-09A photograph of a Guru Purnima puja in a richly decorated hall. A man seated on a striped mat at left wears a tall gold ceremonial crown, a red-orange shawl, gold armlets and a pink flower garland, with a rudraksha-style mala. Beside him, a large gold-framed throne draped in a leopard-print cloth is covered with a golden framed backdrop and a cutout image of a bearded man in saffron robes. Floral garlands in orange, yellow and white decorate the arched frame around the throne. On the right, a priest in white dhoti with gold border and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stand near a kneeling woman in cream sari with a red blouse, while another woman in a white-and-gold sari kneels at the throne base, performing padapuja. White and yellow flowers and fern leaves are arranged on the floor. Purple and red lighting fills the background. The seated man is a person seated in a role of honoured guru.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09A photo of a floral-decorated stage at a ceremony. Under a canopy of orange and yellow marigold garlands, a man with a gold ornate crown, rudraksha-style beads and a garland sits on a raised seat, flanked by an arch of marigolds and white flower arrangements. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands beside him, and a shirtless man in orange cloth stands at left. Devotees in white and gold-bordered dhotis and a woman in a red and orange sari with gold jewellery stand at right, one with hands folded in prayer. Purple and pink stage lighting and marigold garlands line the platform edge.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09A decorated stage in a temple-style setting, framed by arches of yellow marigolds and red flower garlands, with white flower arrangements and palm fronds at the base. A seated central figure on a gold-and-leopard-print throne wears a tall gold crown, red garments, gold armlets and a white flower garland, and smiles while a young man in white dhoti bends to touch his feet. Standing to the right, a man in a white kurta and dhoti presses his palms together in greeting, and two more men in white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, stand nearby. A young attendant in orange cloth and bare chest stands at left. Purple and pink lighting and a shrine niche decorate the background.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a floral-decorated ceremonial pavilion lit in purple light. Seated centrally under a garland arch is a bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a gold crown-like headdress, a long gold-and-beaded necklace and a white flower garland, his arms adorned with gold bangles, on a leopard-print seat. Behind him a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a similarly robed figure on a leopard-print cushion. Several people in white dhotis and gold-bordered cream clothing, one in a yellow sari, attend him, one tending his feet, another leaning in. A small boy in white dhoti stands at right. Gold decorative stand and orange-red floral garlands fill the frame.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09A decorated ceremonial stage at a KAILASA event. A central figure sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin seat under a floral arch of marigolds and roses, wearing a golden crown, a garland of white and pink flowers, gold armbands and a maroon-and-gold garment. Two young attendants in saffron-orange cloth with bare upper bodies sit beside him. Priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the sides with palms joined, and a golden throne with leopard-print cushions sits in the background amid purple lighting and flower garlands.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09