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A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace and long dark hair sits on a white-draped platform with hands joined in prayer, eyes closed. A man in a white dhoti and shirt bows low with his forehead to a blue mat in front. Two other people in orange robes kneel nearby with hands folded. Before them is a pada puja setup: brass and silver vessels, a tray of apples, oranges and bananas, bowls of prasad, and marigold petals scattered on the blue cloth. A carved wooden tray with fruit and small offerings sits on the left wall. Pale tiled walls surround the scene.

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A photograph of a pada puja ceremony in a tiled room with a blue cloth on the floor. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a white-draped seat with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, another man in orange sits cross-legged at a tray of offerings, and a woman in white kneels at the front tending to a plate of fruit and sweets. Oranges, red apples, a bowl of rice and a silver vessel are arranged on the cloth, with a young man in white and yellow at the right edge. The seated figure in orange with the gold necklace has distinctive long hair and ornate adornment, so he is a probable Swamiji in attendance at the padapuja. The figures visible are four people.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a tiled room. A central figure with long dark hair, in saffron-orange robes, a gold-and-beaded necklace and a multi-strand gold chain, sits with palms pressed in namaskar on a white-draped seat with a purple-and-gold embroidered cloth. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border kneels on a blue mat, holding an open book, while a saffron-robed attendant beside her gestures near a brass lamp. Silver and brass vessels, a plate of yellow sweets, oranges and apples sit on a white cloth, with flower garlands at the right edge and a tray of fruit and ritual items at the left.2009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a tiled room. A central seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha mala, and presses palms together in prayer, seated on a white cushion draped with a purple and gold cloth. A woman in a cream saree kneels on a blue mat, holding an offering and lamp near his feet. To the right, a man in an orange robe sits with hands folded, and another man in white stands at the edge. In front stands a platter of apples, oranges, bananas, bowls of prasad, silver vessels and a kalasha-like jug, a ritual offering arrangement.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A padapuja ceremony in a tiled room with a blue cloth on the floor. A man with long dark hair sits centrally in an orange robe with white and red flower garlands, hands joined in namaskar. Before him a woman in a cream sari with a gold border kneels and bows, and a man in white kneels with folded hands at left. Two men in orange robes sit at right, one holding a white plate of offerings. Fruit including oranges, apples and bananas, steel vessels, a brass lamp and small bowls are arranged on a white cloth in front. Six people are visible.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small tiled room with a blue cloth on the floor. A man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a white-draped seat with his hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in a cream sari kneels before him, offering to his feet, which are being worshipped with silver vessels, a lit oil lamp, fruit and sweets. Two men in orange robes and two younger men in yellow shawls sit nearby with hands folded. Apples, oranges, a tray of flowers and books are arranged around the scene.2009-07-25