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A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a temple-like hall with a dark wall and hanging brass lamps. A figure in a red-orange turban, red-orange robe with gold border and a long floral garland sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, his bare feet extended toward the devotees. Several women kneel before him: one in white with a red bindi and red-orange sari, another in white with a beaded necklace, and a woman in a red-orange sari with an orange border. Silver and brass trays holding flowers and offerings sit before them, and a bald man and other devotees are seen in the foreground.

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October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesA seated man on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-brown dhoti-style garment and a shawl with a gold border, a red and pink flower garland and multiple beaded necklaces, eyes closed, feet resting on a bed of pink and white flower petals. Around the feet are many small brass bowls of pink petals, oil lamps and offerings on trays. Women in white and orange-brown saris sit on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer or offering. Brass bells and hanging lamps are above, a dark wall behind, and a wall-mounted air conditioner. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual honouring the feet of a guru.2013-05-25A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests is receiving padapuja in a dark-walled room with hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He wears a red-and-orange turban, rudraksha mala and red-and-white beaded necklaces, bangles, and a red dhoti with gold border over a tiger-striped cloth. A brass tray of flowers and kalasha-style vessels lies before his feet, and a man in white kneels to the left while a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Two women in orange-red shawls and an elderly woman in an orange sari sit at the tray edge, with a dark-haired woman partly visible in the foreground. Six people are visible in total.2014-02-11October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesNovember 20 20142014-11-20November 03 20142014-11-03 +1 copiesA seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold lion-head armrest, wearing a red-orange turban with a white jewelled brooch, an orange-and-gold robe and a gold-and-white floral garland. Bare-footed, he sits at the front of a gilded shrine room with hanging brass oil lamps and bells. A second figure in an orange turban sits on a throne behind. In front, devotees sit on the floor with palms joined: a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, a young person in orange and red with a rudraksha mala and tilak, and another person partly visible. Silver trays holding red and orange flower petals, fruit and brass lamps lie before them. A wall-mounted air conditioner and a stack of books appear at right. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated on the throne, identified by the saffron turban, ornate robe, garland and throne cues.2014-11-04 +3 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25May 25 20132013-05-25A seated man in a red-maroon turban and rust-red robe with a gold-bordered dhoti sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-like creature and draped with a tiger-striped cloth. He wears a red beaded mala and a gold-edged shawl. Before him, several devotees in saffron and maroon garments sit on the floor behind silver trays holding oil lamps, flower petals, red and yellow offerings and a small pile of flowers, performing a padapuja-style offering. A white-clad priest with horizontal vibhuti marks kneels nearby. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps hang from chains beside the dark slate wall, and a golden deity murti is carved into the throne's backrest. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure in the red turban, with rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl cues.2014-02-11