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A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a plain tiled room. A seated figure in orange robes, with a long dark hair and a garland, sits on a white-draped seat with hands pressed in prayer, a red tilak on the forehead and orange-clad attire. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a lit lamp toward the seated figure, and a row of devotees in white and yellow sit on a striped mat before a plate of fruit, flowers, sweets and offering bowls. Tie colours: the seated figure wears orange, devotees wear white with yellow shawls, and a white bag reads Be Blissful!. Several people sit with hands joined in namaskar.

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with pale wall panels. A figure with long swept-back hair, wearing orange saffron robes, rudraksha-style beaded garlands and gold ornaments, sits on a raised seat with cushions and presses palms together. Seated devotees on a blue cloth and yellow mat include a woman in a white sari, a woman in a green blouse and sari, a man in a white shirt with hands folded, and a man in white with a yellow shawl. A man in white kneels offering food. Plates of fruit, sweets, bananas, a tray of offerings and a shopping bag reading Be Blissful! sit on the floor. Several yellow-shawled young men in white sit to the right.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with pale patterned walls and a blue and yellow cloth spread on the floor. A seated figure in orange robes and a white-and-orange garland sits on a cushioned seat with hands joined in prayer, with the appearance of a person. Around the offerings, devotees in white clothing kneel with hands folded: a woman in a green blouse, a woman in a red-bordered sari, men in white shirts, and young men wearing yellow shawls. The floor holds bananas, apples, oranges, sweets, flowers, a kalasha-style brass vessel, and a 'Be Blissful!' paper bag. Another orange-robed attendant sits behind to the right.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with textured white wall panels. A figure seated on a white cushion wears an orange robe and a long orange-beaded garland, with dark long hair, hands pressed together in namaste. A figure in an orange robe kneels beside him holding a lamp near a silver tray. Around a blue cloth are seated devotees: a man in white shirt and dhoti with folded hands, a man in a white shirt, two women in saris, and several young men in white with yellow shawls. Fruits including bananas, oranges and apples, bowls of sweets and a plate of offerings lie on the cloth. A cloth bag reads Be Blissful!. The scene shows a devotional gathering with flowers and offerings.2009-07-25A photograph of a pada puja offering in a small plain room with pale patterned wall tiles. A long-haired figure in orange robes, wearing a saffron-orange garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on a white cushion with a purple-and-gold cloth draped over the seat. Seated on a blue cloth in front of them, a man in white shirt and trousers offers fruit from a tray. Around the offerings are bananas, oranges, apples, sweets, a steel kalasha-style dish and a 'Be Blissful' cloth bag. Devotees in yellow-bordered white clothes sit on the floor, and several women in white and green saris and a man in white shirt stand along the left wall.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a small room with patterned wall tiles where a seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland sits with palms joined in prayer on a white-covered seat. A woman in a white sari with a pink blouse holds a lit oil lamp toward him while kneeling on a blue cloth. Around them, people sit on the blue mat: several women on the left, and men in orange and white with yellow shawls on the right, some with hands folded. Offerings in front include a plate of fruit with apples and oranges, bowls of sweets and rice, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and a tray of yellow-wrapped items. This appears to be a pada puja with lamp offering and prayer. A gold-and-purple cloth lies over the seat. The seated figure in orange has his face lowered in devotion and presents as probable Swamiji, identified by his long hair, orange robes, and ceremonial garland.2009-07-25