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A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in an ornate hall. A figure seated on a gold-framed throne with leopard-print cushions wears a saffron-orange garment, a pinkish-brown turban, and a red and pink flower garland with a rudraksha-style bead mala; they hold a white ceremonial item. Their bare feet rest on a tray of brass plates holding lamps and offerings. Seated devotees in orange and white garments with orange shawls, one holding incense sticks, perform worship around the tray, and purple and white orchids decorate the throne. a person is the seated figure receiving padapuja, with the caveat that the appearance cues are partial. Other visible people include a man in white with an orange shawl and several women in saffron and white, plus partially visible people at the lower right.

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December 13 20122012-12-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in an ornate hall with cream marble walls and gold-trimmed decor. On the left, a seated figure in orange-brown robes wears a long garland of pink and yellow flowers and rests his feet on a low table, with a golden lion sculpture behind him. Facing him, a woman in a white sari kneels over brass plates and trays, while a woman in orange and a man in white with an orange shawl sit with hands pressed together in prayer. A shaved-headed man in white sits at the far left edge. Green foliage hangs from the top of the frame and draped curtains sit in the background.2012-12-04 +1 copiesA seated man on an ornate gilded golden throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and gold chain, with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, his feet resting on a gold-plated tray. Before him, a gold-rimmed table holds many silver thali trays of food and fruit, flower petals and a small lamp. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a white tripundra sits, and two women in saffron and maroon saris with rudraksha malas sit at right; a bronze hanging bell and a lamp hang above. The setting is a plain room with a wall air conditioner and a studio light. a person: the seated man on the throne wears orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2013-03-04March 04 20132013-03-04A photograph of a seated satsang in an indoor hall. A man in an ornate silver and gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a silver lion figure sits at left, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest and a gold crown, with a probable Swamiji appearance (long dark hair, gold crown, saffron shawl, ceremonial throne). Around him, devotees sit on colourful striped mats: women in white saris with rudraksha malas, a woman in an orange headscarf, and men in saffron or white dhotis. Several devotees hold brass thalis with oil lamps and offerings. A gold-framed pillar stands at left, a standing air conditioner and a brass figure appear at right, and red drapes hang behind.2017-10-12A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a dark turban-style headwrap, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, sits on an ornate golden-brown throne-like chair. Before him a woman in a white top bends forward, offering something from her hands, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a small vessel above a large gold-rimmed bowl on a gold stand. To the left a person in orange holds a ceremonial staff. Other devotees and attendees in white shirts and orange garments stand behind, and a large screen shows a crowd in the background.2015-12-18May 20 20142014-05-20September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11March 02 20132013-03-02November 24 20102010-11-24March 30 20132013-03-30