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Photograph of a padapuja at an indoor event. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white trousers kneels and leans forward toward a golden throne-like seat draped with flowers and garlands, reaching toward its base. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border bends forward, and a person in a white top is at the right edge. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, back turned to the camera, sits at left in front of the throne; a red cloth lies over the shoulder. Behind is a gold-yellow curtain and a brass kalasha-type finial at upper right. Several people are kneeling and bowing in devotion.

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November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesJune 13 20102010-06-13December 24 20092009-12-24Photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A seated figure in orange robes with a red garland rests bare feet on a red cushion atop an ornate gold-trimmed platform. A woman in a white garment and gold earrings, and a man in white with a red tilak on his forehead, offer flowers from a silver plate of yellow and white blossoms. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, and a girl in a yellow top with a braid watches from the lower right.2009-11-17 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a padha pooja-style ritual on a raised stage with gold drapes. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, dressed in an orange robe with a white and green flower garland, holds his palms together in namaste. Before him, a young man in white kurta with a blue patterned sash kneels and touches a golden plate of flowers and offerings, while another man in orange robe and a fourth person in white with yellow shawl sit nearby. Yellow sunflowers in a tall brass vase stand at right, and a tray of sweets and fruit sits in front. The seated man is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so the role is described generically.2009-08-15July 07 20092009-07-07November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with short grey-flecked hair and a stubbled beard, extends cupped hands toward a seated figure on a gold-trimmed red throne. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long swept-back black hair style, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace. The seated figure hands a small white object into the man's palms. Standing behind them are devotees in white, including a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron-trimmed chain, with hands folded. Gold-framed red cushions and a dark-brown wooden floor complete the setting. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron shawl, swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, receiving the devotee's kneeling offering.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and swept-back long hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, facing a seated group of devotees. Several people in white ritual clothes and gold necklaces sit cross-legged on the floor with hands folded in namaskar, while a bald man in white with a sacred mark on his forehead holds his hands together. A silver tray with flowers, fruit and offerings sits in front of them, and a small wooden lectern and a tower fan stand nearby. Behind the throne is a plain screen, and to the right is a carved stone temple wall with deity sculptures. Most of the visible people are women and men in white and yellow-trimmed saris or dhotis, sitting in a satsang setting.2010-10-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a satsang stage with a man in white dhoti and shawl leaning forward to offer a small object to a seated figure on a large gold ornate throne with carved back. The seated figure wears an orange-red robe, a red-and-white flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, and holds his hand out toward an orange-draped table bearing a red container and flowers. Behind them stand a man in a red-and-gold robe and a man in white with a white tilak, against maroon velvet drapes, with a white floor fan at left. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, orange saffron robe, garland and ornate throne cues are visible, so identity is only an appearance-based candidate.2013-05-28 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, sitting in an orange-upholstered chair before a shrine. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward with a hand on the seated man's shoulder, while a young attendant in orange stands at left beside a wooden tray holding puja items. Behind them are brass kalasha pots, a brass lamp, marigold garlands and a white deity murti with a small red-clad figure. The seated figure's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues required for identification, so he is described by role only.2010-07-17