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A group of devotees stands and kneels in a room with pale blue walls and a white tiled floor, all with palms pressed together in anjali. Centre background sits a seated figure in an orange-red robe and a saffron turban, wearing a long garland of rudraksha beads; the figure appears to be a statue or lifelike depiction of a teacher, not a living person. Around it, women wear white and cream saris and kurtas with gold jewellery, a woman in orange stands at far left, and a man in a dark polo holds a baby at right. A white cloth covers the floor in front, with a sofa and laptop visible at the edges.

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Photo 82903092022-07-13Indoor photo in a white-walled room with a blue patterned rug and a glass cabinet on the right. A devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with his head touching the feet of a seated figure on a white cushioned seat, wearing saffron/orange cloth and a large garland of yellow and white flowers with purple and pink blooms. Beside the seated figure, a younger man in saffron robes sits near a tray of brass lamps and offerings. Around them, about a dozen standing and kneeling devotees in white, yellow and red saris and salwar kameez watch, several with hands folded in greeting. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with the saffron clothing and garland cues, shown in a pada puja setting.2008-08-13Photo 66796662022-06-10 +1 copiesPhoto 11689284Photo 11689287A group photo in a bare-walled hall with a wooden floor and a green EXIT sign above a door. 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In front, a framed photograph on a small stand is adorned with a pendant and pink flowers, with a row of oil lamps glowing on a low wooden table draped in red. A woman in a white bordered sari and a woman in an orange garment kneel nearby, a small boy in a blue shirt presses his hands together beside them, and a man in a teal striped shirt stands at the right. A tray with a white bead mala and a cloth sits on the floor in front.2022-05-28 +1 copiesA group photograph in a yellow-walled hall with string lights and red carpet. A large gilded framed portrait on the wall shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robe against a red background. In the centre front, a man in a dark blue shirt and white dhoti sits on an ornate wooden throne-like seat with a flower arrangement and a small brass offering tray before him. Beside him, a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread sits on a similar seat, and a bare-chested young man sits cross-legged in white with his hands in namaste. Around them, about twenty standing and seated people in mixed clothing, including several in orange and pink robes and saris, smile or press palms together. A small child in an orange robe stands at the left front.Photo 82847282022-05-22 +1 copiesA bright white-walled room in a Malaysian ashram setting shows devotees performing pada puja. On the right, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a long yellow-and-white marigold garland sits on a white sofa, smiling, with a bronze tray of flowers and offerings at his feet. Beside him, a man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala kneels and attends. Left, a woman in white sari with gold border bows toward him. A young girl in white sits on the floor, and other devotees in white and orange stand or sit in the background, one holding a red-and-white cloth. 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