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A padapuja in a brick-walled room with a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban and orange robes sits in a wooden chair with his palms pressed together in namaste, his feet resting on a silver plate. Seated on rugs before him are devotees: a woman in a pink and orange sari with a young child in orange, a woman in white with a red bindi and beaded necklace, an older woman in white with glasses, a man in white with a lanyard, and a bald man in orange. A silver tray holds small brass vessels and a tray of fruit and sweets sits on a low table at left. Oil lamps, a wooden armchair and a red cushioned chair complete the scene.

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January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28A seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne with gilded carved armrests. Devotees in white and yellow kneel or sit before him with hands in anjali mudra, while others sit in front with silver trays of fruit, flowers and small offering bowls. Behind the throne is a wooden box with brass fittings and a window with pink walls in the room. Several people are visible, including a man in white at the right, a woman in yellow and a bald man in white in the front row.2010-10-10A padha puja in a brick-walled room. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange turban and orange robes, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, his bare feet visible. Seated on the floor in front of a pooja tray, a woman in an orange blouse and pink bandhani skirt pours water from a small vessel over a brass plate of flowers, while a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala assists. Behind them, saffron-robed men sit with hands folded, and an older man in white and an older woman with folded hands look on. A small boy in orange sits at right. A table holds bowls of apples and sweets, and a white cloth drapes a side table.2010-01-28December 16 20092009-12-16January 24 20102010-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 28 20102010-01-28December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure in a pale green room, hands joined in front of the chest, on a large reddish-orange armchair. The figure wears a red-and-white flower garland and a saffron cloth, with long dark hair. Around the chair, devotees sit on the floor holding lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, including a yellow-bordered shawl on a woman and white and blue saris. A man in white clothes sits at left with hands folded. Two wooden side tables hold fruit and offerings, and a framed portrait on the wall shows a figure garlanded with red flowers. The scene appears to be a darshan with puja, with the lamps and plates as the central ritual elements.2010-01-19A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain room with cream walls and white-painted panelling. A man with hair tied in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange robe, sits on an ornate gold-framed throne with a red cushioned seat, hands pressed together in anjali. Seated on the floor before him, several devotees in white and pastel clothes sit with hands folded, and a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery holds a silver plate. Silver puja trays with offerings and lamps are placed in front. A red-lidded box in the foreground holds sweets, red apples, rudraksha malas and packets. Two red wooden chairs stand against the back wall. The man in saffron resembles the probable Swamiji by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and throne, which is a probable candidate; he is shown in person in this photograph.2010-02-07A photograph of a small room with mint-green walls and yellow-striped curtains. A man with long dark hair, a sandalwood forehead mark and an orange robe sits in an orange-upholstered chair with palms pressed together in namaste. Before him sit a row of devotees on the floor, many in white and cream clothing; some hold silver puja plates with flowers and offerings. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the wall above, showing a figure in an orange robe with flower garlands. A wooden box at lower left holds rudraksha malas, fruit and offerings. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible, several partly cropped at the frame edges.2010-01-24A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, his palms pressed together in greeting on an orange upholstered chair. Devotees in white ritual clothes sit before him: an older man in a cream shirt with his head bowed and hands folded, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and hands joined, and another woman in white. Silver trays with oil lamps, flowers and a plate of offerings sit on the floor, and an attendant in white kneels near the bottom left. A framed photograph of a garlanded deity hangs on the pale green wall, and a table at left holds fruit and red-lined trays of offerings. A pada puja foot-worship scene is visible, with a silver tray near the seated man's feet.2010-01-24