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A photograph of a pada puja, the worship of sacred feet, at a Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Madurai. A figure in a long orange saffron robe with an orange turban and long dark hair kneels and takes the hand of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti and shawl with striped borders, a gold chain and a forehead tilak. The devotee holds a small silver vessel and a cloth. Standing people in white and a blue shirt look on, including a child held on an adult's arm. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) in orange with long hair and saffron robe, in a ritual role receiving the devotee's offering.

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2004 - Pada Puja in Madurai Shirdi sai Baba templeA 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 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a pada puja scene. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long dark hair sits on the left, his right hand extended toward a bald, bearded man lying prone on a dark wooden floor with his palms and forehead to the ground. The prone man wears a white cloth over his shoulder and an orange dhoti. Standing devotees in white dhotis and a man in a blue shirt and light trousers, all barefoot, surround them. A red carpet runs along the floor. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and orange attire, a person cue, though the appearance is uncertain. Four or more people are physically visible.August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a ritual offering in a hall with orange mats. A long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap sits on the left, holding a bronze vessel out over a steel plate of cooked rice and vegetables. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a gold necklace and a yellow sash, kneels on the right receiving the vessel with both hands. A microphone stand stands between them. Behind, another person in white sits near metal bowls, and a further figure in white is partly visible at top. A water bottle sits on the mat. The long-haired figure in orange is an appearance-based candidate for a person only with several cues, and these are long hair and orange clothing, so it is marked unsure.2010-10-12Indoor satsang scene in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures. In the centre a man in a white kurta with a name badge and a silver bracelet bends forward with his palms open toward a seated figure wearing a saffron-orange turban, orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on the neck and ear. The seated figure's back is toward the camera. A woman in white bends low at the lower left, touching a white cloth. Behind them, many men and women in white dhotis and white clothes stand or sit. No identity is asserted for the seated figure.2015-11-22Indoor photo in a plain cream-walled room of a man in white shirt and dhoti receiving attention from a seated figure in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, a beaded headband and a white tilak on the forehead. The seated figure holds a gold kalasha-style vessel and a coconut shell, offering or pouring from it toward the man, who has his palms joined. Behind them stand a bald man in orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and a second man in white with a rudraksha mala, plus a partial figure at left in striped shirt; a partially visible orange balloon appears at top left. Visible people: five. Possible ritual offering of water or prasad; no name is printed on the image.2012-05-182004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02September 15 20092009-09-15Photograph of a homa or puja at night in an ashram hall. A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap kneels at left, pouring or holding a brass vessel over a brass tray near a fire pit at lower right. A second kneeling person in white clothing wears a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial pendant, with hands over a brass bowl and a wooden ladle. Brass oil lamps and a lit fire, with offerings of yellow powder and flower petals, sit on the ground in front. Other people in white and red clothing stand and sit in the background.2004-07-02Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a wooden door. On the left, a long-haired person in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace extends a hand, receiving a small white offering from a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Beside them, a shaved-headed elder in a saffron wrap with a gold headband and rudraksha mala sits on a chair. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth holds a small silver cup, and an older bespectacled man in white with a sacred ash mark on his forehead gestures. Others in white shirts watch. Two people sit or kneel on a plain floor mat. The people wear white ash marks on their foreheads and arms.2012-05-22 +2 copies