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A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a long orange shawl sits on an ornate gold and red throne in front of a large red backdrop with a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and a deity print. Round the figure's neck hangs a long rudraksha mala, and he wears a red tilak on his forehead and bangles on his arms. A woman in a pink and blue sari with a long braid sits with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a girl in white and pink. A man in an orange robe and white dhoti sits in front of the gold offering table, holding folded hands. The table holds plates of fruit, sweets and flowers, and garlands of white flowers hang on the left. Four to five physical people are visible in the scene.

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A seated man in an orange robe and orange turban-free head with long hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a white beaded mala and bracelets, hands clasped, smiling. In front of him a gold-rimmed round table holds plates of fruit and offerings. A woman in a pink and blue sari kneels with palms joined on the left, and a bald man in a yellow and orange robe kneels with hands folded on the right. A young girl in pink and white and a boy in white sit at the left edge. Behind the throne hangs a large red banner with a smiling portrait of a young man in an orange turban and a deity image in the upper right, with garlanded statues of deities at the left. The scene reads as a seated teaching or puja setting.2012-07-10July 10 20122012-07-10July 07 20122012-07-07July 14 20122012-07-14A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a red-draped room. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark; he holds his hands together and his bare feet rest on a gold tray. Devotees sit around the tray: a woman in white with an orange shawl bowing her head, a woman in orange and blue with an orange shawl, a woman in white at the right, and several others in orange clothing with palms pressed together. Trays hold flowers, fruit and brass vessels. Behind the throne are pink flowers, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", and framed images of saints. A small child stands at the right edge.2012-07-16September 17 20102010-09-17July 15 20122012-07-15A photograph of a padapuja session in a room with a fiery red-and-gold backdrop. A man with a shaved head and a vibhuti mark sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and pink-and-white garlands draped over his shoulders. Seated devotees kneel on a red patterned rug around a gold padapuja platform holding flowers, fruits and small oil lamps. Two women in saris on the left offer flowers and prayer hands, while others on the right, including a child in a red shirt, join with folded hands. The seated figure is the appearance-based candidate for a person, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-07-19July 07 20122012-07-07July 07 20122012-07-07July 14 20122012-07-14A seated man in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling, with his bare foot extended toward a brass tray of flowers, lamps and offering bowls. Before him, several devotees kneel with palms pressed together in namaste: a young man in a striped blue shirt with an orange shawl, a woman in a pink sari, and a young man in white with an orange shawl. Other people sit in the foreground. A red curtain and a teal backdrop with bubble motifs and pink flowers form the setting. This appears to be a padapuja, with the seated figure being given foot-worship by devotees. a person is the seated figure, identified by the orange robe, rudraksha mala, gold throne and enthroned role.2012-07-21