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Photograph of a seated ritual padapuja scene indoors. A figure in orange and saffron robes with a red, orange and yellow flower garland and multiple bangles sits on a red-orange cushioned seat, eyes closed, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red shawl kneels at left offering jasmine flowers. A bald priest in orange shawl with gold border and gold earrings kneels at right foreground, touching the offering tray of jasmine and marigold flowers, while another attendant in orange kneels at right. A standing attendant in orange robes with rudraksha mala stands behind. A metal water pot stands at the centre, and purple ribbons hang at upper right. Watermarked archive photo; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person with a long hair and orange robes, a mala and garland.

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A seated figure in orange robes with a red and yellow marigold garland receives the worship, with a silver rod or staff raised behind him. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl pours or places white flowers over a tray of jasmine-covered offerings at the centre, while a bald priest in orange robes bends forward at the lower right and another orange-robed attendant stands at the upper left. A man in a white shirt sits at the left edge. Purple streamers hang on the wall at right.2014-06-22A seated woman in a deep red sari with a gold border receives a Pada Puja-style offering while wearing a thick garland of red, orange and yellow marigolds and bangles. Her hand holds a tall silver ceremonial staff. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red shawl kneels at a silver plate of jasmine flowers and a small mound of flowers, placing flowers. A bald priest in an orange-gold shawl with rudraksha beads presses flowers on the plate, while another shaved-headed man in orange robes sits behind. Two seated men in white and an orange-robed standing attendant stand nearby. Purple zigzag streamers hang on a pale wall.2014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual padapuja at a house visit. A figure seated on a red-orange cloth-draped seat wears a large red, yellow and green garland, a red-orange shawl, a dark maroon-and-gold dhoti, and a bindi, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A standing attendant in orange robes with a trident-marked forehead and rudraksha mala stands behind on the left. In the foreground a man in white with a red shawl offers white jasmine flowers, while a shaven-headed priest in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on the right. Other seated men in white and orange watch. Purple streamers and star decorations hang on the wall. Printed text reads '2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam '2014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A seated figure at centre wears a long multicoloured garland of red, orange and yellow flowers, a saffron-orange robe with a maroon cloth, and a red bindi; he holds a tall silver staff and his eyes are closed. Below him, a man in white kurta and a red shawl, wearing glasses, pours white jasmine flowers over a silver plate holding a small decorated figure. Behind them a standing attendant in orange clothes and a seated attendant in orange robes and a bare upper body look on. On the right wall, purple and white paper streamers hang in a row. Several people sit along the left edge in white shirts and dhotis.2014-06-22A seated figure in saffron and maroon robes with a white and red garland and gold bangles holds a tall silver staff, his bare foot resting on a cloth. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead, kneels at right holding a bowl of pink flowers, while saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas kneel and stand behind. A woman in a red sari presses her palms together at right, and a man in white takes photographs. Yellow calla lilies stand in a vase beside a wooden door.2014-06-20A photograph of a pada puja in a tiled domestic room. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on the floor at left, holding a lit camphor flame in a small brass dish toward a seated figure on the right. That seated figure wears a long orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, a gold armlet and bracelets, and a rust-orange cloth wrap, with a tilak on the forehead and swept-back dark hair; he sits on an orange cushion beside a wooden tray of fruit and flowers. Behind them, a young boy in orange robes with rudraksha beads kneels holding a plate, while two standing young men in white and orange cloth stand near a silver staff with a finial.2014-07-08June 22 20142014-06-22