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Indoor temple-hall scene with a seated figure on a zebra-striped cushioned chair, wearing a red top and a multicoloured flower garland of white, yellow and purple blooms, smiling. In front, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-edged shawl kneels on a patterned red rug, facing the seated figure. Another saffron-robed man stands at left with his back to the camera. Two women in white saris with pale pink shawls stand at right, one holding up a long orange cloth. Brass lamps and a brass vessel sit on a table at left, and a drummer sits on the floor in the background.

June 24 2014

2014-06-24 +1 copies

August 08 2009

December 30 2006

A padapuja at a house visit in a domestic room. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and white flower garland and gold armband receives offerings while a devotee in a white-and-gold dhoti stands nearby. A woman in orange sari kneels and washes or honours feet on a white cloth scattered with petals. Standing devotees in saffron, mustard-green, pink and dark green saris and a man in white watch, and a photographer in an orange robe films. Wooden box with fruit and flowers sits on the floor.

2014-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph of a padapuja in a room with white walls and marigold and rose garlands hung along the wall. A seated figure in an orange cushioned chair wears a maroon-and-orange robe, bare upper torso, gold armband, and a red and white flower garland, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl and a woman in white kneel at his feet, washing or offering flowers from a plate of petals. Standing behind them are a woman in a pale yellow and pink sari with folded hands, a man in a white shirt, a monk in white dhoti, and a shaved-headed man in orange. Bananas and fruit sit in the foreground. Seated at the left are a bespectacled elderly man and a woman in a pink top. a person appears as the seated figure receiving the padapuja, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold armband and orange cushioned seat, in a ceremonial role. Ten people are visible.

A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle receives a devotee at a padapuja. The seated figure wears layered white and orange garlands of jasmine-like flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, with a maroon-and-gold shawl draped over the seat. A man in white clothes bows forward with his head touching the seated figure's feet, while his hands rest on the figure's shoulder area. A woman in a cream sari with gold border kneels at left with palms joined, and a man in an orange robe sits at right with hands folded. Silver pots, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of flowers and yellow offerings sit on a blue cloth before the seat. White-tiled walls form the background. Seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), given the long hair, saffron robe, garlands and padapuja setting.

June 23 2013

2013-06-23 +2 copies

July 11 2006

Photograph inside a temple hall decorated with orange pennants and a blue-and-white emblem. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe and red and orange garlands, sits on an ornate throne covered with white and yellow flower garlands, with a carved stone lion at its base. Before him a woman in a white sari with a long braid stands with palms joined in respectful greeting. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, some with white marks on their foreheads, fill the floor, and a standing man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. Behind them a crowd watches, and a woman in a green patterned dress stands at the far left. Probable Swamiji, seated on the throne with long hair and orange robes, receiving devotees.

July 01 2014

January 10 2009