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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at a golden throne. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a garland sits on the ornate gold throne, feet and lap area draped in orange cloth. Around the gold tray in front, several women in yellow and white garments and a bald man in an orange shawl with white clothing kneel and pour liquid from small cups into silver bowls arranged on a gold platter with garlands. One woman in white and yellow pours from a small cup, and others extend their hands toward the offerings. Visible people count is six, with additional partial figures at the edges.

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August 01 20102010-08-01A padapuja ritual at a golden throne. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a golden platter piled with flowers and garlands, surrounded by many small silver bowls of offerings. A bald man in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels and reaches toward the platter with his hand. A young girl in a yellow and red outfit with a beaded necklace watches, and a woman in a cream and green sari with a red-beaded mala sits behind. A woman in a white top and orange shawl also reaches to the bowls. Gold and silver ritual vessels fill the foreground.2010-08-04A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A figure in orange robes, seen only from the knees down, sits on an ornate golden throne with carved gold panels. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and another in a yellow-bordered cream sari with a mala reach toward a large silver tray holding flowers, fruit, bowls and a small silver vessel. A man in white with a mala leans in at the right, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a mala sits with hands pressed together at the upper right. Further figures in white and yellow sit behind. The scene is a devotee offering to the seated guru's feet.2010-08-21August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesNovember 19 20092009-11-19A photo of a devotional seva scene in a courtyard. On the left, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange shawl rests hands on the arm of an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. In front, a woman in a white sari with an orange-pink shawl and vermilion forehead mark pours water from a steel vessel while kneeling beside a brass tray of offerings. Around them, devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls kneel and sit, including a bald man in white and young women in white and yellow. A small brass oil lamp burns on an orange-draped stand in the background, with a red-and-white striped wall behind.2010-08-16November 19 20092009-11-19A padapuja scene in an ashram courtyard. Seated on the left, a figure in an orange robe with an ornate gold throne behind them is partly visible, with a large garland of red roses and white flowers draped over the seat. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with a magenta border holds a gold object above a gold tray of fruit, pink cloth, brass bowls and small containers. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a striped border and rudraksha mala holds a gold vessel. Several women in white and yellow clothing surround the tray, and one woman in orange sits in the foreground with her long dark hair visible. The setting is an open courtyard with a red-and-white striped wall at the top right.2010-09-02August 20 20142014-08-20A group of devotees gathers on the floor of a hall for a ritual offering. In the foreground, a young woman in white with a yellow shawl pours liquid from a small silver cup, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver bowl over a large brass tray. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the silver vessels, and another woman in white stands at right. At left, a figure in orange robes sits beside silver bowls, flower petals and fruit on the tray. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow sit with hands folded. No clear a person candidate is visible; the central figures are attendants and priests.2010-08-08November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja ritual at a gilded throne. Foreground, a bald man in white with a yellow collar lifts food from a silver thali. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the golden throne at left, with orange cloth draped over the lap. Behind, a woman in a cream sari with green border wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and reaches toward silver bowls of offerings. A girl in a yellow top with red-and-gold pattern watches, and a woman in orange shawl and white garment stands at right. Silver bowls with food, flowers and petals fill the golden tray, and an ornate gold cloth covers the throne base.2010-08-04