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Photograph of a pada puja in a small plain-walled room with a green floor covering. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on a red padded throne with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a group of devotees seated on the floor. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in cream and gold-bordered saris, hold brass plates of flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps (diyas) toward him. Brass thalis, red-and-yellow fruit, apples and oranges are arranged on wooden side tables and on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange robes on the red throne with long hair matches the page's claim of his presence, with the throne and saffron clothing as cues. Most visible people are sitting or kneeling; a woman stands at the back of the group.

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A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a red cushioned chair in a small white-walled room with green carpet, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around him, about ten devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the floor with hands folded or holding brass plates, lamps and offerings. Oil lamps burn on the low table, and red trays of fruit and flowers sit on a wooden cabinet beside the chair. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits near the front, and a man in white kneels with a brass plate, consistent with a pada puja offering. a person: the seated figure in saffron-orange robe with long hair is a candidate for the a person, based on the saffron clothing and the throne-like seat, though the appearance is only partly visible.2010-02-14A photograph of a pada puja in a plain room with white walls and green floor covering. A figure seated on a red armchair-style throne wears orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar. 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Red trays with apples and fruit sit on a wooden side table beside the throne, and brass oil lamps burn on the floor.2010-02-14A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a room with pale green walls and yellow-and-white striped curtains. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a dark bead necklace, sits with palms pressed together on a large round-backed orange-red armchair. Below him, several women in white saris with yellow borders and a man in white clothes sit on the floor holding oil lamps, flower trays and offerings. A woman in orange clothing kneels at the right with hands folded. Wooden boxes holding flower petals and fruit sit on either side of the chair, and a silver tray of flowers rests at his feet.2010-01-24August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a pada puja in a bare white room with a green mat on the floor. 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Around him sit devotees in white and yellow: a woman in white with a name badge lights a lamp, a woman in orange and a young woman with light hair join palms, and several people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. Boxes of fruit and offerings sit on side tables; the room is pale green with yellow striped curtains.2010-01-24A photo of a padapuja ritual indoors. A man with long dark hair, a red sleeveless undershirt, orange cloth wrapped around his waist and legs, and a garland of red and white flowers with green fruit sits on a white-covered couch with hands folded in greeting. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and jasmine in her hair kneels and pours water over his bare feet from a brass vessel into a silver tray. A second man in orange robes sits nearby with hands in añjali. Standing and seated devotees in white dhotis, a white t-shirt, a yellow shawl and a pink sari watch. A silver urn, a bell and flower petals sit on a glass table at left. Printed '. 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