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December 20 20152015-12-20March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a ceremonial pada puja in an indoor hall with a stage. A figure seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-saffron garment and a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with hands folded in greeting and a sandal mark on the forehead. Seated on the floor before him are devotees in white clothes, including a bald man in white with a shaved head and a woman in white with long hair; a woman in a gold-patterned sari sits at the right with a brass tray. Brass plates of offerings and flowers sit on a mat in front of the throne, and orange cushions line the floor. Behind them, people sit in folding chairs along the back of the hall, and a decorative painted backdrop shows a deity scene. A microphone stand and camera tripod are visible at left.2010-09-18December 28 20142014-12-28October 23 20152015-10-23Indoor ceremonial scene in a red-draped hall with gold-carved pillars and a gold chair at left. A seated figure in a red-orange turban, saffron-gold wrap and white floral garland holds fruit in both hands and smiles. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in saffron robes and rudraksha mala kneels and holds red apples, while a third attendant in saffron stands behind holding a golden staff. On the right an elderly man in white dhoti and orange shawl bows slightly, holding a red apple. Several onlookers in white, sari and shirts stand in the background. Offerings of fruit suggest a darshan or puja setting.2015-10-25A photograph of a group ritual on a covered outdoor terrace with palm plants and white pillars behind. In the centre, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a rudraksha mala around her neck. To the right, several men in orange and rust-red robes with gold borders stand in a line, some with shaved heads and malas; one man on the far right raises his arms behind his head. Seated at left on a white cloth, a woman in a white sari holds a silver tray while a young girl in white beside her reaches toward it. Other devotees in orange and red garments and white clothing sit and stand on the floor in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2015-12-20Outdoor courtyard ritual with white tiled floor and a white cloth spread on the ground. A kneeling woman in white sari with red border holds a silver tray with a leaf and offerings, while another woman in white with a red-orange shawl kneels beside her. A man in red-and-gold ochre dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in greeting, facing them. Behind, a bald man in red-gold robes with glasses and rudraksha mala stands, and other people in red, orange and white clothing gather near a palm-lined garden and a golden throne with a trident-topped staff at left. a person: the standing man in red-gold robes with rudraksha mala, palms joined, is shown in an appearance-based label only.2015-12-20Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and red turbans stand bent forward, one pouring or offering from a silver vessel and the other holding a garland, over a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a golden canopy. The seated figure wears deep red robes and garlands. Seated devotees in ornate and white clothing watch from the sides of a hall with lit ceiling lights and purple patterned wall panels. The ritual appears to be a padapuja or abhishekam-style offering.2014-05-10January 01 20082008-01-01Seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-and-gold shawls sit cross-legged on a red carpet in a large tent during a ceremony. The man at left has rudraksha malas and beaded wrist bands, the central man wears wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, and the man at right has a red tilak, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala with hands folded. Behind them many more seated people in white fill the hall, with a red-lit screen and hanging orange decorations overhead.2016-05-02November 25 20142014-11-25