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September 02 20132013-09-02 +1 copiesAugust 29 20142014-08-29August 04 20172017-08-04A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A seated man with a red-and-orange turban and a pink-and-white floral garland sits on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion and bird motifs. Before him, a woman in a cream sari with a red border kneels and washes his bare feet from a brass plate, while a woman in a red-and-cream sari bows with folded hands beside him. Women in cream and white saris sit on the floor around silver and brass plates of flowers, kumkum and offerings. Brass bells and oil lamps hang overhead against a dark wall, and a video camera on a tripod stands at left.2017-07-05August 29 20142014-08-29May 20 20142014-05-20July 22 20132013-07-22Devotees sit in rows on the ground before a gold-framed throne under a red and pink draped canopy, as a seated figure in orange robes, a gold crown and heavy garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers receives worship. A large golden hooded cobra sculpture rises behind the throne, with a brass lamp on a stand above. In front, several people with folded hands or raised palms sit beside brass trays of flowers and offerings, including a man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha-style mala and a woman in an orange sari. a person appears as the seated figure on the throne, identified only by the crown, orange robe and garlands; he is marked unsure here because the face is not clearly distinct. Several devotees and a white-clad attendant are visible.2011-07-15December 15 20172017-12-15A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a red and white bead garland with a gold necklace, and a gold armband. Around the throne, several devotees in white and orange clothing kneel and sit, holding silver plates of flowers and offerings with their hands. Brass hanging bells and a brass oil lamp are visible, and the back wall is black. a person: the seated figure has a swept-back hairstyle, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha-style bead garland and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's identification.2013-05-25August 29 20142014-08-29A seated man on a golden throne with a gold-and-brown cushion, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and bare upper body with a gold armlet, a yellow and red marigold garland and a rudraksha mala. Several women sit on the floor before silver thalis of flower petals and oil lamps, including a woman in an orange sari and one in a white sari with a red border. Behind them a man in an orange cloth sits with a white forehead band beside an ornate gold deity murti and hanging bells, with a wooden carved door at left and a camera on a tripod.2013-05-29