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December 26 2013

Outdoor padapuja ceremony in which a person seated on a red cushioned throne, wearing rust-red draped robes, a gold-and-beaded garland and white tilak, extends a hand in blessing over a devotee kneeling before the seat. Another devotee in white with an orange shawl bends forward, hands folded, while red flower petals lie near the feet. Behind them, women in red and maroon saris hold brass tridents and ritual items beside saffron-shawled men and a woman in white with folded hands. Red and yellow decorative cloth and palms frame the open-air setting. Seated figure appears to be a person, the throne-seated figure receiving padapuja.

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December 26 2013

Photograph of a darshan moment indoors in front of a deep red velvet drape and a pale green curved backdrop. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead and a long garland of yellow fruit beads stands at right, his hand resting on the head of a man in a red and white checked shirt who bows forward at left. A third person in a light blue striped shirt stands at right edge. At left a tray holds a red fruit and wrapped sweets.

December 26 2013

Photograph of two men in front of an ornate gold-leaf wall carved with elephants, horses and floral scrollwork. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a gold-coloured hoop earring wears an orange-brown saffron-toned dhoti and a heavy gold beaded necklace, and extends his right hand to press the forehead of an older man on the right. The older man has white hair, wears a white kurta with an orange-saffron shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and stands with palms joined in namaste, smiling with eyes closed. A wristwatch is visible on his left wrist. Two figures in view; the blessing gesture suggests a darshan or forehead blessing moment.

A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a cream turban, long dark hair, red-and-gold brocade kurta and cream dhoti, with a red bindi and a mala in his hand, smiles while a woman in a white chikankari kurta and beige shawl raises her palm near his head. Marigold and yellow garlands decorate the throne. Behind them, a man in orange robes and rudraksha malas sits, and a figure in orange with tripundra marks watches from the right.

April 30 2018

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha-style beaded adornment and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace touches the forehead of a young man in a pale pink t-shirt and a beaded necklace, who holds his palms together in reverence. Behind them a silver ritual staff with hanging bells stands before a red draped backdrop and a painted forest scene. A woman in a dark sari and devotees in orange and white watch, and a cameraman with a tripod stands at the right. a person: the seated figure with long hair, saffron robes and gold necklace is the central guru giving blessing.

A seated figure in an orange-red robe and a garland of yellow and red flowers, with rudraksha beads and gold bracelets, places both hands on the head of a bald man in a white shirt with an orange sash, who kneels with his head bowed. Beside them a woman in a pink top holds a toddler in white clothes, and a woman in blue salwar kameez stands in the background among golden deity murti and brass lamps. The setting suggests a blessing ritual in a temple hall.

Indoor photograph in a room with a red carpet and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A person in a rust-red turban and draped rust-red and gold garment, wearing layered gold necklaces and leopard-print lower wrap, sits on a red cushioned seat holding a white cloth over a gold object. Standing beside them in a white outfit with an orange-and-brown beaded mala is a woman holding a small white bag. A woman in a lavender sari holds a toddler in yellow and green clothes at right. An elderly woman in an orange blouse and pink top bends forward to touch the seated person's feet.