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August 29 2014

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A seated man in a red and gold dhoti and red shawl sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion, wearing a long garland of gold-toned beads, a white forehead mark and gold armbands. Two devotees kneel at his feet in front of silver plates and bowls of flowers and offerings: a man in white with a rudraksha mala and red shawl, and a bald man in white with a red shawl. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells decorate the dark stone-panelled wall, and a head is visible in the lower foreground. a person is seated on the throne with a garland, red robes and a white forehead mark, receiving pada puja from kneeling devotees.2014-08-29A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne carved with lions, draped in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti with gold border, wearing a long multi-strand flower garland and white tilak on the forehead. Behind him, another seated figure in red-brown clothing and a small bell-hung oil lamp stand are visible. In front, a man in white clothes with a sacred thread sits on the floor beside silver trays filled with oil lamps, red flowers and offerings. Bells hang from chains above the throne. A rudraksha-like thread is visible on the seated man's neck. Dark background.2014-08-20A seated man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered fold sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion-head armrests and a tiger-striped cushion. He wears a long white-and-green flower garland and has a white forehead mark, bare feet resting near offerings. Several silver trays hold small oil lamps and red flower petals arranged around his feet. A man in white clothes with a forehead mark kneels at the right, tending the offerings. Hanging brass bells and a brass lamp appear at the top left, and a gold backdrop surrounds the throne. This is a photo of a pada puja, the ritual of worshipping the feet, with an appearance-based a person on the throne and a white-clad devotee attending the offerings.2014-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20November 20 20142014-11-20A padapuja ritual in a temple setting. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears a white forehead band, a long white-and-red flower garland, rudraksha malas, red-and-gold robe, and red bangles, his bare feet resting on a golden tray of flowers, lamps and kumkum. Three women kneel at the tray in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one tends to the offerings beside a brass oil lamp. A brass bell hangs above, a saffron cloth backdrop stands behind, and a video camera on a tripod is at left. a person: the seated man in the red-gold robe and ornate throne is the presiding figure receiving padapuja.2014-06-06March 18 20132013-03-18A seated man with swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a red and gold ceremonial garment with a red shawl, a beaded rudraksha-style garland, and a gold armlet. He sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-head armrest, with a striped tiger-skin cushion beneath. Behind him a second figure in a red turban and gold garment sits on a similar seat. Brass oil lamps hang from chains above, and in the foreground two seated devotees in white with red shawls press their palms together near silver plates of flowers and offering bowls. a person cues: the seated central figure has swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold-and-red garment and a rudraksha garland on a throne.2014-08-29A seated man in rust-brown and gold-bordered robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with cream velvet cushions and a tiger-striped throne cover. He wears a long yellow and red marigold garland, layered gold-beaded and rudraksha-style necklaces, a gold armlet and bangles, and a red bindi. He is bare-chested above the robe, with his right hand resting on the armrest. Brass hanging bells and an oil lamp stand beside him, and silver plates of flowers and offerings lie at his feet.2013-05-29A seated man in a golden ornate throne with a carved gold lion-head arm rest and a tiger-striped cushion, wearing a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti, a red shawl, a white vertical tilak on the forehead and a long ornate gold-bead necklace, with a gold bangle on his upper arm, appears to be a person, seated in a sanctum-like room with hanging brass bells and oil lamps. Two devotees kneel before him with hands folded in namaskar at a row of silver puja plates holding flowers, lamps and offerings; the man on the left wears white with a red shawl and a rudraksha-style garland, and the man on the right wears white with a red shawl. Dark stone-panelled walls form the background.2014-08-29November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesAugust 11 20142014-08-11 +1 copies