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November 29 2011

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A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring inside a hall with orange-red walls. A seated figure on a red and gold throne wears an orange garment, a gold necklace and a long mala, with long dark hair, and holds up a small gold-coloured offering. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace holds a red-wrapped tray, and a second attendant in orange stands behind. A bald priest in white with gold trim kneels at lower right holding a red-wrapped item. Two people in front, a man in cream kurta and a woman in brown blouse and gold-bordered sari, kneel before the throne. Behind them, standing devotees in white dhotis and jasmine-and-red-flower garlands fill the background, with a hanging decoration of paper cranes above.2011-11-29A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and long dark hair swept back sits on a red tiger-print cushioned seat, adorned with a long floral garland, ornate gold bangles and a rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead. A devotee in a white shirt and trousers bends forward to touch his feet while another man holds an offering plate. Behind them a woman in a saffron sari stands holding a silver trident, with women in saffron and white garments and a child watching. A gold lion-headed figure and a golden deity murti sit in the foreground, with red drapes and a gold-framed backdrop around the scene.2014-08-02January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13July 01 20142014-07-01November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A padapuja ceremony in a decorated room with marigold and flower garlands on the walls. A seated figure in an orange and maroon robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, gold armband and rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident and smiles. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a beard kneels and pours flower petals over the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white kneels beside him holding a steel plate of petals. Orange and yellow fruit sits at the bottom right. Standing behind are a woman in an orange sari with pink blouse and hands folded, another in a yellow sari, a man in a white dhoti, a shaved-headed attendant in orange, and seated elders. Pink and orange petals cover the floor. Seven to eight people are visible.2014-06-20February 07 20102010-02-07A photograph of a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes receiving devotees in a room with yellow walls. The seated person wears a long garland of red roses, white flowers and rudraksha beads, a gold necklace, and a white tripundra mark on the forehead, and raises one hand holding a silver staff. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, orange and maroon robes, and orange shawls stand or kneel with palms joined. A kneeling man in white offers flowers and a small plate, while an older man in white bends forward in reverence. A man in white holds a camera. Marigold and white flower petals lie on a striped mat in the foreground. Appearance suggests a person in the seated role, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-06-27July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01