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January 01 2008

A seated figure in orange robes with a flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Devotees in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, kneel before him. One devotee in white pours or offers water over his bare feet from a silver vessel onto a gold tray with flowers and a small brass object, while another man in white with a red thread on his wrist watches nearby. An older man with white hair and glasses sits in the background. The scene resembles a padapuja foot-worship ritual.

Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a priest in orange robes with a red border and a gold-bordered orange shawl sits beside a golden seated figure whose bare feet rest on a gold tray covered with white jasmine garlands, red roses and green leaves. The priest's right hand supports the feet while his left hand holds a small silver cup of offering. A brass bell and a gold-trimmed cloth lie at the lower left, and a rudraksha-style mala with gold beads hangs at the top. No visible face is shown.

A ceremonial padapuja scene in an indoor hall. A man with long hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a heavy garland of green leaves, red and yellow flowers, stands before a gilded golden throne with red velvet cushions and a red backrest. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest and an orange-red beaded necklace holds a silver tray of fruit and offerings. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands behind them, and a man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti watches at left. A large backdrop of a deity in red and white behind the throne and gilded plates of flowers and offerings at the lower right complete the scene.

A seated elderly figure in an orange-saffron robe and a gold ceremonial crown sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, draped with a white and red flower garland. Standing around the throne are young men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a small silver bowl, and older men in white dhotis and shirts. In the foreground a man in white dhoti kneels and bows forward with his head near the base of the throne, while a red carpet and gold-trimmed pedestal fill the lower frame. Colourful garlands hang on the right in a temple-like setting.

Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja inside a white tent decorated with marigold, rose and jasmine garlands. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends forward and reaches toward a seated figure draped in saffron cloth with a crown-like gold headdress behind them. A bald man in white with a beaded necklace stands at left. A smiling figure with long hair and a red bindi wears saffron robes and layered flower garlands, and a man in orange at right holds a brass plate with red kumkum and offerings. A kneeling man in orange and yellow at lower right holds a plate of flowers. A golden throne and a gold umbrella are visible above, with petals scattered on the floor.

Photograph of a ceremonial scene on a gold-carved throne draped with red tiger-striped cushions and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A seated man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over a red sleeveless top and holds a bare arm extended toward him. Kneeling before him on a white cloth-covered dais is an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with rudraksha beads around his neck, bowing forward with hands clasped at the seated man's waist. A second person in orange robes stands at the left edge behind the scene. Woven bamboo screen and leafy green vines frame the background.

January 01 2008

On a decorated stage with gold lion-headed thrones and red cushions, a man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha-style bead garland stands with palms joined in greeting. A woman in a gold-embroidered yellow sari with a red border bows toward him, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left with his back to the camera. Two priests in red-and-gold dhotis with white tripundra markings on their foreheads stand at right and background. Floral garlands in purple, yellow and white hang behind, and white flowers rest at the base of a throne. a person is the orange-robed figure with the garland and palms joined, identifiable by his saffron robe and bead garland.

A ceremonial scene on a stage with a gilded throne decorated with long garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a red-and-orange shawl and a flower garland, sits smiling on the throne. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a jeweled crown above his head. Behind them stand attendants in white, including a shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holding a silver plate, and men in white holding trays and a kalasha-style vessel. Ornate gold woodwork, a wooden lattice window and a red-tiled roof frame the stage.