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January 1st 2013

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January 01 20132013-01-01January 1st 2013February 06 20142014-02-06February 06 20142014-02-06June 28 20142014-06-28A 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.2014-06-06A seated man in a dark red turban and red-orange dhoti sits on an ornate golden throne carved with a lion-like figure, draped with a tiger-striped cloth. He wears layered red and white flower garlands, a gold necklace, gold bangles and an armband, and his bare feet rest on a tray. Around him, women in red, pink and orange saris kneel and sit, offering padapuja: they hold and arrange steel plates holding apples, flowers, rice and kumkum. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells hang from chains above, a lit oil lamp glows in the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible at left.2014-12-05February 06 20142014-02-06August 29 20142014-08-29April 15 20132013-04-15A photograph inside a dark-walled ritual room with a large wooden studded door at left and a camera on a tripod recording. A person with long swept-back hair, wearing a red-and-gold garland of marigold and red flowers, saffron-orange clothing with gold trim, gold necklaces and bangles, sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, with bare feet raised on the step. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above. Before him on the floor, a seated man in white dhoti and shawl and three women in red and orange saris, one with a rudraksha mala, sit around large brass plates filled with small lamps, petals and flower offerings. Probable Swamiji on the throne based on long hair, saffron clothing, garland and gold ornaments; this is a puja setting with devotees making offerings.2013-09-16Photo of a padha puja at the Paduka mandir. His bare feet rest on a silver tray of flowers and small lamps. Seated before him, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in orange robes with a white headband attend the offerings. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits at the left. Brass bells and a gold kalasha-style lamp hang behind the throne.2013-05-29