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A photograph inside a temple-style hall during a puja. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange saffron cloth over his shoulders and hands folded in front of him. Behind him stand two deity murti adorned with large garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, with a golden bull figure beside the throne. Several women in white and cream saris with hair in braids sit on the floor in front, some with hands joined in prayer. Carved stone pillars and a painted backdrop of trees frame the scene. The orange-robed man with long swept hair, rudraksha mala and saffron cloth matches the a person appearance cues on a ceremonial throne, so he is identified as a person during the pada puja.

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November 18 20102010-11-18A seated man in an orange-saffron garment with a bare upper torso sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Two or three women in white and cream saris, one with a yellow-bordered sari and one with a dark braid, kneel or bow before the throne, one washing or touching a foot area. Behind him stands a deity murti pair of metal figures decorated with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, and a golden bull figure appears to the left. Gold ornamental chairs flank the scene, a brass lamp sits at the lower left, and a painted temple backdrop with stone pillars completes the setting. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate given the saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and throne, but the match is uncertain.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and long dark hair, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushioning, hands folded in his lap. Behind him are two deity murtis draped in colourful garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, with a gold bull figure to the left. Several people in white and yellow clothes kneel around the throne, one in a white sari with a long braid facing him, and oil lamps burn on gold stands in the foreground. The setting resembles a temple hall with painted stone pillars. This matches the Pada Puja event described on the page. The man is a person wearing saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on the throne.2010-11-18 +1 copiesA man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded on a large gilded throne-like seat at the centre of a temple-style stage. Behind him are two deity murtis, adorned with garlands of red, yellow, and purple flowers and gold crowns, flanked by golden bull-shaped figures. Several seated devotees in white and green saris and light clothing sit in the foreground, some with their backs to the camera. A painted temple backdrop with carved stone pillars and a white electric fan complete the setting.2010-11-19A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in his lap on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, in a temple-like hall. Behind him, two deity murtis are dressed in elaborate floral garlands of red, yellow, white and purple, with gold crowns. Several devotees in white and cream clothing with green-bordered saris sit on the floor in front of the throne, some with heads bowed. A gold bull figure stands to the left, and a decorative painted temple backdrop surrounds the scene. The seated man is a plausible match for a person by his saffron robe and rudraksha mala, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is noted only as a seated figure on the throne.2010-11-19November 14 20102010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14November 12 20102010-11-12November 15 20102010-11-15A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long black rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded on a gilded throne with red cushions, a red tilak on his forehead. Before him, four women in white and cream saris sit with their backs to the camera, one in a yellow-bordered sari at right. Behind the throne, two golden deity murtis with crowns are draped in dense garlands of yellow, red, purple and green flowers, with a golden bull figure at left and a golden canopy above. Small brass vessels sit on the gilded platform. The scene suggests a pada puja offering to the seated figure.2010-11-18