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July 30 2013

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June 29 20132013-06-29August 15 20132013-08-15A photo of a padapuja-style offering at a golden ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with gold trim sits on the throne, only feet and lower robe visible at the top left. Around a gilded circular table with tray-set offerings, devotees sit with palms pressed in anjali: a woman in a light blue top, a woman in a green sari with bangles, a woman in white with a tilak and rudraksha mala, and young women in white dresses. Brass and silver plates hold flowers, fruit, and sweets. A man in white with a watch sits at the lower left.2013-05-13 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual scene at an ashram. Several devotees sit behind a golden table set with many silver thali trays holding flowers, pink petals, small oil lamps and offerings. A seated figure in a leopard-print cushioned chair, wearing a red-brown dhoti and a flower garland, extends a hand over the trays. Among the devotees, a man has a shaved head with white tilak and wears an orange shawl; a woman in a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits beside him, and other women in white saris with tilak and malas join with hands folded in prayer. Onlookers in the foreground have their backs to the camera.2017-07-05September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth dominates the left side, where a seated figure in orange-brown robes with a gold-bordered sash and a red-and-white flower garland is partly visible, feet resting on the platform. In front, a round golden tray holds many silver bowls of fruit, flowers and sweets with red blossoms. Around it sit several women in orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas; one man in a white kurta and glasses sits near the centre, and a woman in white with beads sits behind him. The setting is a dark room with a carved wooden door on the right.2013-08-19A photograph of a padapuja ritual on a gold-decorated throne. Bare feet rest on a bed of yellow and red flowers in the foreground, with a garland of red blooms visible above. Several silver thalis arranged with bowls of orange liquid, white rice-like offerings, and flower petals surround the feet. Behind the thalis, a woman with long blonde hair and a red-beaded necklace sits in a red top, beside an older woman with white curly hair in a white top and rudraksha-style mala. A young girl in an orange outfit with a forehead mark and a woman in orange clothing sit nearby. A striped tiger-skin cloth covers the throne, and the ritual setting is a temple-like space.2013-07-22Devotees perform a padapuja on a seated man on a gold-ornate throne in a dark-walled room with a large gold-studded door at left. The seated figure wears a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border, a red and white flower garland, a gold-beaded necklace and a bare upper torso with an armband. Around him, devotees kneel on the floor around a golden tray table holding silver thalis of flowers and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl pours water over his foot; others wear saffron, orange and red saris. A hanging brass lamp, bells and a peacock feather fan decorate the scene, and a wall fan stands at left. Among the figures, the seated man is the most distinctive candidate, with his throne, garland and saffron-and-gold attire, though his face is not identifiable.2013-05-25A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion-head base, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, with an orange shawl draped over the armrest. Before him, a gold tray holds brass plates of flowers, rose petals and offerings, and devotees kneel in prayer. A devotee in white with folded hands kneels nearby, while a woman in a white sari with green border stands behind, and a woman in saffron kneels at the lower right. Flower garlands in red, yellow and purple hang behind the throne, with brass lamps and bells in the background.2013-09-05 +1 copiesA puja at a gilded altar draped with a tiger-striped cloth. Silver thalis of offerings, white flowers and marigolds in pink, yellow and white sit on a golden platform. Several people in saffron and orange clothes, with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, hold small oil lamps. One woman at right pours from a vessel over the offerings while others tend lamps in the foreground.2013-06-29March 15 20132013-03-15Devotees in orange and saffron clothes perform an aarti-style puja beside a gilded golden platform with tiger-striped carved panels. Several young women and men, several with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, hold lit oil lamps over trays of silver bowls filled with red and white flowers, fruit and offerings. Another devotee in white dhoti stands behind them.2013-06-16