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February 01 20132013-02-01A photograph of a ritual offering on a gold-carved wooden platform before a tiger-striped backdrop. A pair of bare feet in orange-and-gold cloth rests on the platform's edge at top. Around a round tray are many small silver bowls of pink and red powders, rose petals, and a flower arrangement. A young man in white with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings holds a small cup. A woman in orange with white forehead marks and a bangle dips into a bowl, and another woman in orange holds a small bowl of yellow liquid. A child with white markings on the arms reaches toward the tray. Dried fruit and sweets are arranged among the bowls. The setting appears to be an ashram puja.2013-08-13A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a hall with an ornate gold throne. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold tray of silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and offerings. Around the tray, devotees kneel in white and cream clothes; a man at left in a white dhoti with gold chain and folded hands, a woman in red and white with a bangle, a woman in cream sari with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and two women seen from behind, one in a yellow-and-white sari with long dark hair. Gold carved throne details frame the right side.2010-11-18 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24January 04 20152015-01-04February 01 20152015-02-01A 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.2013-08-19Devotees perform a padapuja on a seated figure on a golden throne in an ornate room. A figure in an orange-and-maroon dhoti-style garment with a golden-bordered wrap sits with bare feet on a gold stool, their feet being worshipped. In front, a gold tray-table holds several silver plates with red and yellow offerings, red flowers, and small oil lamps. A woman in a green sari and orange shawl sits at left, holding a plate, and a man in a white kurta kneels at right, reaching toward the offerings. Other seated devotees in orange, green and white watch from behind. The background shows a golden lion-like carved throne and a yellow-cushioned seat.2015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01November 20 20112011-11-20December 11 20112011-12-11July 14 20122012-07-14