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November 21 20132013-11-21December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A padapuja ritual in a decorated hall with a red-and-silver throne. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a white-and-yellow flower garland sits on a red chair while a devotee in a golden-bordered brown silk sari bends to wash or honour his bare feet over a silver plate. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange also wears floral garlands, and a woman in a brown sari with a bun and bangles sits on the left. Standing men in white shirts and dhotis with garlands and a woman in a gold-bordered sari look on, some with folded hands. Flowers and a small flame are visible near the feet.2013-11-11A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style honouring inside a temple hall. A person seated on a red-cushioned throne wears a dark maroon-red garment, a multicolour and white flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and holds hands folded in namaskar. Beside them, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and a white-and-yellow garland sits on the same throne. A woman in a purple sari and another woman in a dark sari kneel at the front, one holding a lit oil lamp or aarti plate with flowers. Standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in silk saris with orange and gold flowers surround them, one man pointing toward the lamp. A large gold-decorated deity backdrop is visible at upper left.2013-11-11November 17 20132013-11-17November 21 20132013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a temple-like hall. A seated figure on the left wears a maroon garment, a red and white garland, gold bangles and an armlet, and sits on a red throne-like seat, looking to the side. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe with a yellow and white garland sits on the same seat. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a gold-bordered sari bow low, one pouring water or offering over a plate with a lit oil lamp in front of the seated figures. Other men in white clothing and a woman in a golden sari stand in the background, and a bald man in orange sits in the upper left.2013-11-11A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe and a gold-beaded headband and gold necklaces, smiling as he extends his arm and touches the forehead of a second man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, whose hands are raised in reverence. Behind them are garlanded deity images in red and gold and a blurred background of other devotees. Two physical people are visible.2012-05-01Night ritual photo at a temple-like setting. In the foreground, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with white flower garlands and a red-and-green garland bows with hands pressed to his forehead. Beside him, an elderly bald man in orange robes, a red-and-white rudraksha headband and a white garland receives aarti from a man in white holding a brass lamp with flaming wicks. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron stand watching, and a bald man on the right wears orange clothing and a white forehead mark. The scene suggests an aarti or honouring ceremony with a crowd of devotees. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2012-06-05August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copies