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December 11 20122012-12-11 +1 copiesA standing man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala around his neck stands on a gold-and-red throne with a red cushioned seat, on a raised gold platform. He stands barefoot with hands folded before him. In front of the platform, a group of devotees kneel on orange cloth with palms joined in anjali: a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border, a bald man with white body markings and a sacred thread, a man in white, and several women and men in white garments with yellow shawls. Silver trays of flowers and offerings sit on the gold base, and a golden-framed pillar with garlanded deity figures stands behind. The setting resembles a satsang or padapuja gathering.2010-08-08December 11 20122012-12-11November 13 20102010-11-13A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, hair swept back and long, with legs crossed and hands resting in the lap. Around the throne on the floor sit devotees: a bald man in white dhoti with a red border and bare chest, a woman in pale red top, and several women in white saris with yellow borders. Silver thali plates with flowers and offerings sit on the floor and a gold stand, while others hold orange cloth. Fruit and sweets are placed on a side table near the throne, and red and white striped walls frame the hall with orange curtains in the background.2010-10-06December 04 20122012-12-04 +1 copiesNovember 20 20092009-11-20A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an open-sided hall with yellow curtains. A man in orange robes and a white floral garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-form base and red cushion. A kneeling older man in white with an orange shawl over his shoulder holds a brass plate near the seated man's feet. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow shawls carry brass plates of offerings, and bowls of food and fruit are set on a red ledge. Pink flower petals lie on the golden footstool, and a bottle of water sits on a small table with fruit at the left.2009-09-07May 19 20132013-05-19May 25 20132013-05-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in a gilded red-cushioned throne in front of a golden shrine decorated with garlands. Before him, a group of devotees sits on the floor in white and cream clothes with gold and yellow borders, hands in anjali. Brass plates hold pink lotus flowers and offerings. Another man in white dhoti with a shawl and gold necklace sits to the left, and a man in white with a sacred thread sits near the plates. Colourful draped fabric and flower garlands fill the background.2010-11-19A seated man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in a temple hall, hands folded in his lap. Around him on the orange floor sit devotees in white and yellow clothing; a woman with blonde hair in a white dress, a shaven-headed man in white with a sacred thread, and several women in white saris and gold bangles. Some hold orange cloths and silver plates of offerings with fruit and lamps, and gold ritual lamps and brass vessels stand nearby. Behind the throne is a gold-draped deity murti with carved stone shrines and lamp stands on either side.2010-08-08