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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual under a white canopy with a large gold umbrella overhead. A smiling person with long dark hair, orange saffron robes, a red bindi, a white pearl necklace and multiple garlands sits on a flower-decorated gold throne. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a silver plate of offerings with a red kumkum-coloured item and touches the seated person's shoulder. Another man in orange robes and glasses stands at right smiling, and a bald man in orange garments at lower right offers the same plate. Marigold, rose and multicoloured garlands drape the throne and surroundings.

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Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja inside a white tent decorated with marigold, rose and jasmine garlands. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends forward and reaches toward a seated figure draped in saffron cloth with a crown-like gold headdress behind them. A bald man in white with a beaded necklace stands at left. A smiling figure with long hair and a red bindi wears saffron robes and layered flower garlands, and a man in orange at right holds a brass plate with red kumkum and offerings. A kneeling man in orange and yellow at lower right holds a plate of flowers. A golden throne and a gold umbrella are visible above, with petals scattered on the floor.2011-07-15A ceremonial padapuja under a white canopy with a gilded umbrella overhead. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits on a throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers. A woman with a red bindi and a pearl-and-flower garland smiles and holds the turban with both hands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands at left with palms together in prayer. Behind the seated figure a man in orange clothing holds his hand near the flowers, and in the foreground another man in orange with gold ornaments holds a silver plate of decorated offerings. Flower petals cover the floor around the throne.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 29 20072007-07-29December 20 20112011-12-20July 29 20072007-07-29July 12 20142014-07-12A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam at an outdoor pavilion. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange and gold saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead, sitting on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a carved lion base. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl pours liquid from a silver kalasha over the seated figure's head. Other men in orange robes stand nearby, and a gold-handled fan and flower-decorated gold platform surround the throne, with white and yellow flower garlands draped below. The scene is decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and a floral canopy overhead.2008-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01