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Wide view of a large hall where rows of seated devotees sit on the floor before small brass plates with lit oil lamps, fruit and offerings, during a pada puja. Many participants wear white and orange-saffron clothes. On a raised platform at right, a man in white sits cross-legged before a gold ornate throne with red cushions and flower garlands, in front of a blue starry backdrop with a large golden lotus motif. A camera on a tripod and monitors stand near the stage, and a projection screen hangs on the back wall.

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Wide view of a hall where devotees sit in rows on the floor in front of brass plates with oil lamps, fruit and small bowls of offerings. Many wear orange and white clothing. On a raised stage at the right, a man in white sits before an ornate golden throne with red cushions, a golden lotus-like backdrop and a blue starry background. Video cameras on tripods face the stage, and a projection screen hangs on the wall. The floor is polished and a red cloth lies at the stage edge.2011-07-30A large hall with a glossy white floor hosts a seated pada puja. On the left stage, a figure in white dhoti sits on a throne-like seat with a red and gold canopy, backed by a blue starry backdrop with a golden emblem. Seated priests in saffron and white clothing face the stage along rows of floor mats, each set with a brass plate of offerings, a small oil lamp and a kalasha. A video camera on a tripod records from the front, and a projector screen shows a picture. Red curtains and framed portraits line the rear walls.2011-07-30A photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated ritual session. Rows of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothes sit on the tiled floor before brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small offerings, the lamps lit. On a raised stage at right, a seated figure in white clothing sits before a golden ornate throne with red cushions and a framed portrait behind it; a blue starry backdrop and a video camera on a tripod are visible. A few attendants in orange sit near the stage steps. Projector screen and red curtains decorate the hall.2011-07-30A photograph of a large hall where many seated men in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-gold borders sit cross-legged on mats before brass plates, bowls and small offerings, performing a pada puja. A golden ornate throne stands on a raised stage at left, draped in red with a framed portrait placed on it and a large lotus-like backdrop behind. Several men in saffron/orange robes sit among the rows, and a few people in white and in lighter clothing sit toward the right side near the back. A projector screen, speakers and a camera on a tripod are visible, along with red curtains and a framed portrait on the far wall.2011-07-30A photograph of an indoor hall set for a puja. Rows of people sit on the floor in orange and white clothes, many with brass plates, small oil lamps and red mats before them. On a raised stage at right, a robed figure in white sits on a cushion with a microphone, beside a gold-and-red throne backed by a blue starry backdrop with a deity image. A tripod camera stands near the stage and a projector screen hangs on the back wall.2011-07-30A wide indoor hall with a raised stage at left, where a golden throne with red cushions sits before a starry blue backdrop and a large golden lotus-like ornament. A figure in white sits on the stage near the throne, with a man in white seated at the stage steps. In the foreground, rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on floor mats, many with brass plates of offerings, small oil lamps and flower garlands in front of them. Some wear orange-saffron shawls. A projector screen and tripod-mounted cameras stand in the room, and red curtains hang in the windows. Framed portraits hang on the back wall. A pada puja-style devotional sitting is taking place.2011-07-30A photograph of a large hall where rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, and some in saffron robes, sit on the floor before thali plates with food, oil lamps and small offerings. On the left stage, a large ornate golden throne with red cushions and garlands sits under a backdrop showing a golden temple and a starry sky, with a figure in white seated beside the stage. A projector screen, camera tripods and speakers are visible, and framed portraits hang on the walls. The people are seated facing the stage during a pada puja gathering.2011-07-30September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a large hall during a pada puja, with rows of seated devotees on the floor facing a raised stage at left. Front-row participants in white dhoti-style clothes and some in saffron/orange robes sit before brass plates of offerings, lamps and flowers on mats. A man in white sits cross-legged on the stage beside a gold throne with red cushions, and a framed deity image and a large backdrop with a golden lotus-like ornament and a cosmic blue-purple background are visible. A tripod-mounted camera and a projector screen are also present, and a large portrait hangs on the far wall.2011-07-30July 01 20112011-07-01A hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many men and boys sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, mostly bare-headed and shaved-headed, wearing white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or saffron cloth. On the left, a gilded throne with red cushions stands on a raised platform in front of a blue cosmic backdrop with a golden lotus, holding a framed portrait and flower garlands; an empty white-clad figure sits near it. A projector screen on the right shows a group image, and a framed portrait hangs on the far wall beside red curtains. A video camera on a tripod films the scene.2011-07-30A large hall with a gold-trimmed throne backed by red drapes on a raised stage. A seated figure in white and gold sits on the throne, appearing to be a person, with a crown-like headdress and ornate gold ceremonial clothing. In the foreground, many young boys and youths in saffron/orange cloths sit cross-legged on the floor, bare-chested and wearing sacred threads, performing puja with brass lamps, incense sticks, flower offerings, kumkum and small brass idols on plates. A woman in an orange sari stands at a podium near the stage holding a lit lamp or aarti, while a large screen shows a red-lit image of a figure. Several white-clad women stand near the right wall, and framed posters hang on the back wall.2017-07-20