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A photograph of a padha pooja in an open-sided hall with a yellow curtain backdrop. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaste, stands before an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a gold canopy above. Seated devotees on a striped mat wear white, yellow and orange garments; a woman in a black and red dress sits in front. Brass and silver offering vessels and bowls of fruit, sweets and nuts are arranged on a white cloth. A cameraman in a khaki shirt films at right, and a person in white sits at the lower left edge.

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August 25 20092009-08-25August 25 20092009-08-25August 25 20092009-08-25A photograph of a padha pooja ceremony in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and yellow curtains. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, with a gold canopy above. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange sashes sit on striped mats and make offerings, with brass plates of flowers and fruit on white cloth before them. Standing and kneeling camera operators film the scene, one with a tripod. Counting the visible people, roughly 20 are present.2009-08-25August 25 20092009-08-25A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a covered hall with yellow curtains and an ornate gilded throne with red cushioning. A figure seated on the throne wears orange robes and a white garland, hands pressed together in namaste. Before him kneel devotees: a man in a white shirt, a woman in red with a plain-clothed child beside her, a monk-like figure in orange robes holding a tray or book, and several women in white and yellow saris with hands folded. Brass lamps, flower offerings and plates of fruit sit on a side table and on the floor. A cameraman stands at the right edge. A chandelier hangs above. Several people are visible in the scene.2009-08-25August 15 20092009-08-15September 07 20092009-09-07A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits with hands pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, inside an open pavilion with pink and gold draping. In front, about a dozen devotees in white and yellow sit on striped rugs facing the throne, several in white garments, with trays of fruit, flowers and brass vessels laid out, and a woman in yellow with a microphone seated at right. The seated figure matches the appearance cues for a person, seated in a gold throne as the central figure of devotion.2009-12-05August 08 20092009-08-08Devotees sit on red and patterned rugs in an open pavilion while a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest, hands joined in namaskar. Around the rugs are brass bowls and plates of fruit, sweets and pineapple, with a brass lamp in the foreground. Several women wear white and yellow-bordered saris, one woman wears a red sari, and a man in white sits at left. Yellow curtains and a window with palm foliage are behind them.2009-11-19A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-slat roof and palm-thatched hut visible through windows. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion-like armrests, hands pressed together in namaste. Around them on a striped mat, devotees sit in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls; one woman in a red blouse and white sari holds a plate, and a woman in orange sits on the floor. Brass vessels, a silver plate of fruit including apples and bananas, bowls of flower petals and sweets, and a small brass lamp are arranged in front, consistent with a padapuja-style offering. Yellow curtains hang behind the throne.2009-08-08