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Devotees sit on a red-and-patterned floor mat before a gilded throne-like seat during a welcome ritual. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a garland of white and yellow flowers over the shoulder and receives offerings. A woman with a long black braid in a white floral sari sits in the foreground with hands clasped, while another devotee in white kneels with hands in prayer. A man in white clothing and glasses holds a silver plate of golden sweets, and a silver bowl of flowers and fruit sits on a red cloth. Ornate gold carvings frame the seat.

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November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19A photograph of a ritual scene in which a bespectacled man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha mala, pours water from a steel vessel over a silver plate of offerings on a red cloth. Two women in white saris sit before him; one wears a yellow shawl and has her hair in a long braid, the other has a long braid down her back. Behind them a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne, garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers. A person at left presses palms together in prayer. Gold-carved throne details and a red cushion fill the frame.2009-11-19Devotees perform a ritual offering beside an ornate gold-carved throne draped in orange cloth, decorated with a garland of yellow and white flowers and green leaves. An older man with glasses and a white kurta, wearing a rudraksha mala, reaches forward to take a brass bowl from a woman in white. Two women in white garments, one with a long braid, sit on a red-patterned carpet near a silver tray of flowers and offerings, while a woman in a yellow shawl sits at the lower left. The setting suggests a puja at a temple event, and the person seated on the throne is not clearly visible.2009-11-19A photograph of a ritual offering inside a tent setting. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne at the top right. In front, a woman in a white sari with a long black braid pours liquid from a golden vessel. Another woman in white with a yellow top holds a golden bowl, and a man in white with a red rudraksha mala and a white cap sits beside a silver plate of flowers and fruit.2009-11-19A padapuja scene in which devotees in white and gold-bordered clothing sit on a carpet before a golden throne. On the throne sits a figure in saffron-orange robes with a large red flower garland around the neck; the figure's face is cut off by the frame, so no identity is assigned. A bald elderly man in white kneels in front, a man in a white shirt with a white shawl offers white flowers at the feet, and women in white saffron-bordered saris sit with palms pressed together. Brass bowls with offerings, a silver bowl of red petals and a tray of fruit and sweets sit nearby, and golden lion figures flank the throne.