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A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring on a golden throne decorated with red cushions and garlands of white and orange flowers. A seated man in a white turban and white robes with a garland and gold necklace leans forward, his hand resting on the throne arm. Kneeling at his feet in white clothes, a man with short greying hair bends forward to honour him. A young man in saffron/orange robes sits at the left edge, and a standing person in white is partly visible at the right. A floral backdrop and an ornate golden throne frame the scene.

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June 22 20092009-06-22A seated man on a red and gold throne wears a white turban, white robes and a white flower garland with red blossoms, and touches his forehead with one hand. A bald, grey-haired man in white clothes kneels on a red carpet at his feet, bowing over them as a padapuja-style honour. Behind them hang multicoloured flower garlands and a fan is visible; a golden carved throne back with a deity murti is at upper right. Several people in white sit at the lower right edge.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a ceremonial scene in a decorated hall. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a gilded lion-head armrest wears a white cream-coloured dhoti and shawl with a gold border and a cream turban, and has a white garland around the neck. A kneeling man in white kurta and dhoti, with his hair cut short, leans forward while the seated figure places both hands on his shoulders or neck. Behind them stands a bald man in saffron/orange robes, and another person in orange robes stands at the left edge. A woman in white is partly visible at the lower right. The throne is backed by a gold-and-white floral arch, and a row of red and yellow marigold garlands hangs across the upper left. A red carpeted dais with gold trim is in the foreground. +1 copiesA photo of a ceremonial blessing on a golden throne draped in red cushions and white flower garlands. A seated man in a white turban and white robe with gold-bordered cloth rests his hand on the head of a shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti who kneels before him on a red-covered dais. Behind the throne is a gold ornate backrest with a deity murti panel, and a wall of flower garlands in red, yellow and white hangs at left. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the dais edge, and a second attendant in orange is partly visible at lower left.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a ceremonial darshan on a raised red-cushioned golden throne backed by an ornate gilded frame and a deity murti medallion. A seated figure in white robes, a white turban and garlands of white and red flowers rests a hand on the neck of a bearded man in white kurta who leans in toward them. At lower left, a person in white kneels and bows over a gilded platform, and at lower right a woman in white with a long braid sits bent forward. Marigold and multicoloured flower garlands hang along the back wall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a ceremony on a raised stage with a gilded ornate throne decorated with red and white flower garlands and a golden lion-head armrest. A seated man in white kurta and dhoti, wearing a cream turban, a white garland and red flower garland, is being attended by a man in a white shirt and jeans who is placing or adjusting something on his head. Another young man in an orange shirt sits on the red-carpeted dais at left, and a woman in the lower right edge watches. Strings of marigold garlands hang in the background.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a ceremonial scene on a raised dais before an ornate gold throne-style seat with red cushions and a floral backdrop of white flowers and red-orange lotus-like designs. A man in white garments and a cream turban, wearing garlands of red and orange flowers and a gold chain, sits on the throne smiling and holding flowers in his hands. A person in white clothes with a red-bordered cloth is prostrating face-down before him on the red cushioned platform, and a long-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the left bowing over a tray. A woman in white with a gold border stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a darshan or honouring ceremony.2009-06-22