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Photo inside a hotel function room during a padapuja ceremony. A seated figure on a red and gold throne, flanked by golden lion sculptures, wears a red turban with a white feather, a red robe and a long red and blue beaded garland, and smiles. Before the throne, a row of women sit on a red cloth with palms pressed in anjali; several wear white and red saris, one in a green and red plaid skirt with a name badge. Brass trays hold lit oil lamps and flowers near the front. A video camera on a tripod and a television stand behind. a person in the throne seat, identified by the crown-like turban, ornate red clothing and ceremonial garland.

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December 21 20132013-12-21December 22 20132013-12-22December 22 20132013-12-22December 14 20132013-12-14December 08 20132013-12-08December 21 20132013-12-21December 14 20132013-12-14A padapuja in a hotel ballroom: a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and a golden crown sits on a red and gold throne flanked by golden lion figures, his bare feet extended toward a devotee. Seated before him on a red-and-gold carpet, a woman in a purple sari and red garland offers a silver thali of flowers and lamps, while a woman in white with a mala sits beside a woman in a white sari with a red garland. A man in white with a vibhuti-marked forehead sits at right with brass plates and flower garlands arranged in front of them. A monk in saffron sits in the background near audio equipment, and a camera on a tripod records the scene beneath an EXIT sign.2013-12-13December 14 20132013-12-14Indoor ceremonial gathering in a hall with an EXIT sign and a golden lion statue beside a red-and-gold throne. A person in a brown turban with white flowers and a multicoloured flower garland sits on the throne holding a white staff with a red-and-gold hand gesture, smiling toward a seated woman in a dark top with a red shawl in the foreground. Around them sit several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one bald man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and body markings, and women in saffron and purple saris. Brass plates holding flowers, fruit and lamps are set on a red cloth in front. A projection screen and camera on a tripod stand at left.2013-12-17December 08 20132013-12-08A seated man on a golden lion-armed throne wears a maroon turban, a red and white garland, and a saffron-maroon garment, smiling as he receives devotees. Around him on an orange-red carpet, a woman in a white sari and several devotees sit with brass thalis of offerings, flowers, lamps and vermilion-coloured items. A man in white with rudraksha beads and a woman in a brown sari hold their hands in anjali; a person in orange robes sits nearby. A woman in a sari sits at the centre-left, and a man in white stands by the far wall near a sound console. Inside a hotel conference hall with an exit sign, potted plants and gold-trimmed black doors.2013-12-08