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A padapuja ceremony in a gilded hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears an orange saffron garment, a gold necklace, a white flower garland and a forehead mark, and holds a ceremonial staff. Before him a woman in a cream sari with a mangalsutra kneels at a gold vessel of flowers and water, and a woman in a mustard patterned kurta offers flowers and rice. A shaven-headed monk in orange sits in the foreground beside a silver plate of flowers. Behind them an arched niche shows a painted goddess with raised arms and serpents, flanked by cream columns and a blue panel with Tamil lettering.

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A photograph of a padapuja in an ornate hall. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a large gold throne with red cushions, holding a white garland that hangs down to a golden offering bowl of flowers at his feet. Two women kneel before him: one on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white and orange sari; one on the right in a patterned mustard and maroon outfit, pouring water over his feet. A shaved-headed person in orange kneels in the foreground. Striped rugs cover the floor, and a blue doorway with gold trim stands behind the throne. The man on the throne has a distinctive long garland and orange robes, so he is a person seated in the role of the one receiving padapuja.2012-05-17May 27 20122012-05-27May 31 20122012-05-31May 20 20122012-05-20Photo 11730602A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-beaded necklace, rudraksha armbands and a white forehead mark sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a temple-style hall with cream columns. Before him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white markings on his arms kneels on the floor beside a silver tray of flowers and a lamp, and a woman in a white sari with a green and red border kneels on the other side, handling silver bowls and a silver tray of flowers on a patterned carpet. Above the throne, a painted shrine panel shows a deity murti with a crown. Silver plates of offerings and a red fruit sit on the carpet.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 16 20132013-05-16A photograph of a pada puja in progress. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears an orange-saffron robe, a long white jasmine garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, a rudraksha band on the arm, and a sandalwood-marked forehead. He holds a silver wand. Before the throne, a woman in a cream sari with orange border pours or offers flowers over his feet, which rest on a silver tray on a gold base. A woman in red-framed glasses and a mustard printed kurta sits with folded hands. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe holds a brass plate of offerings with a kumkum dish and flowers. A brass lamp and a patterned rug complete the setting.2012-05-17May 20 20122012-05-20Photo 11730986