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A photograph of a ceremonial flower-offering scene in an ornate hall. A seated figure in the centre wears a pink turban, a white garment with a red-bordered cloth, and multiple beaded garlands; a rudraksha-style mala is visible. Behind him a large arch of marigolds in yellow, red, white and purple frames the seat. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt pours flowers from a woven basket onto a heap of yellow marigolds, while a man at left in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth and two women in white saris hold baskets of petals and point toward the seat. A gold-and-red throne stands at left, brass oil lamps and a gold kalasha-style stand at right, and a red carpet covers the floor. Several devotees and a photographer crouched at lower right are visible, and a few partially visible people appear at the edges.

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A photograph in a bright hall where devotees offer marigold petals to a richly decorated seated figure on a golden throne. A seated figure in a red-and-gold robe with a crown, flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala sits at centre, surrounded by a heap of yellow marigold petals on a red-patterned carpet. A man in a white dhoti and shirt pours petals from a woven basket held by a woman in a lavender saree, while another woman in a white saree carries a basket of marigolds. A man in a white kurta stands at right, and a man in a dark-red dhoti bends at left. A golden arched backdrop and a wall fan are visible.2013-01-06Devotees in white and cream traditional clothes stand on a red patterned carpet in an ashram hall, offering marigold petals from woven baskets toward a central seated figure. A man in white kurta and a woman in a cream sari with a purple blouse hand over baskets of yellow flowers. 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