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Photograph of a padapuja-style ritual on a stone temple platform. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads sits on a white-draped chair, his bare feet resting on a silver tray decorated with jasmine garlands, marigolds and a red flower. A man in white kurta kneels before him, holding and touching the feet with both hands, while another man in white with an orange shawl sits beside, hands joined. A bare-chested-type attendant in white stands at the left. Behind them, carved grey stone pillars frame a shrine with two painted, crowned deity figures in red and pink silk, garlanded with white flowers. Brass bell and a kalasha stand on the platform, and a microphone stand is at left. Trees are visible beyond the pillars. The saffron-robed figure is identifiable only by appearance and role as a person seated for reverence.

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A photograph of a devotional darshan on a stone temple platform. A long-haired figure with a crown-like hairstyle wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on a white-draped chair with a golden back, smiling, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows his head onto a large silver vessel decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flowers. Behind the seated figure, a white-clad man with a beard and orange shawl sits, and to the right a man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels. Above, two painted-wood or metal deity figures in red and gold dress stand behind a golden ornamented seat draped with flower garlands, with brass lamps and a bell on the platform. Green trees and stone pillars surround the open pavilion.2007-07-28A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, smiling at an outdoor shrine under a stone pavilion. He sits on a white-draped seat with a walking cane beside him. 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