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Outdoor photograph of a padapuja ceremony under trees and palms. A long-haired figure in a rust-red robe and a rudraksha-style beaded garland sits on a red-cushioned throne at left, extending a hand toward devotees. Before him, a kneeling man in white with a red-bordered shawl bows, while a woman in red and a man in white stand nearby. Other devotees in red and white crowd behind, several holding long staffs or flags, with small cloth bundles on the platform at the foot of the throne. a person is the seated figure, based on long hair, saffron-red clothing and the beaded garland; he is seated on a throne and receiving devotees.

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December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26A photograph of a padapuja ceremony outdoors under a canopy. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold-toned adornment, sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat with his feet being washed. Devotees in white and saffron/orange shawls kneel and bend near his feet, and a woman in a white sari with red border pours or offers items. Behind, shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron robes and white-clad devotees stand in a crowd, with a woman in white holding a child. The swami on the throne appears to be a person based on long hair, saffron robes and ornate adornments in a ceremonial seat.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor ceremony under a shaded pavilion with orange and red flags on poles. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace, sits on a red upholstered throne at left, smiling. Before him on a magenta cloth tray sits a brass plate of offerings. Devotees in red and orange saris with rudraksha malas kneel on banana leaves, and some hold framed portraits of a figure garlanded with flowers. A woman at front right presses her palms together in namaste. Crowd of white-clad and orange-clad devotees stands behind, many with hands folded, indicating padapuja and darshan during a festival.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor photo of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair wearing a rust-red robe, a heavy rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant necklace, smiling as he sits in a chair. Behind him a line of women in matching rust-red saris with yellow borders stand with hands folded or holding garlands and ritual items, with a red pillar and a decorated canopy above. A woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala leans forward with folded hands toward the seated man, and an older person in white is visible at right. a person seated in a chair receiving devotees, with cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace. Several women in red-and-yellow saris attend the scene.2013-12-26Outdoors under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind, a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands on a raised red-draped platform, smiling and placing his right hand on the bowed head of a devotee in a teal shirt who kneels with palms pressed together. The standing man wears a long ornate gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead. Nearby, saffron-clad attendants and devotees in white shirts with red shawls and rudraksha malas stand watching. A small ornate kalasha-style decoration appears in the background.2013-12-26