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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a temple setting. A seated man with white forehead markings and a white-and-red floral garland wears a rust-red robe and is seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-form carvings. His bare feet rest on a gold tray filled with flower petals and small brass oil lamps and offerings. A woman in a white sari with glasses sits to the side, a man in white clothes and a white mala kneels beside the tray, and an elderly woman kneels at the lower right. Brass bells hang from the top left, and a dark tiled wall with a cream panel stands behind.

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a temple setting. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears a rust-red robe, a white garland with red flowers, a white forehead band and red armbands; his bare feet rest on a brass tray. Three devotees kneel before the tray: a woman in white with glasses, a woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl and folded hands, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala. The tray holds flower petals, brass oil lamps, kumkum and fruit. Brass bells hang behind, and a golden lion sculpture sits at the lower left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style gold adornments and a ceremonial robe with a gold-trimmed seat, seated as the recipient of padapuja.2014-06-06June 26 20132013-06-26June 06 20142014-06-06January 04 20152015-01-04A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests is receiving padapuja in a dark-walled room with hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He wears a red-and-orange turban, rudraksha mala and red-and-white beaded necklaces, bangles, and a red dhoti with gold border over a tiger-striped cloth. A brass tray of flowers and kalasha-style vessels lies before his feet, and a man in white kneels to the left while a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Two women in orange-red shawls and an elderly woman in an orange sari sit at the tray edge, with a dark-haired woman partly visible in the foreground. Six people are visible in total.2014-02-11June 06 20142014-06-06August 20 20142014-08-20August 17 20142014-08-17July 03 20132013-07-03A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a gilded interior with a black stone-tiled wall and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-form armrest wears a saffron/orange dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a long red-and-white flower garland; he is seen in profile, one hand resting on the armrest. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are above him. Before the throne, devotees in white and orange kneel around a golden tray and brass plates holding pink and red flowers, lamps and offerings. A woman in white with a red-and-white bead necklace and vertical forehead marks leans forward; another woman in orange and a woman in red sit nearby, and a bald-headed person in orange with white forehead markings and beads is at the right edge. Two people appear partially in the foreground.2013-05-24May 19 20132013-05-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion, smiling toward a small group. Before him on the floor, several silver thalis hold pink flowers, red kumkum and small lamps. Around the throne, devotees in white and orange garments, some with orange malas and forehead markings, sit with hands folded in prayer. A gold bell and oil lamps hang from above, and a black wall with a carved wooden door stands behind. The man's appearance with long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues fits the page's a person reference, so he is described as a person seated in person.2013-05-16