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Devotees 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. The central figure sits in front of a large throne-like backdrop of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, purple and red, wears a pink head wrap and a flower garland, and sits on a gold-and-red throne. Gold thrones flank the scene, a brass kuthuvilakku lamp stands at right, and a man in a maroon robe is seen at left. Yellow marigolds are scattered on the floor. Several seated people are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.

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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.2013-01-06A 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.2013-01-06A photograph of a ceremonial scene in an ashram hall. A seated figure on a raised throne-like seat is surrounded by a large heap of yellow marigold petals and garlands, with a multicoloured floral arch behind. The seated figure wears a pink headpiece, orange garments and a long beaded garland. Several people in white ritual clothing stand around: a man on the left in a white shirt and dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak, and women in white and cream saris, one holding a woven basket of flowers. A man in a cream kurta on the right is pouring or placing marigolds over the seated figure. A brass lamp stand and gold-ornamented throne elements are visible. a person identification is not clearly supported here because the seated figure's face and presentation are obscured by flowers, so the figure is treated as uncertain.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06A photograph of a devotional flower-offering scene in an indoor hall. Several people in white traditional clothes stand around a seated figure on a golden peetha throne backed by a large floral arch of yellow, red, purple and white garlands. Two people in front hold woven baskets of marigold petals and tip them over the throne and onto the red-and-gold carpet. 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