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Outdoor 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.

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December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor ceremony under a canopy at an ashram, with a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti and rudraksha mala seated on a red-cushioned throne at left, his feet on a plate of red offering, smiling as devotees approach. Several people in saffron and orange robes and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti hold framed photographs garlanded with white flowers and extend their hands toward the seated figure. Behind them, attendants in white and orange carry tall ceremonial standards and fans, with orange flags and palm trees beyond. Many people in white and orange clothing stand in the background.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoors in bright daylight, a man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a gold-and-beaded necklace and a saffron-red wrap seated on a red-cushioned throne-like seat receives devotees. Around him, women and men in saffron and red robes with rudraksha malas stand close, several with hands joined in greeting. A devotee in a pink shirt and white dhoti with a red sash bends low, holding an offering. Behind them a flag, a trident and a decorated yellow-and-red shrine structure stand near a tree. a person in the seated figure, shown with his distinctive hair, ornate necklace and saffron-red clothing, presiding as the central figure.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor 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.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26