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Devotees in a bare-walled room sit on a white cloth with palms pressed together in namaskar. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne wears an orange-saffron shawl, a white-and-orange garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with hands joined and a flame lamp burning before them. A woman in a white dhoti-style sari with gold border, bowing low, tends the ritual near the throne, while devotees in white, yellow and blue clothing sit before trays of fruit, sweets, flowers and coconut offerings. Red plastic chairs and a standing fan sit at left.

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August 09 20092009-08-09August 09 20092009-08-09A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional gathering in an indoor room with cream walls. A figure with long hair, wearing an orange robe and a flower garland, sits with hands pressed in prayer on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the centre back. A seated devotee in an orange robe kneels nearby. Around a white cloth on the floor, around a dozen devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel in prayer. Trays of oranges, apples, pomegranates, flowers and other fruit are arranged before them. A striped rug, a cooler and a cabinet with books sit at the sides. The central seated figure shows distinctive long hair, saffron robe and garland cues, while the surrounding people are devotees.2009-08-09August 09 20092009-08-09August 09 20092009-08-09A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a bare white-walled room. Around him, several women in white saris with gold borders sit on a white cloth with palms joined or heads bowed in reverence. A man in an orange robe kneels in front, hands folded, and two young men in white with yellow shawls sit at right, also in namaste. Trays of fruit, flowers, sweets and coconuts are set out on the floor in front of the throne. The scene resembles a devotional reception or puja. Copyright overlay text appears at lower right.2009-08-13August 09 20092009-08-09A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions, hands joined in namaskar, with a garland of white and red flowers around the neck. Around the throne, devotees sit on white cloths in white and cream clothes with yellow and orange borders, many with hands folded in prayer. Trays of fruit, sweets and oil lamps sit on a table to the left, and air coolers stand along the walls of a plain cream room with striped mats on the floor. The seated figure matches the appearance cues of the page's subject, so this is a person seated on the throne receiving devotees.2009-08-09November 29 20092009-11-29A seated person in orange robes and a white flower garland sits with palms joined in namaste on a gold-and-red throne in a plain room. Before the throne, a white cloth holds plates of fruit, sweets, a brass tray and oil lamps. Around the cloth, about seven devotees in white saris and white kurtas with yellow or orange shawls sit in a semicircle, hands folded or offering items. A second person in orange robes kneels beside the throne. Fruit baskets, flower garlands and a cooler unit are visible at the sides.2009-08-09August 09 20092009-08-09August 13 20092009-08-13