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November 17 2009

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Devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar before a seated figure in orange robes wrapped with red and yellow flower garlands. A gold-coloured ornate seat or throne with a lion-head motif stands at left, beside a small table with books. A man in glasses with a red tilak on his forehead and a grey-haired man in a white shirt are in front; a young woman in yellow and white and other women sit behind, one with a yellow-and-white garment. Red and gold draping forms the background, with a small yellow-and-white flower offering in the lower left. The seated figure in orange is not identifiable from the image itself.

A photograph of a seated figure on a raised golden throne with a golden lion-shaped base, in an orange saffron garment with a gold-trimmed shawl, hands pressed together in namaskar. Red drapes hang behind. Around him, devotees sit in prayer with palms joined: a woman in a maroon sari with a gold necklace, a girl in a yellow top, a woman in a white sari with rudraksha mala, a woman in an orange sari, a man in white with glasses, a man in saffron with a rudraksha mala seated behind, and several children in white and yellow kurtas. Brass plates and offerings sit on the floor in front.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in an orange-walled hall. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth stands before a red and gold throne, hands folded, with a garland and a tray of fruit on a wooden table beside him. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes sit with palms pressed together on the floor, while a woman in a red sari and a man in white robes watch from the foreground. Silver thalis holding flowers and offerings sit on a gold tray in front. Several people stand in the doorway in orange and white clothing.

December 07 2009

A photograph inside a canopied hall with red draped walls and a carved wooden pillar. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests sits in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and layered flower garlands, hands pressed together in namaste. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor, several holding orange cloth or offering trays. A small table at left holds water bottles and orange-wrapped items. Their hands are folded or extended with offerings, and a woman in a grey sari sits near the throne.

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December 13 2009

July 11 2006

A padapuja ritual in a hall with red chairs and a dark red curtain. On a raised gold-coloured stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne draped with marigold and pink garlands, and a gold swan ornament stands behind. In front, a gold tray holds brass bowls of offerings, fruit and pink lotus flowers. Around it, devotees sit on the floor: a woman in white with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bare-chested man with a yellow cloth, a shaved-headed priest in white, a man in a purple shawl with folded hands, a woman in a yellow sari, and others with hands pressed together in prayer.

December 06 2009

A photograph of a padapuja ceremony inside an open-sided pavilion. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti and draped in a flower garland of pink and yellow blossoms, sits on a gilded throne with his palms joined in anjali. Before him, a devotee in a white top and dhoti bends forward to wash his feet, which rest on a brass plate. Seated on blue mats in front are devotees in white and yellow-shawled attire, some with hands folded in prayer, some seated with offerings, and a woman in a green saree holds a plate. Brass vessels, fruit, flowers, a water bottle and packets lie on a wooden tray at left, with a gilded lion-shaped stand beside the throne. A microphone and speaker stand in the background.

2010-01-02 +2 copies