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A seated figure in an orange robe with a pink-and-white flower garland sits with palms joined in namaskar on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with white and red flowers. Before him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti offers a plate, while a boy in a grey shirt and a woman in a maroon top sit on white cloth with joined hands. To the right, several people in white and orange kneel with palms pressed together. Fruits, bananas, a pineapple, flower petals, brass plates, oil lamps and a small ritual setup cover the white floor in front of the throne, indicating a puja or padapuja offering. A blackboard fills the wall behind.

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August 02 20092009-08-02A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a garland of red and white flowers, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a matching garland of red flowers, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around the throne, devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls sit on white cloth while others offer pada puja: a man in white shirt and lavender dhoti washes feet, and a boy in a light shirt and dark trousers kneels beside him. Trays of bananas, apples, oranges, pineapple, coconut, flowers and a rose-petal arrangement lie in front, and a wooden stool and offerings are set to the left. A blackboard hangs on a pale wall behind.2009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02A padapuja ritual in a classroom with a blackboard behind. A seated figure in orange robes and a pink flower garland sits on a gold and red throne with a red cushion, hands pressed together in namaste. A man in a white kurta kneels in front, offering a plate of flowers and fruit at the feet while a woman in a maroon sari and a boy in white shirt and dark trousers sit close by. To the right, several young people in white and orange clothing sit with hands folded. Plates of bananas, papaya, apples, pineapple and rose petals surround the throne on a white cloth. The throne figure is in orange, with an orange shawl over the shoulders and a garland. The figure may be a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and white garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaskar. Several devotees in white traditional dress with yellow-gold borders sit on a white cloth before the throne, hands folded in prayer. In front lie offerings on silver plates: rose petals, red apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, a coconut and sweets, with flowers and brass vessels nearby. A young man in saffron and another in white with yellow shawls also sit praying. The white-walled room has a fluorescent light fixture and a red box of items on a low table behind the throne.2009-08-13August 02 20092009-08-02A 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.2009-08-13