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A photograph of a padapuja ceremony on a stage with dark maroon drapes. A man with long hair wearing a red and white turban, a cream embroidered long robe over red trousers, and a red shawl stands on a red-cushioned footstool before an ornate gold throne decorated with garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. He holds a sheet of paper while a man in a blue kurta and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a bald man in an orange saffron dhoti stands near a golden kalasha-style vessel, and a purple-robed statue with raised hand stands beside the floral arch.

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December 11 20112011-12-11December 15 20112011-12-15December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph on an ornate stage: a figure with long dark hair, wearing a red and gold embroidered sherwani-style robe and a gold crown, stands on a golden throne decorated with garlands of yellow, red, purple and green flowers, and leans forward to hand a white certificate-style document to a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers. A second man in a checked shirt stands to the right beside a golden deity murti wearing a red garment, garlanded with flowers and a beaded necklace. Orange and white drapes hang behind, with orange garlands on a gold pillar. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair and a gold crown on the figure seated on the throne, in ornate red and gold clothing.2011-12-15December 15 20112011-12-15A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a gold throne backed by a red velvet drape and a garland of coloured flowers. A man with long dark hair, wearing a cream embroidered sherwani with a red sash and a red-and-white striped turban with a decorative pin, stands on a red cushion on a gold footstool while a woman in a turquoise silk saree with gold border hands him papers. Behind them stands a shaved-headed man in orange-brown clothes with a rudraksha mala.2011-12-14A man in a cream and maroon embroidered kurta with a red-and-white striped turban stands on a gilded throne with a red cushion, receiving a folded document from a man in a blue kurta and white trousers. Between them stands a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala. Behind the throne, a gold-framed niche decorated with garlands in purple, yellow, green and white holds a standing statue draped in purple cloth. A gold elephant-shaped seat with an orange cloth sits at right, before maroon drapes.2011-12-14December 16 20112011-12-16Stage event in front of a deep maroon velvet curtain. A man in a shaved head and saffron-orange dhoti-and-shawl stands at left holding white papers. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-and-gold embroidered sherwani, a cream turban and a long garland of multicoloured flowers, standing before a gold-trimmed throne canopy with a flower-decorated seat. A third man in white kurta and magenta dhoti at right hands over a document. Golden lion and peacock-style figures and a saffron-robed statue appear at the edges, garlanded. A red patterned carpet covers the platform. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate red-gold clothing, a turban and garland; the others are attendants.2011-12-11December 16 20112011-12-16December 15 20112011-12-15December 22 20102010-12-22