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A photograph of a pada puja in progress. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears an orange-saffron robe, a long white jasmine garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, a rudraksha band on the arm, and a sandalwood-marked forehead. He holds a silver wand. Before the throne, a woman in a cream sari with orange border pours or offers flowers over his feet, which rest on a silver tray on a gold base. A woman in red-framed glasses and a mustard printed kurta sits with folded hands. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe holds a brass plate of offerings with a kumkum dish and flowers. A brass lamp and a patterned rug complete the setting.

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May 17 20122012-05-17May 17 20122012-05-17May 17 20122012-05-17A seated man with folded hands sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a gold canopy, draped in flower garlands of white, yellow and red and wearing a gold crown with a red mark on his forehead. He wears white and gold ceremonial cloth. Two people in orange robes attend him: a shaved-headed man at left and a woman at right holding a lamp, with a brass plate of offerings and a banana before the dais. The throne is framed by marigold and rose decorations and a red and gold fringed platform. The seated man has distinctive crown and garland cues but his features and identity cannot be confirmed from the image, so the a person field is unsure.2010-01-01May 17 20122012-05-17May 02 20142014-05-02August 01 20102010-08-01Photograph of a ritual inside a temple hall. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a red turban, saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala, and ceremonial gold necklaces, with a yellow sash over one shoulder. A bare-chested young boy in white dhoti kneels before him, holding a small brass vessel while an older priest, also bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold border, steadies him. At right a woman in a red sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside the throne. A flame burns in the lower foreground beside a yellow flower garland.2015-11-24January 19 20132013-01-19February 25 20112011-02-25A photograph of a ritual scene at an ornate golden throne. A central figure sits on the throne wearing a red turban, saffron-red robe with a golden-yellow sash, multiple rudraksha malas and a large ceremonial gold pendant, holding a yellow and white flower garland and a small ritual implement. Attendants surround him: a bare-chested young man in white dhoti kneels at left with hands raised, a man with bare torso in white dhoti stands at far left, a woman in red garments with rudraksha beads sits at lower right, and another woman in red with white forehead markings sits behind the throne. A white-robed attendant stands at top right. The throne is gilded with ornate carved peacock-like motifs, and red cushions and a red backdrop surround the scene. Appearance-based label: a person is seated on the throne, identified by his saffron-red robes, rudraksha malas and gold pendant.2015-11-24September 05 20122012-09-05