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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an indoor room. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a flowing saffron/orange robe and a heavy garland of white, yellow and red flowers around his neck. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends forward, touching the seated figure's feet, which rest on a tray scattered with flower petals. Nearby, a woman in an orange sari with a gold border stands, a young girl in a white dress with a beaded necklace is beside them, and a person in orange kneels in the foreground. A water bottle, a framed picture and a fan are visible, with decorative paintings on the wall behind.

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August 16 20092009-08-16August 13 20092009-08-13August 21 20092009-08-21August 13 20092009-08-13A photo of a padapuja ceremony in a bright hall. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange robe and a white jasmine garland with green leaves, his palms pressed together in prayer. Before him a young girl in a pink top and white pants pours water over his feet from a silver vessel, while a child in orange kneels nearby. A saffron-robed attendant with long hair crouches at right beside silver bowls and a tray of offerings. A woman in a grey top and white sari sits at left with folded hands, and a wooden tray of fruit sits on a white-covered table behind the throne. Several children and a woman sit on the floor in the foreground.2009-08-13A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold chain necklace sits on an ornate gold throne upholstered in red and zebra-striped cushions, hands pressed together in greeting. Before him, a woman in white kneels and a man in a white shirt bends forward, both touching flower petals placed on a gold footstool, in a padapuja-style offering. A standing attendant in orange robes stands at left. Behind the throne are flower garlands in purple, yellow and red, a basket of apples, water bottles, a standing fan and a gold-patterned curtain.2009-08-16A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaste with eyes closed. A man in white dhoti and shirt kneels at the foot of the throne, pouring water from a gold vessel onto a silver tray of flower petals and offerings, while a saffron-robed devotee to the right sits with hands folded in prayer near a pink flower bowl. Gold curtains, a vase of yellow sunflowers, a stack of books and fruit on a side table, and sprays of marigolds frame the scene. The gold-and-red throne seat is the central focus, with the seated saffron-robed man presiding as the honoured guest.2009-08-15A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white floral garland sits on an ornate gold and red throne, hands pressed together in namaskar. Garlands of yellow and purple flowers decorate the throne. Before him, devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor with hands folded, and a woman in white with a red bindi offers a brass plate of flowers and fruit near a small gold stand. A younger man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at lower right, another devotee in orange sits at lower left, and a large brass vase holds yellow sunflowers. Water bottles and a fan stand in the background behind gold curtains.2009-08-16July 30 20092009-07-30August 16 20092009-08-16August 09 20092009-08-09A seated figure in an orange robe and white flower garland with a green and yellow flower garland sits on a gold and red throne before gold-draped curtains. He holds a small object in his hands while a kneeling man in white clothes with folded hands and a red thread on his wrist faces him. A standing man in orange robes and a shawl stands to the right, and a silver tray with a small lamp and flowers rests on the gold pedestal. Books and a box with fruit sit on a side table at left, and yellow flowers stand in a vase at right. A portrait in a gold frame is partly visible at the left edge.2009-08-15