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A padapuja-style ritual at an outdoor pavilion under a red canopy. A shaven-headed boy in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace chants with his eyes open, flanked by a girl in a navy top with a flower in her hair and a girl in red with a gold border. Behind them an older woman in a white sari with red and orange border and a long beaded necklace sits with hands folded, next to a woman in a red-and-orange sari with bangles. Foreground: rows of polished silver bowls and plates holding white flowers and yellow marigolds, and a garlanded yellow and pink flower offering at right. Several cameras and a tripod are visible behind the seated group. Five to six people are visible.

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December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A seated figure in an orange-and-gold tiger-striped garment and a gold crown, wearing a multicolour garland, performs a padapuja by placing a foot on a silver platform in front of a silver deity murti. Around a gold-edged floor cloth, many silver thalis hold oil lamps, flowers and offerings. Devotees sit on the floor, including a woman in a white sari with red border, a woman in a red sari, a shaved-headed boy in orange robes with white forehead markings, a girl in red, and a man in an orange shawl. Several have rudraksha malas and name badges. Some are seated in the background wearing white and red shawls. The ritual appears to be a puja in a tent setting with red and white fabric.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A seated guru figure with long dark hair and a tall ornate crown sits on a silver throne-like seat, wearing a tiger-striped garment and multiple garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers, with gold armbands. Before him, devotees sit on a golden floor cloth beside many silver plates holding oil lamps, flowers and offerings, appearing to be a puja or padapuja arrangement. Around them, seated people in saffron, red, white and orange clothes, some with red tilak on their foreheads and some with lanyard badges, watch and join with folded hands. A decorated silver chariot-style seat and red-and-gold stage decor frame the scene.2013-12-27A photograph of a temple-style ritual in a red and white tented pavilion. A seated figure on the right wears an ornate gold crown, a tiger-striped cloth draped over the lap, a long floral garland in red, green and orange, and gold armlets; he is seated before a large silver peetha-like seat and silver footwear area. In front, a golden tray holds many silver thalis with lit oil lamps, flowers and offerings, surrounded by flower garlands. Around the tray sit devotees: a woman in white with a red shawl, a young girl in a navy top, a shaved-headed monk in saffron with rudraksha mala and white tilak, a girl in maroon, a woman in a white-and-red sari, and a woman in maroon with a gold necklace. Men stand behind, and a cameraman with a video camera films the ceremony. A silver-framed Nataraja figure hangs on the back of the tent.2013-12-27A large outdoor festival crowd fills a red-canopied pandal, with many people in orange and red garments. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in an orange kurta with a grey-streaked moustache sits at centre; beside him a woman wears a white sari with a red shawl and folded hands. A young girl in orange and a teenage girl in a dark top sit nearby, and a shaved-headed man in white with a white sacred-thread-style cord and vibhuti on his forehead sits at left. Brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers and offerings are set on a low table in front. Stage equipment, cameras and a raised dais with a microphone stand are visible in the background.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A photograph of a ritual offering with silver and gilt plates of white rice, green leaves and vegetables being passed and served. A bald man with a white forehead mark and rimless glasses, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl, sits cross-legged at the front of the frame. A woman in white with a white forehead mark reaches toward the plates, and another woman's hand holds a silver bowl. In the upper left a man in white with an orange shawl sits behind them, and on the right a figure in orange robes sits near a gold-carved pillar. Silver bowls of milk or food line the trays.2010-08-01December 27 20132013-12-27