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A padapuja-style ceremony in a decorated hall. A person with long dark hair seated on a red throne-like chair wears a maroon garment, a red and yellow flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and holds palms together in namaste. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange garland sits on the same chair. A woman in a maroon sari with gold jewellery and an orange garland kneels and offers a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers at their feet. Other devotees in white and pink shirts and dhotis stand around, and a child bends forward near the offering.

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A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style honouring inside a temple hall. A person seated on a red-cushioned throne wears a dark maroon-red garment, a multicolour and white flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and holds hands folded in namaskar. Beside them, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and a white-and-yellow garland sits on the same throne. A woman in a purple sari and another woman in a dark sari kneel at the front, one holding a lit oil lamp or aarti plate with flowers. Standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in silk saris with orange and gold flowers surround them, one man pointing toward the lamp. A large gold-decorated deity backdrop is visible at upper left.2013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a temple-like hall. A seated figure on the left wears a maroon garment, a red and white garland, gold bangles and an armlet, and sits on a red throne-like seat, looking to the side. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe with a yellow and white garland sits on the same seat. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a gold-bordered sari bow low, one pouring water or offering over a plate with a lit oil lamp in front of the seated figures. Other men in white clothing and a woman in a golden sari stand in the background, and a bald man in orange sits in the upper left.2013-11-11A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring inside a decorated hall. Seated on a red cushioned chair at left is a person in a rust-maroon wrap with long dark hair in a bun, wearing gold armlets and a garland of white and yellow flowers. Beside them sits a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a red and white garland. A woman in a gold-bordered brown sari bends low with a brass plate and lit oil lamp at the feet of the seated figures. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a few others in orange stand watching, and a kumkum-marked plate lies on the floor. The scene reads as a devotional honouring of the seated figures.2013-11-11Photograph of a ceremonial reception. A long-haired man in a brown-maroon cloth with gold armband and bracelet, wearing red, yellow and white flower garlands, sits on an ornate red-and-silver throne at left. A bald saffron-robed monk in orange and a second orange-robed sannyasi sit beside him on a red throne, also garlanded. At right, a woman in a purple sari kneels and holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) on a plate before the seated figures' feet, as others in white and pink shirts and saris watch and stand around. Garlands, a golden curtain and brass lamps appear in the background.2013-11-11A padapuja ritual in a decorated hall with a red-and-silver throne. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a white-and-yellow flower garland sits on a red chair while a devotee in a golden-bordered brown silk sari bends to wash or honour his bare feet over a silver plate. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange also wears floral garlands, and a woman in a brown sari with a bun and bangles sits on the left. Standing men in white shirts and dhotis with garlands and a woman in a gold-bordered sari look on, some with folded hands. Flowers and a small flame are visible near the feet.2013-11-11A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja in an ashram hall. A man seated on an ornate red throne with silver detailing wears a dark maroon-brown cloth, a gold armlet, and a garland of white and yellow flowers over red blossoms; his features are not described here. Beside him, two saffron-robed monks sit on the same red seat, also garlanded. A man in a checked shirt and jeans bends to wash the feet of a seated monk over a silver tray, while an elderly man in white dhoti and a woman in a green sari with a floral garland kneel and assist nearby. Silver plates of fruit, flowers, kumkum and offerings sit on the floor, and other devotees in white and orange stand behind.2013-11-11A photograph of a ritual at a satsang or darshan setting. A seated figure on a red throne with a red upholstered armrest wears a brown-red garment, a rudraksha mala and layered garlands of white and yellow flowers, and looks down. Beside them a man in orange robes with white and orange garlands sits on the throne, and another person in orange and white garlands is partly visible. In the foreground a man in a white shirt bends over a brass oil lamp with a visible flame, while the blurred heads of onlookers frame the lower edge. Women in saris with gold borders stand at the right, one wearing orange flower garlands.2013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11