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A seated man in a rust-brown robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing layered garlands of yellow and pink flowers and rudraksha beads, with white tilak on his forehead. A man in a white dhoti kneels and bows at his feet holding offerings wrapped in cloth, beside a tray of bananas and a basket of fruit. Behind the throne stand robed attendants in white and orange, one holding a brass trident, with a smoking incense burner and a striped mat in the foreground. The setting is an outdoor ritual space at night, consistent with a padapuja or blessing of visiting pada yatris.

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February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23Night outdoor ritual at an ashram platform. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a rust-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with gold necklaces, and holds a sheet of paper while a bearded devotee in white kneels before him with a folded offering. Flanking the throne are tall brass trishula staffs, incense smoke rises from brass urns, and a red-cushioned footstool sits at his feet with a small white figure and flowers. Behind them, shirtless men in orange and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and white body markings, and a striped red-and-green fabric hangs in the background. Light-coloured stone pillars and a lit backdrop frame the scene.2017-02-23A photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor pavilion at night, with string lights and a striped canopy. A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe, a yellow and pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, smiling. Beside him stands a bare-chested man with long hair, a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti, and a trident-topped staff stands nearby. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind, one with a video camera, and a person in white bends over fruit and offerings in the foreground. Incense smoke rises from brass lamps on the sides.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23A night-time ceremony at an outdoor shrine lit by string lights. A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a pink-and-white flower garland wears a deep maroon robe, gold necklaces and a tilak on his forehead, and is touching the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white dhoti with gold border. Beside them stand several bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings, one holding a woven basket. Fruit, possibly limes, sits on a tray in front, a golden trident stands behind the throne, and incense smoke rises near a striped fabric canopy.2017-02-23April 24 20132013-04-24Night ritual photograph in which a long-haired man in an ornate gold-and-red throne chair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland and gold bangles, sits with eyes lowered while a bald devotee in a rust-red robe with gold borders kneels beside him holding yellow flowers and offerings. Smoke rises near the feet of the seated figure, which rest on a small brass footstool. Behind them, several attendants in rust-red robes with gold trim and rudraksha malas hold a silver bowl, a ceremonial staff and a tray. A kneeling man in white clothes bows at the lower left, and yellow flower petals lie on the ground.2013-04-24February 23 20172017-02-23April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24