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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a bright room. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-and-silver necklace sits on an ornate golden throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, the feet visible on a golden footstool. Seated before the throne is a gold-decorated low table holding silver puja plates with flower petals, vermilion, and offerings. A woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp. Beside her, a woman in pink and white garments and a young girl in orange hold lamps and join hands. A woman in a cream-and-maroon sari with a gold necklace holds a lamp, and at the bottom a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-headed man in orange cloth hold lamps and offerings in the foreground. a person is seated on the throne in saffron robes with a gold necklace and the long-haired appearance of the page's subject; his face is not visible in this frame.

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February 24 20132013-02-24August 13 20132013-08-13April 03 20132013-04-03A golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth dominates the left side, where a seated figure in orange-brown robes with a gold-bordered sash and a red-and-white flower garland is partly visible, feet resting on the platform. In front, a round golden tray holds many silver bowls of fruit, flowers and sweets with red blossoms. Around it sit several women in orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas; one man in a white kurta and glasses sits near the centre, and a woman in white with beads sits behind him. The setting is a dark room with a carved wooden door on the right.2013-08-19March 21 20132013-03-21August 24 20142014-08-24February 24 20132013-02-24February 01 20152015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01July 10 20132013-07-10May 19 20132013-05-19June 16 20132013-06-16