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Outdoor ceremony on red-tiered steps lined with black stone lamp stands, many filled with oil lamps. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe, orange-red turban, gold ceremonial necklaces and a garland of flowers sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne beneath a fringed canopy of red, blue, yellow and white tassels. A gold staff with a trident-style finial stands beside him. Men in white dhotis, some holding brass instruments, sit on the steps. A crowd of women in saris and shawls, including orange, blue and pink garments, sits in the foreground.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, under a canopy hung with multicolored marigold and flower garlands. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a rust-orange turban, a large gold-toned ceremonial necklace, bangles and a flower garland. A trident rests on a stand beside the throne, and a ceremonial staff stands nearby. In front of him, a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in saffron, orange, yellow and pink saris, faces him with their backs to the camera. Behind them, rows of red-tiered steps hold seated white-clad people with hands raised in anjali. The page identifies this as a Pada Puja event; the seated figure matches the appearance cues of a person, with a turban, ornate gold necklace and orange clothing, seated on the throne as the central figure.2016-12-03Outdoor photo of a seated man on an ornate gold throne (peetha) with a red cushioned seat, under a red, blue and white fringed canopy, in front of walls draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands. He wears a red and maroon turban, a rudraksha mala, a long gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, gold armbands, and an orange-brown cloth draped over his body; a white flower garland hangs at his chest. Around him, a crowd sits and stands in front of the throne, including a bare-chested man with a sacred thread, women in saris and kurtas in orange, pink and blue, and a girl with hands folded in namaskar at left. Behind, tiered steps hold rows of brass lamps and seated devotees, and a metal fence runs along the front. The scene appears to be a ceremonial veneration with the seated figure at its centre.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03