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A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a dark tilak on the forehead, a dark turban-style headdress topped with a flower crown, a red-and-gold garment and layered red and white garlands. In front, a bare-backed young priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-gold cloth bends forward to touch the floor before a prepared puja arrangement of banana leaves with brass plates, flower-decorated kalasha pots, fruit and an oil lamp. Behind them, a standing man in a white shirt and an attendant in red stand near a fan and a patterned carpet, and an open doorway leads to a bright hall with red pillars.

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March 06 20162016-03-06September 19 20152015-09-19Photograph inside a temple hall with two ornate gold thrones with red cushions. On the left, a person in a rust-orange garment with a long dark braid and a headband sits on the throne, holding a small brass vessel. In the centre, a bare-chested, shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits on the second golden throne, his hands folded. Several devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts kneel and bow toward the thrones, one with hands raised in namaskar. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange garlands stand near a red flag and marble pillars.2012-05-09A photograph in a marble-walled hall shows a seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl on an ornate gold-and-crimson throne. He wears a gold headband, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a long braid. He smiles and gestures with one hand toward a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt and grey trousers who kneels on a striped red rug, bending over the throne's bare feet, apparently performing padapuja. A second person in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Gold-trimmed cushions, a small table and a white equipment case are nearby.2012-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with a polished golden-brown floor scattered with pink flower petals. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a dark headband sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and gold lion-arm supports, holding a small brass vessel. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a headband sits on the same throne. Two devotees in white shirts and grey trousers kneel and bow low before the throne. Behind, two attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand, one holding an orange-and-blue round plate, with a small shrine with lamps at the back. The seated figure on the left shows distinctive long hair, a headband and orange-saffron clothing; this is a person as a seated honoured teacher.2012-05-09A seated figure on a gold lion-armrested throne with a gold arch backdrop, wearing an orange-saffron robe, white flower garland and gold necklaces, smiling with palms joined in greeting. In front, a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with striped border prostrates on red carpet, with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. Three attendants stand to the left: a man in white dhoti with a purple-and-pink cloth, a bare-chested man with white shawl and tilak, and a young boy with a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Brass lamps flank the throne, and a red velvet curtain hangs behind.2015-11-22April 03 20172017-04-03March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-red turban with gold ornament, a rust-red cloth, bare shoulders, a gold armlet, and a garland of white flowers with green, red and pink strands. A gold staff stands beside the throne, and a copper bottle and copper tumbler sit on a small table. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads kneels on a striped mat, and a white-haired person in the foreground is seen from behind. A white tower air cooler stands in the background. a person: the seated figure has long dark hair, a turban and a garlanded throne presence, presented as the honoured figure at this Pratyaksha Pada Puja event.2017-06-12March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20192019-01-05August 09 20152015-08-09