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Seven children stand in a row on a stage with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing forward. Their clothes include white kurtas, a red and a red-orange outfit, and an orange outfit with a gold-bordered shawl. Behind them is an ornate golden throne with a canopy and a framed portrait of a long-haired figure on it, decorated with garlands, flowers and a rug at the front. The backdrop is a large decorative arrangement of white, purple and yellow patterned panels with floral motifs. Two children hold microphones.

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July 17 20082008-07-17Seven children stand in a row on a raised stage before an ornate golden throne decorated with yellow and white floral garlands. Each child has palms pressed together in anjali. From left to right: a boy in white kurta and pants with a rudraksha mala; a girl in red and gold salwar with a red dupatta; a girl in white with a microphone; a boy in red silk kurta holding his hands together; a boy in white with a microphone; a girl in orange and white dress; a girl in orange shawl and white with a mala; and a girl in white with a mala. A framed portrait showing a long-haired figure in a white garment sits on the throne, with garlands around it. A patterned red-and-blue carpet covers the stage floor.2008-07-17A stage decorated with white and yellow flower arrangements and scalloped white floral canopies frames a golden throne with an ornate crown-topped canopy. A large framed portrait on the throne shows a figure in saffron garlanded with flowers, and red flower offerings sit before it. A row of about ten children in white and cream clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, while two women in saffron and a colourful sari stand at the right. A brass vessel and a small flower arrangement rest at the left edge of the stage.2008-07-17A cultural stage performance decorated with gold and garlands. Center stage, a man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a red carpet holding a rudraksha mala, one hand raised. Behind him a gold ornate throne is framed by flowers and a large framed portrait on the throne shows a man in saffron with a gold necklace and garlands. A young performer in a saffron turban and light wrap stands at left holding a microphone. Beside them a man in white dhoti holds a microphone, and two children in gold and red costumes stand at right, one wearing a gold crown and holding a mace-like prop. Purple and white draped fabric frames the stage.2008-07-17September 05 20172017-09-05A decorated stage with a golden throne-like seat (peetha) at centre, flanked by white floral arches and yellow flower motifs, with a crown-shaped golden canopy above. A framed portrait sits on the throne, and a red cushion rests on it. Five children in white clothes stand on the stage with heads bowed and hands joined in namaskar in front of the throne, as if offering reverence. A brass vessel and flower offerings sit to the side. The scene resembles a devotional program.2008-07-17A photograph of a temple-style stage ritual. At the centre, a deity murti sits under a large flower-decorated arch with a golden crown-like canopy and garlands. A figure in orange and white, seated on a raised platform, performs a puja with hands folded before the murti. Several shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit in front, one tending a flower-covered offering table. To the left, two women in white saris stand holding trays of flower garlands and an oil lamp, and a man in white stands behind them. Ornate umbrellas hang at the sides. Seated devotees in white occupy the lower foreground, with a white-clad elderly man in front of a flower-strewn altar.2006-01-01July 17 20082008-07-17A decorated stage with a golden throne-like seat (peetha) backed by a large framed portrait of a long-haired figure wearing a garland and gold ornaments. A seated figure in white clothing sits on a red-and-gold cushioned platform in front of the throne, raising one hand. To the right, two children in ceremonial dress, one in orange and gold, stand near the stage. To the left, a standing person in an orange head wrap and light draped cloth holds a brass vessel near offerings. Floral arrangements, white and red scalloped canopies, and a red stage floor frame the scene.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17Ceremonial stage scene with a seated guru on an ornate gold throne decorated with a large multicoloured flower garland arch in purple, yellow, red and green. Around him stand young boys in orange turbans and orange dhoti-style robes with gold borders, several with folded hands, and older men in white dhotis and white turbans at the edges. A boy kneels at the base of the throne, and a golden lamp stand with a flame sits beside the throne. The backdrop shows gilded carved panels and white draping, with a red carpeted stage.2015-01-13A staged padapuja demonstration on a white platform in a bright hall. A seated figure in an orange-red cloth and orange turban sits on a gold-ornate throne under a large gilded lotus-shaped canopy against a purple-blue cosmic backdrop. Garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers frame the throne. Before the throne, a child in a grey top and a girl in orange kneel while another girl in white-and-red sits nearby. A man in white sits on the left, and a woman in a pink-and-gold sari kneels at the right edge. A tripod camera stands at the left. A faint portrait of a figure appears on the backdrop.2011-07-23