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A padapuja ritual in a dark-walled room with a golden throne flanked by carved golden lion figures and leopard-print upholstery. A man seated on the throne wears a gold crown, a pink and white flower garland and a saffron-orange cloth, with hands joined in greeting. Before him, several women in white saris and white ritual clothes sit at a long golden table holding oil lamps and brass thalis of flowers and lamps. A bald man in a dark rudraksha mala and tattoos on his arm extends a hand toward the offerings, and hanging brass oil lamps and bells decorate the ceiling. a person is seated on the throne, identified by the crown and garland together with the saffron cloth and ornate golden seat.

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A seated man with long dark hair, a gold crown and gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and gold lion-head armrests, wearing a pink and white garland, holds his hands in namaste. Around a low wooden table, devotees hold lit oil lamps and stand near silver thalis with flowers and offerings during a puja. A woman in white with a red shawl holds a lamp at the centre; a man with a shaved head and rudraksha mala on the right holds a lamp over the thali.2017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16Inside a dim room with dark walls and hanging brass oil lamps, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and gilded lion-head armrests presses palms together in namaskar. He wears a gold crown, a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles and a saffron shawl over bare shoulders. Before the throne, a long low table holds silver thalis of flowers, pink petals and offerings. Seated devotees in white clothes, a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a pink sari, fold their hands in prayer beside a metal door and a wall air conditioner. A padapuja style offering is taking place. The figure's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, so the description is labelled accordingly.2017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16Indoor ritual scene in a small shrine room with black walls and a gold-framed throne. A man with long hair, wearing a pink-and-white floral garland and gold bangles, sits on the leopard-print-covered gilded throne with his palms joined in greeting. Before him a group of about nine people, mostly women in white and pink saris, sit on the floor around a yellow cloth laden with brass plates of offerings, flowers and lit oil lamps, several of them holding lamps or plates. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells hang from the ceiling, a grey cabinet and wall air conditioner are behind them. A bald man in rust-coloured and white attire with rudraksha beads stands at the lower right holding a plate, while a golden lion-figured seat and deity murti are visible at left.2017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph inside a small shrine room with dark walls and a gold-framed throne on the left. A man seated on a leopard-print throne with a gold lion armrest wears a gold crown, a pink and white flower garland, and an orange-brown shawl, and holds a garland strand in his hands. a person: the seated man wears a gold crown and ornate gold jewellery, with an ornate throne as his setting. Facing him, several women in white and pink saris and a shaved-headed man in white sit at a long gold table laid with silver plates of flowers, sweets and small oil lamps, performing a padapuja-style offering. A woman in a white sari holds a small cup. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are suspended from the ceiling, and a wall air conditioner and wooden door are visible at right.2017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16July 07 20172017-07-07