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A young boy with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala around his neck kneels on a red carpet, bending forward to touch the feet of a seated figure in rust-brown robes. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body, and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Beside him stands a person in orange-saffron robes, and in the background other people in colourful traditional dress. An ornate silver footstool with engraved patterns rests in front of the seated figure. The setting appears to be a temple or ceremonial hall during a pada-puja style gesture of reverence.

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A photograph of a devotee in a bare-chested pose, prostrating on a red carpet before a seated figure in a rust-orange robe and a silver-footed seat or stand. The devotee wears a white dhoti with broad gold borders and a gold-bordered shawl tied at the waist, with a rudraksha-style dark bead thread visible at the wrist. The seated figure's orange cloth and the ornate silver base suggest a ritual honouring; the devotee's hands are pressed together as he bows low. Other people in white and gold attire stand in the background, partially visible. The scene matches a temple inauguration event at Sadashiva Mandapam.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a devotee in white dhoti with gold border prostrating in front of an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushion. The devotee's bare back is visible as they bend forward, and a hand with rudraksha beads rests on their back. Beside the throne, a seated person in saffron-orange robes with gold trim has bare feet resting on a silver footstool. A dark-skinned hand with rudraksha mala and bracelets reaches toward the scene. A metal railing is in the foreground.2018-04-04A devotee in white dhoti and white shirt, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, bows forward with palms pressed together in namaskara toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears a rust-brown shawl with gold border and rests a hand on an ornate silver-engraved stool or peetha. A person in an orange robe stands at left, and another in white with gold-bordered dhoti stands behind. The setting is an indoor ritual space with a red floor mat. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesPhoto of a ceremony on a red floor mat. A bare-backed devotee in white dhoti kneels and bows forehead-to-floor before an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions. Seated on the throne is a figure in saffron-brown robes wearing a large marigold and rose garland and a gold pendant necklace. A man in white dhoti with yellow border and rudraksha mala kneels beside the devotee, touching his back, and a person in orange holds an orange fruit at the right, as orange fruits are passed among attendants. The scene suggests a padapuja reverence, with the throne centred in the frame.2018-04-14October 28 20102010-10-28April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20122012-10-08February 27 20172017-02-27