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December 22 20122012-12-22A photograph from a KAILASA gathering in a red-carpeted hall. On the left, a man with long dark hair, bare-chested with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders, wears white and red flower garlands and a gold armband, seated on a raised wooden throne-like seat beside gold lion or mythical creature figures. Seated on the floor in front, a man in a grey t-shirt and khaki trousers presses his palms together in greeting, with devotees in white and orange garments, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red and orange sashes around them. Plates of offerings sit at the bottom of the frame, and a woman in orange speaks into a microphone in the background.2012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22A photograph of a padapuja in a hotel hall. A man seated on a red-upholstered throne with gold lion-armrest carvings wears an orange-red robe, a red and gold garland and a red turban, and raises a silver staff. Before him on an orange cloth, a woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala and a woman in a mustard-gold sari sit with folded hands; a woman in white and a man in white kneel nearby. Several brass thalis hold lamps, flowers, rice and kumkum, and a silver-rimmed bowl sits near the dais. A woman in orange sits on the cloth beside a small girl in orange. Behind, a man in orange sits near audio equipment, a camera on a tripod stands beside them, and more people in white sit on the carpet.2013-12-08December 22 20122012-12-22November 15 20102010-11-15November 14 20102010-11-14A padapuja ritual in a hall with red chairs and a dark red curtain. On a raised gold-coloured stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne draped with marigold and pink garlands, and a gold swan ornament stands behind. In front, a gold tray holds brass bowls of offerings, fruit and pink lotus flowers. Around it, devotees sit on the floor: a woman in white with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bare-chested man with a yellow cloth, a shaved-headed priest in white, a man in a purple shawl with folded hands, a woman in a yellow sari, and others with hands pressed together in prayer.2010-10-12A photograph of a seated figure on a raised golden throne with a golden lion-shaped base, in an orange saffron garment with a gold-trimmed shawl, hands pressed together in namaskar. Red drapes hang behind. Around him, devotees sit in prayer with palms joined: a woman in a maroon sari with a gold necklace, a girl in a yellow top, a woman in a white sari with rudraksha mala, a woman in an orange sari, a man in white with glasses, a man in saffron with a rudraksha mala seated behind, and several children in white and yellow kurtas. Brass plates and offerings sit on the floor in front.2009-12-26A photograph of a padapuja ceremony inside an open-sided pavilion. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti and draped in a flower garland of pink and yellow blossoms, sits on a gilded throne with his palms joined in anjali. Before him, a devotee in a white top and dhoti bends forward to wash his feet, which rest on a brass plate. Seated on blue mats in front are devotees in white and yellow-shawled attire, some with hands folded in prayer, some seated with offerings, and a woman in a green saree holds a plate. Brass vessels, fruit, flowers, a water bottle and packets lie on a wooden tray at left, with a gilded lion-shaped stand beside the throne. A microphone and speaker stand in the background.2010-01-02 +2 copies