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Padapuja ritual in a golden-throne hall: a man with long hair, a white floral garland, an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and gold armlet sits on an ornate golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, his bare feet resting on a silver tray of flowers and offering bowls. a person (long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments) in his role as the seated figure receiving the puja. A woman in a blue sari sits in front of the tray, a devotee in white with a tilak presses palms together in namaskar, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels beside them. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps hang from the ceiling above a dark wall and a wooden door with brass studs.2013-10-21 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor hall with a maroon curtain and a standing fan. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits at right, reaching out his hand to greet people; he wears a rudraksha mala. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a striped polo, stand in a cluster around him, with a seated man in orange robes in the background behind a table holding fruit, books and brochures. A bald man in an orange shawl and white garment stands at the upper right. a person: a long-haired man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala is shown greeting devotees. Props on the table include a fruit basket, printed booklets and a CD case.2008-03-28January 06 20172017-01-06May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesA large dark Shiva lingam stands on a tiered base wrapped in layered garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers in orange, yellow, red, white and green. Its front is decorated with a band of white and silver panels and a garland draped over the top. Behind it a metal scaffold staircase rises to a platform where several people in orange and saffron clothing stand. On the right, a brick wall and a tree sit beneath a pale sky, and a few people in white stand near the lower stairs.2015-02-17 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04January 30 20162016-01-30A kneeling man in a white tuxedo jacket with black lapels, black bow tie and a name badge, hands pressed together in anjali, bows his head as a seated figure in an orange-saffron dhoti with a beaded rudraksha-style mala reaches out and touches his forehead with one hand while holding a folded paper or cloth in the other. The leopard-print mat lies beneath them, with a wooden platform and a gold ornament at the lower left. Seated audience members in white and red shawls fill the background, a large screen shows a woman with a red shawl, and a photographer with a camera stands at the top left.2012-12-16Outdoors beneath a hazy sky, a person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low concrete platform with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a hillside. The figure wears an orange-red ochre cloth wrapped around the body and a dark shawl over the shoulders. A striped red-and-blue cloth is spread on the platform beside them. Behind is a green wooded hill, a red brick wall, white pillars, and a dark blue ornamental lamp stand with a wide bowl-shaped top beside a leafy young tree. Corrugated pink-orange sheds stand at right. The person sits in devotional prayer, possibly a Thiruvannamalai hill-side shrine visit.2017-02-03March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copies