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A hall ceremony in progress. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands and a golden arch, under a striped canopy. Two brass oil lamps stand on tall stands beside the throne. In front, a white-robed man bends forward with hands extended toward the seated figure, and a white-clad man in a green top sits on the floor nearby. Seated rows of people in white and orange clothes, some with orange shawls and plates before them, fill the foreground and right side. A photo of a person in a white shirt is mid-frame at left. The figure on the throne matches the appearance cues for a person, seated and being honoured as a ceremony leader; the bent man is a devotee or priest offering reverence, and the seated attendees are devotees.

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A seated group gathering on a white-floored stage in an indoor hall with a pink wall, dark blue curtain and a dark stage backdrop. At the upper left, a decorated ornate golden seat with a red cushion is draped in yellow and red marigold garlands; brass oil lamps stand beside it. In the foreground a row of men in white dhotis and shirts and men in white with yellow shawls sit on the floor, many with shaved heads, facing a woman in an orange saffron sari with a gold-and-orange beaded necklace near the left edge. Several women in orange, red and white saris sit in the middle, some holding steel plates and bowls of food. The scene looks like a shared meal or satsang on the floor.2010-12-27November 14 20102010-11-14November 13 20102010-11-13October 29 20102010-10-29A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with an umbrella-style gold canopy sits centrally, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, with arms resting in front. Before the throne, several shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style clothes with maroon and gold borders sit on orange mats, some with hands joined in namaskar. Behind them a row of women in saris, including a yellow sari, sit in attendance. Brass oil lamps stand on the right, and a wooden-fronted altar box rests beside the throne. Silver trays with flowers and plates hold offerings on the floor, and a large framed painting of a deity with garlands hangs on the right wall.2011-02-11December 22 20102010-12-22October 29 20102010-10-29October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesDecember 28 20062006-12-28A photo of a padapuja ceremony in an indoor hall. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands resting in his lap. Devotees sit on the floor around him: a bald man in white with a red-and-white sash offers a plate, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border holds a lit oil lamp, a woman in a red top presses palms together, and others in white and yellow garments look on. A silver tray with lamps and offerings sits in the centre. a person: the seated man wears an orange robe, rudraksha mala and long swept hair on a throne, consistent with the page's claim. Dress colours include white, yellow and red.2010-09-16December 22 20102010-12-22