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August 25 2009

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Two women seated close together thread white flowers and a thin string at a padapuja. Their hands work over a brass tray heaped with white jasmine-style flowers and a red rose, with a small brass lamp visible. Above them a standing figure in orange robes is seen only from the waist down, the orange cloth covering the legs. One woman has a dark bun with a decorative hair clip and wears glasses and a pink top; the other has long dark hair and gold bangles. The scene is an archival photo of a flower-garland offering.2009-08-25Close-up photo of a ritual offering on an ornate gold tray. Two people's hands are visible: on the left, a figure in orange robes and a white garment holds a stick of incense or flower stem near the tray, wearing a silver bangle and a red thread on the wrist. On the right, another person's hands hold strands of rudraksha or red-brown beads over the offering. The tray holds white and red flowers, including roses and marigold-like blooms, with a red fruit and silver bowls visible behind. Golden drapery fills the background. A faint purple logo appears at the top left.2011-09-11Photograph of a padapuja-style ritual before a seated figure draped in orange cloth with a red flower garland over the shoulder, seated on a gold-carved throne with a red velvet cushion. A bald elderly man in white clothes on the left holds rose petals and a tray of white jasmine garlands and red flowers. A man in white with a cream shawl on the right presses his palms together in prayer, and two women in yellow sit in the foreground with their heads bowed. Marigold and red petals are scattered on the cushion and base.November 20 20092009-11-20Close photo of a ritual padapuja-style offering on a wooden footstool draped with a rust-red cloth. A woman in a pale yellow-green sari and gold bangle reaches to place white jasmine garlands and red rose petals on the stool. A seated man in rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with gold bracelet, is partly visible at left. Silver-rimmed brass plates hold more red petals and white flowers at right, and other devotees in red and white clothing sit in the background.2014-06-16July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a wedding-style ritual. A woman's hands, with bangles and a black wristwatch, hold a small cluster of white jasmine flowers and offer them toward a man's cupped, henna-decorated hands. Behind them is a garland of jasmine, green leaves, red and yellow flowers, and red apples. The man wears a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a red-and-gold silk cloth lies across the lower frame.2013-09-16Close photo of a padapuja, with a devotee in white clothes on the left arranging pink and red flower petals and a white jasmine garland over a bare foot in a golden-rimmed tray. The foot rests on red cloth and a seated figure wears orange saffron robes at the upper right, with a golden throne-like base behind. Only hands, feet and clothing are visible, with no face shown. Decorative gold trim and a small pale green leaf sit among the blossoms.2009-11-23November 27 20092009-11-27December 01 20092009-12-01Close-up photo of a puja offering being prepared on polished silver and gold trays. Several hands reach in to place white flower petals or shredded white offerings onto a golden plate. Pink lotus blossoms rest at the left edge, and a red apple sits in a silver bowl at lower right. A person in saffron-orange cloth sits at upper right, with only a lap and feet visible. Visible people are partially shown, mainly hands and arms, so the count is a range.2010-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 23 20092009-11-23