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A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional offering. A young woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and a nose stud sits cross-legged in an orange shawl over a white sari with green borders, holding a small white item in her cupped hands. Beside her, an older woman in a white sari with gold border presses her palms together in prayer and wears a beaded mala. In the foreground are silver trays holding pink lotus flowers and a yellow fruit. At right, the orange robed feet of a seated figure rest on a gold and red throne, and a blurred head of another person appears at lower right. Two people are visible in the frame.

A photograph of a seated woman in a cream sari with a pink and purple border and an orange shawl, her palms pressed together in anjali mudra at her chest, eyes lowered. A red bindi is visible on her forehead and gold bangles on her wrist. Beside her, a woman in an orange shawl looks forward, and at the left a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits near a microphone. Behind them a red cushion and a gold-draped seat or throne are visible, and a pink flower lies at the lower edge.

Close photograph of a woman with her palms pressed together in namaste at her chest, eyes lowered, with a red bindi on her forehead. She wears a cream blouse and cream sari with a red-and-purple striped border, draped with an orange shawl, and gold bangles on her wrist. Beside her, a blurred woman in an orange shawl and a second blurred figure in the lower left are seated, one with a white tilak mark. Behind them, an orange cloth and a blurred golden surface suggest a temple or ashram hall with a red cushioned seat.

Two women kneel on a tiled floor before a seated figure in orange robes at a ritual. The woman on the left, in a white sari with yellow-green border, a black beaded mala and a pendant, presses her palms together in prayer with eyes closed. The woman in the centre, in an orange shawl over a cream sari with green border, eyes closed and lips parted in chant, holds a silver bowl containing pink lotus flowers. In the foreground a bald man's head is visible beside the orange robe of the seated figure. Silver trays hold apples, bowls and green leaves, and a red cushioned seat with gold carved wood stands at right.

A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.

A photograph of a group of women seated closely together in a devotional ceremony, with hands pressed in anjali mudra and eyes closed. The central woman wears an orange-saffron sari with a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray with a folded orange cloth bearing a white lotus-style motif. Other women wear white saris with yellow shawls and white tilak marks on their foreheads. A silver bowl and a brass plate sit on a golden cloth in the foreground, with a blurred background of more devotees.

A padapuja ceremony in an indoor hall. In the centre, a woman in a green saree with black blouse sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, wearing a white-and-gold lanyard badge. Beside her, a woman in a white saree with green and yellow border and black beaded mala chants into a microphone. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white with gold chain necklace stands. At right, a figure in orange saffron robes is seated, with a red cushion and marigold garlands on a gold-trimmed stand. In the foreground are silver trays holding pink flowers and offerings, plus several other devotees.

August 13 2009

A padapuja in a small room: a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in namaskar with feet placed on a tray. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels at the feet, pouring or offering from a small bowl. On the right, a man in orange robes with long hair kneels with hands folded beside a bell being rung by another person, and a woman in white stands behind. White cloths cover side tables; flower petals lie on the tray and cloth.

2009-08-01 +1 copies

A padapuja-style ritual on a golden platform. Several women in orange and white saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, kneel around silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and white flower petals. The woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and holds a small silver vessel in one hand while extending her other hand toward a pink lotus. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne at the right, with another person in the foreground and a woman seated in white further back. The setting is a courtyard with red and white walls.

A photograph of several young women seated in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer or meditation. They wear orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders; the foreground woman wears a yellow and white patterned blouse with a braid, small earrings and a bindi, and a wristwatch. Women in white and cream traditional dress sit beside and behind them, and the background is softly blurred with more seated devotees.

December 16 2009