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A photograph of a temple puja with devotees seated on a stone floor around a large ornate gold tray filled with silver bowls and vessels, many containing red rose petals. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed figure in orange-and-dark robes sits with his back to the camera near the gold tray. A woman in the centre wears a white blouse and an orange shawl, round glasses and gold bangles, and she sprinkles red rose petals with her right hand. Behind her a younger woman in a yellow shawl and green-bordered sari sits, and at right an older woman in a white sari with a white forehead marking and gold bangles sits with her palms pressed together in prayer. Silver kettle-like vessels stand beside the tray, and a gold-carved shrine edge is visible at left.

A photograph of a morning puja at a golden altar. A shaven-headed figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in the lower left foreground, his arms reaching toward a silver tray. Around the tray, several women in white saris with orange borders hold rose petals and place them among silver vessels and bowls. One woman in an orange shawl presses her palms together, another wears a sindoor bindi and a yellow-green sari, and an older woman has a white tilak on her forehead. Red rose petals are scattered over brass and silver pots and an ornate golden shrine edge stands at left.

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Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured borders wears a long gold-bead mala and a gold pendant, and holds a silver tray of yellow flowers and a silver bell. Women in white and cream saris with green, yellow and orange borders stand around, some with palms joined and some holding lit oil lamps, one woman in an orange-red sari with rudraksha beads on the right. A woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and a vibhuti mark on her forehead. A woman at left and another at back raise hands to the head in devotion. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a temple hall with gold-covered deity shrines and garlanded murtis behind. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-red robe with a yellow-green bead garland sits on the left, extending a hand toward a gold vessel. Several women in white saris and rudraksha malas, and a man in white with a red garland and rudraksha mala, stand in a close group receiving or offering items, with red and orange flower garlands and marigolds at the bottom of the frame. The scene suggests a puja or prasad offering, though the person in the red robe cannot be identified from the image, and there are no legible printed names beyond the copyright credit.

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A photograph of devotees at an outdoor tent event. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red and white flower garland and gold bangles holds a brass bowl and offers items to a girl in a white and orange dress. Beside them a woman in a white sari and a woman in white with a dark pendant stand near children in orange and white. A young woman in an orange shawl and white dress stands at right with a long braid. Above them hangs a brass trident and white tent fabric with draped curtains, and garlanded flower arrangements line the background. Several attendees in white and orange clothing stand among the crowd.

A padapuja scene in an ashram courtyard. Seated on the left, a figure in an orange robe with an ornate gold throne behind them is partly visible, with a large garland of red roses and white flowers draped over the seat. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with a magenta border holds a gold object above a gold tray of fruit, pink cloth, brass bowls and small containers. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a striped border and rudraksha mala holds a gold vessel. Several women in white and yellow clothing surround the tray, and one woman in orange sits in the foreground with her long dark hair visible. The setting is an open courtyard with a red-and-white striped wall at the top right.