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Close photograph of a seated person in a saffron-orange garment holding a gold spoon-like ladle with a long handle, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. Beside them is a silver ritual vessel. Behind, out of focus, a person in white dhoti with a yellow sash and beaded necklace sits, and on the right a woman in white clothes with a gold necklace has palms pressed together in namaste. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang with offerings.

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Close photo of a seated group during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman in a red sleeveless top with embroidered trim holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame and wears a bangle. Other seated participants in white and grey clothing are blurred behind her, and brass ritual vessels sit on a striped mat at lower left.

Close photo of a padapuja-style ritual at a gold-patterned tray. In the foreground, bare feet in the lower left belong to a figure wearing orange silk clothing, seated on a red cushioned seat. Behind the tray, a man in a white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small green leaf between his fingers over a silver plate with a red fruit, flowers and a small brass vessel. Red flowers lie on the gold tray in the lower foreground.

Close photograph of a seated devotee's hand holding a single green leaf between thumb and forefinger, with a dark beaded rudraksha-style bracelet on the wrist. Blurred figures in the background wear orange and red garments and gold bangles, with hands resting in their laps. Warm orange, red and green tones dominate. No clear face of a person is visible; the scene shows only blurred background participants.

A photograph of a puja ritual in progress. In the foreground, a person in orange robes and a silver wristwatch holds a small green leaf between their fingers, with another person in orange seated beside them. Brass oil lamps, small brass vessels, a lit flame, incense sticks, and plates of flowers, fruit, and red kumkum are arranged on a striped cloth and orange cloths on the floor. A glass bowl stands in the background. Shallow focus blurs the rest of the setting.

Close-up of a seated person's hands holding a small brass spoon over a white-clad lap, wearing silver bangles and a red garment edged with gold. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a woven red and orange mat beside a brass cup, with dried flowers and spices nearby. Another person's white-clad leg is visible at the upper left, along with a gold-rimmed plate with orange cloth.

December 12 2016

December 12 2016

A seated man in a beige silk kurta with embroidered panels and a red rudraksha mala is handling a small green item over a gold tray during a puja. Silver bowls hold red flowers and a red fruit with a red offering on top. Red and white roses and marigolds lie on the gold plates. At the left edge, bare feet in orange robes rest on the gold tray, and a red velvet cushion is visible. A name badge reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja.

Close photo of a devotee in a rust-red saffron-toned garment holding a small gold ritual vessel with a long handle over a silver object. Behind, out-of-focus figures in white ritual dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala, seated in a ceremony setting. The background is softly blurred.

Close photo of several women seated in a row in white traditional clothing, with white shawls and gold-edged borders, wearing wooden bead malas and bangles. Their hands are raised in ritual gestures; one holds a small brass or metal vessel and another holds a thin brass implement. In front are oil lamps with flames, incense sticks, brass pots, flower petals and an orange cloth on a low table. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

A seated person in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala performs a ritual with a green betel leaf held between the fingers of both hands. Brass vessels, a brass plate with yellow flowers and small offering cups sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, with a second person in orange partly visible at the top left.