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March 16 20132013-03-16Close photo of a ritual on a gold tray: a pair of bare feet in orange-bordered robes rests on scattered white plumeria and orange and pink flower petals. Around them are polished silver bowls filled with saffron-yellow liquid and red kumkum, and silver lamps whose flames are lit. A hand with a tattoo holds one lamp in the foreground. Looks like a padapuja or aarti offering.2013-03-16A photo of a puja at a silver tray filled with silver bowls, pink and yellow flower petals, and sandalwood or kumkum paste. In the foreground, the bare feet of a person in a saffron and gold-bordered cloth rest on the tray. Behind it, a young shaved-headed boy in an orange cloth, with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala, lifts a silver oil lamp stand with flames. To the right, a person with folded hands and another holding a lit silver lamp stand stand near a dark background with a golden deity murti at the upper left. This appears to be a padapuja or aarti ritual.2013-06-09Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting on a golden tray decorated with white and pink flower petals. The person wears an orange garment with a gold-bordered hem. Beside the feet, a silver oil lamp with a lit flame sits among silver bowls, coconut halves and silver vessels. No face is visible and only the feet and lower garment are shown.2013-01-15November 07 20102010-11-07March 16 20132013-03-16Close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet of a robed figure in an orange cloth with gold border rest on a spread of silver bowls filled with white, yellow and pink flower petals, rudraksha beads, and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Behind, a young girl in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala and earrings looks down toward the offering. Small oil lamps flicker at the edges of the frame against a dark background.2013-06-09November 07 20102010-11-07August 15 20092009-08-15September 13 20132013-09-13December 16 20092009-12-16December 05 20112011-12-05