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A photograph of a ritual offering scene with a seated figure in a maroon and orange-gold garment on the left, whose lower body and hands are visible while the face is cropped out. Several participants in white and cream clothing and a woman with short light hair in a gold-trimmed top reach toward gold-rimmed silver plates and bowls filled with white flowers, yellow marigolds, red petals and leaves. A gold-patterned throne or seat surrounds the group.

January 23 2011

2011-01-23 +1 copies

Dim photograph of a ritual offering in progress. A large round golden tray holds many small silver bowls filled with offerings, including red fruit, flower petals, and sweets. Two people stand behind the tray holding white flowers: a person in white clothing at upper left and a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace at upper right. A person in dark saffron-toned clothing reaches toward the tray at left. Flower petals and white blossoms are scattered across the tray.

Close photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in the foreground rest on a golden base with rose petals, while the figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border. Around them are ornate silver bowls and trays holding red flowers, saffron-yellow liquid, kumkum-like red powder and small silver vessels with conch-shaped spouts. A golden decorated table surrounds the offerings. At the upper right, seated devotees in white clothes hold their hands folded in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The setting appears to be an ashram satsang or puja.

January 01 2018

Photograph of a puja offering in progress. In the foreground, a person with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, seen from behind, sits beside a large ornate golden tray. Bare feet in white clothing rest on the tray's edge. The tray holds small silver bowls of offerings, a red apple, white flowers and pink-red roses and lotus blossoms. Above, out of focus, a person in white clothing holds a small silver vessel, and gold-coloured and orange-draped figures appear in the background, possibly a deity murti. Spotlight-like warm glow over the silver vessels.

Close photo of a ritual offering tray with silver bowls holding white flowers, a red-tinged sweet or fruit topped with a white flower, and pink and red blossoms on a gold-coloured tray. A person in orange clothing with bare forearms rests a hand near the tray, and another person in white is seen from behind in the foreground. Green foliage blurs the lower left.

Close-up of a padapuja-style offering in progress. A person in an orange robe sits at left, with an orange-clad lap visible, while a bare hand with rudraksha beads reaches into a silver offering plate. Silver bowls hold white flowers, green leaves, sliced vegetables and two red apples. A silver vessel and a white-handled silver implement lie on the tray. At right, a person in white clothing with a bead necklace bends over the plates, handling the offerings. Gold metal ornaments sit on the tray.

2010-09-08 +1 copies

March 02 2013

December 01 2011

A photo of a ceremonial puja setup on a gilded golden platform. Silver thali trays hold small silver bowls filled with yellow liquid, with pink, purple and white flower petals and red marigold garlands. Two silver pots with spouts and small silver vessels are arranged among the trays. At the top left, a bare foot rests on the platform beside the offerings, below orange-brown dhoti cloth with a gold border. A red patterned runner is visible in the background.

Close-up photograph of a puja offering set on a gold-toned base. Silver and gilt trays hold lit oil lamps, a red apple, pink flower petals, pink blossoms, and small bowls with green leaves. Incense sticks rise from the back. In the foreground, a person in orange robes with a maroon trim sits at the left, and a person in white dhoti with a maroon border stands at the right, both blurred.