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August 15 2010

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A photograph of a pada puja ritual indoors. In the foreground, several devotees in white ceremonial clothes hold lit oil lamps (aarti) aloft, while others stand with palms joined in prayer. A man with a shaved head and sandalwood marks on his forehead wears a gold necklace and a white garment. Behind them, a tray holds fruit and offerings, and a richly gilded wooden seat draped with red cushions and an orange cloth is occupied by a figure in saffron robes whose face is not visible. Incense smoke rises in the background and a microphone stands nearby. The seat-occupant's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2010-10-19August 15 20102010-08-15Photograph of a ritual scene beside an ornate golden-carved wooden stand with a red velvet cushion and an orange cloth draped over it. A man in white ritual dhoti and a bare-chested man with a gold necklace of beads hold small silver oil lamps, one lamp lit with a flame. A woman in a cream sari with yellow-green border holds a lamp and wears gold bangles. A tray of silver bowls holds flowers, fruit, and offerings in the foreground, with an orange-clad figure at the left edge. Striped red and white fabric hangs behind.2010-11-03A photograph of a ritual scene at a golden shrine or throne-like structure with ornate gold carved panels and a red velvet cushion on the left. In the foreground, a woman in a green-and-yellow blouse holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame, her arm raised, wearing bangles. Behind her, a man in white ritual clothes holds another silver lamp near the gold panel. A third person on the right edge is partly visible. The setting suggests an aarti with oil lamps at a shrine. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2010-11-03October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja being performed beside an ornate gold-framed throne draped in red velvet. A man in white ritual dress with an orange-tinged cloth and a gold necklace lifts a small silver oil lamp (aarti) with one hand. A woman in a cream and yellow-green sari holds a silver lamp and an offering tray beside him. Silver plates hold fruit, flowers, pink petals and burning oil lamps in the foreground, with another person partly visible at left in orange.2010-11-03September 17 20102010-09-17December 07 20092009-12-07August 15 20102010-08-15October 08 20102010-10-08August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a ceremonial puja at a golden throne. The gilded, cushioned throne is draped with orange cloth and garlands of yellow and white flowers with dark ribbons, and holds a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hand raised in blessing. Devotees kneel in front, some holding lit oil lamps and brass plates on a brass tray, while a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and another in white cloth tend the offerings. Behind is a red-and-white painted wall, an ornate stone shrine with a metal gate, and a potted shrub. Several people are visible, mostly women in saris and men in white.2010-10-04 +1 copies