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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an indoor hall. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala sits on a golden throne decorated with pink, yellow and purple garlands and a golden hooded cobra-style canopy. Before him, a woman in a green sari and black blouse sits calmly, holding a small brass oil lamp. Several men in white dhotis with white sacred markings on their bodies and arms hold lit lamps and ritual vessels, and one bald man in white with a microphone stands at the left. Silver plates and offerings with flowers and fruit lie on the golden stand in front. Some attendees in the lower foreground are seen from behind.

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A pada puja ritual in an indoor hall. Several people in white ceremonial dhotis and shawls sit on the floor around a gold-coloured stand holding brass vessels and a pink flower offering. A priest with a shaved head and vertical sandalwood marks holds a small lamp near the vessels. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, his feet and hands visible; his face is not visible. A man at left raises a lamp above his head, and a woman in white with folded hands sits nearby. Two women with hair tied back are seen from behind in the foreground. A tray with fruit and flowers sits on a wooden cabinet behind the throne. Visible people: about 10.2010-10-19October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a hall. Seated at right on an ornate gold throne with red cushions is a figure in orange robes and a red-beaded rudraksha mala, whose feet are being attended to. In the foreground, people in white clothes kneel around gleaming silver plates and bowls of offerings, and a woman in white reaches toward the plates while a man in a white shirt holds a small silver cup. Two shaved-headed men in white and orange sit with their backs to the camera, and a woman in red sits at left.2010-10-09November 22 20102010-11-22November 24 20102010-11-24A photograph of a ritual scene with oil lamps held by two women in white and yellow. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a green border and a yellow shawl, with a red bindi and white markings on her forehead, holding a lit lamp while speaking or chanting. Beside her, another woman in a white sari and yellow shawl has her eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, also holding a lamp. On the left, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a garland of yellow flowers sits on an ornate gilded seat, with a rudraksha mala visible at the edge. Brass and silver lamp trays with offerings lie in the foreground.2010-08-19October 15 20102010-10-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, layered garlands of white, pink and green flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, sits with palms pressed together in a gilded ornate throne with red cushions. A woman in a white sari with gold border, green blouse and flower garland bends and performs padapuja, pouring water over his feet from a silver vessel, while an oil lamp burns on a silver tray beside her. Seated devotees in orange and white, including a young boy, watch and fold their hands nearby. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes, ornate gold-and-garland adornment and a throne, so he is a ceremonial candidate for a person; the scene is a padapuja ritual. A stack of books sits on a side table.2009-08-09A ritual puja in an indoor room with a golden-edged wooden seat draped in orange cloth and a red cushion at left. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with white tilak, wearing a gold necklace and a striped sash, holds a lit oil lamp and speaks while seated with others. A woman in an orange shawl with a red bindi sits with hands folded in prayer, holding a lamp. Two more women in white and yellow hold lamps, and a bald man at lower left and a woman with hair in a bun at lower center are partly visible. Silver plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit before them. A lit oil lamp stands on a silver holder at right.2010-10-21A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala on a gold-carved, red-cushioned throne-style seat at the top left, looking to the side with hands resting in his lap. Before him on the floor, a group of devotees sits in a semicircle: a woman in orange with long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a flaming lamp, a shaven-headed man in white with a gold necklace holds a plate, and others in yellow, green and white saris sit with folded hands. Gold brass plates and lamps are arranged on the floor, and a tray with apples sits on the left. Pink walls, a window and two portable heaters are in the background.2010-09-17A seated group of devotees during a ritual offering at a temple-style hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a pink border presses her palms together in prayer, and beside her an older woman in a green blouse and white sari holds a silver tray with an orange cloth and a yellow-edged cloth. Silver bowls with offerings sit on a gold-toned surface. Behind them, several people sit in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned seat decorated with orange fabric, with a garland of flowers and fruit and sweets on a shelf nearby. A bald shaved head in the lower right is visible in the foreground.2010-11-01October 22 20102010-10-22 +2 copies