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A blurred close-up, apparently filmed from above, of a man in a white t-shirt and grey shorts with both hands resting on a large white cake decorated with red and pink icing and a central red strip. Lit candles stand in the cake. At the lower left, another person's hands hold a dark mobile phone or camera toward the cake. The page excerpt names an event with a morning puja, darshan and classes, but the image itself shows no visible ritual, deity or a person.

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A blurred, close overhead view of a standing person in white clothing, seen from above, with grey-clad arms and hands reaching down toward a dark rod or stick. In the foreground, a tray or altar holds garlands of white and pink flowers with a red bead or cloth element. A hand holding a dark object appears at the upper left edge. The scene looks like a ritual or puja moment, though the exact action is unclear from the blur.A photograph of a hall floor with a woman in a dark blue top and white name badge reaching toward a white and red floral arrangement in the foreground. Two women in white garments with headphones stand nearby; one holds a microphone on a cord. Yellow plastic chairs and bare feet of other attendees appear at the top edge. A small inset picture in the lower left corner shows a red and gold ornamental frame.A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bending forward to touch the bare feet of a seated figure dressed in orange saffron cloth. The seated figure wears a rudraksha mala and a long white and red garland, and sits on a raised platform decorated with marigolds, roses and white flower garlands. The devotee's hand and forehead rest near the feet in an act of padapuja. Orange cloth is draped over the seated figure's lap. Flower petals scattered across the platform complete the scene.2010-02-18A devotee in a white shirt and dark trousers kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering to the feet of a seated figure draped in orange-saffron cloth. The seated figure's bare feet rest on a red velvet cushion with gold-embroidered border, scattered with rice grains. Garlands of white and orange flowers, including roses, lie in the foreground, and a brass bowl sits at the lower edge. Other people in yellow and white clothing stand behind, one holding a black bag. Ritual foot worship is visible; the seated figure's face is not shown.2009-07-07Close photo of a padapuja, with a devotee in white clothes on the left arranging pink and red flower petals and a white jasmine garland over a bare foot in a golden-rimmed tray. The foot rests on red cloth and a seated figure wears orange saffron robes at the upper right, with a golden throne-like base behind. Only hands, feet and clothing are visible, with no face shown. Decorative gold trim and a small pale green leaf sit among the blossoms.2009-11-23February 24 20072007-02-24A blurred photograph of a standing person in a white top with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaskar near a garlanded object with white and magenta flower garlands. In the lower left, a woman in white with headphones and glasses holds a microphone toward the scene. Yellow plastic chairs and bare feet are visible at the top. A small inset in the lower left shows a framed deity image with a red and gold halo and a figure in red.Night-time devotional scene: an older man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and orange shawl, kneels low and touches the bare feet of a seated figure in red-orange cloth with a gold border. Flower petals in yellow and pink lie on a brass plate near the feet. Behind them, a cameraman in white with a camera on his shoulder films, and several men in white and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks stand nearby, while a red-and-gold carved seat is visible at right.2016-01-02July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee's hand resting on a white-wrapped bundle placed on a brass tray decorated with marigold and flower petals, in front of a seated figure wrapped in orange cloth with gold border. A man in white dhoti with orange-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a red-cushioned gold throne. The bundle is part of a set of white coconut bundles on the floor, consistent with a padapuja offering of coconuts at the feet of a seated guru on a throne. The seated figure's face is not visible in the frame.2016-01-02Overhead photo of a floor ceremony on white cloth covered with pink and orange flower petals. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits centrally, wearing a large white and pink flower garland, and is touching petals with both hands. Around them, people in white shirts and cream and gold-bordered saris sit cross-legged, some bent forward and some with palms pressed together. Loose petals, flower heaps and small stems fill the foreground. a person is seated centrally in the orange robe with the garland, though appearance is uncertain.2006-09-23September 07 20092009-09-07