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A photograph of a padapuja session in an ashram courtyard with orange-painted walls. In the foreground, a silver and gold tray holds plates of fruit, mangoes, flowers and small silver bowls. Several women sit cross-legged around it: a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a bindi, a woman in a white head covering and white clothes holding folded orange cloth, a woman in a yellow-bordered sari, and women in orange and red saris seen from behind. A young man in white dhoti with a white tilak sits at the right edge, and more devotees in orange sit on mats in the background. A wooden cabinet stands at the left.

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A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor of an ashram courtyard during a puja, with brass and silver plates and small oil lamps arranged on a gold-coloured tray in the centre. A woman in white with a yellow shawl and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl hold lamps or plates, while an older woman with glasses in yellow and orange sits at left. A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti sits with his back to the camera at the foreground left, and a woman with her hair tied back in the foreground right wears white and orange. Behind them, further women in orange and white sit near a red wall with a tall red-and-gold vessel and a potted plant.2010-10-30Indoor ritual photograph in a red-walled hall during a padapuja-style gathering. At left, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits behind a wooden lectern-like table holding a tray of flowers and fruit. Seated before him, a bald man in an orange shawl over white sits with his back to the camera, with brass plates of offerings in front of him. A woman with short white-blonde hair in a white top and red shawl, hands joined in namaste, sits beside a woman in a cream sari with gold border, another woman in a white sari with yellow shawl, and a woman in glasses in a white sari, all with hands folded in prayer. A child stands at the right edge. A red-draped vessel and a water dispenser stand in the background.2010-09-20October 26 20102010-10-26A photograph of a ritual gathering in a room with red-orange walls and a gold-edged wooden stand in the foreground. A man in an orange robe with a dark beaded mala sits at left near a tray of flowers. A woman with short silver-white hair in a white blouse and red sari draped over her shoulders holds a small silver cup. Several women in yellow shawls and cream saris, one with a red bindi, hold silver cups and offer them, while a bald man in an orange robe seated in front holds a cup. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-and-cream sari faces the group. A potted green plant and a silver vessel sit on a side table, and a red container stands near the wall. The scene suggests a padapuja-style offering of cups, though the setting is a seated satsang-style gathering.2010-09-20Women seated on the floor of a temple courtyard during a paduka puja offering. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a red border sits with his back to the camera, handling silver bowls on a golden tray. A woman in a white sari with green border and rudraksha mala stands at left with hands folded. A woman in a yellow top and yellow shawl holds an orange cloth folded with a purple flower and hands it forward, while another woman in yellow shawl holds a second orange cloth with a purple flower. A young woman in yellow with a braid sits at lower right. Red and white striped pillars and a golden carved panel frame the scene.2010-09-25A photograph inside a red-walled hall during a pada puja. On the left, a man in orange robes with a dark beaded mala sits on a gold-trimmed raised seat behind a wooden podium holding a tray of purple flowers and fruit. In the centre, a woman with short white hair in a white top and red sari with gold border holds her palms together in prayer. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with gold border and a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari sit with folded hands. At right, a child in red kneels with hands joined and a girl with long hair in white and gold clothing faces away. In front, a bald man in an orange shirt sits with his back to the camera before silver plates of offerings. A red cylindrical vessel stands in the background.2010-09-20A padapuja scene in a hall with a dark stage curtain and red chairs at the back. In the foreground, several devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor with hands joined in prayer. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with sacred ash marks on his forehead and a gold necklace kneels with hands folded near a golden platform holding silver plates of fruit, flowers and offerings. A woman in white and gold sari sits beside him. On a raised wooden stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits in front of a golden throne decorated with garlands of marigolds and white lilies, with a crown-like headdress visible. The figure's face and features are not clear enough to be confirmed; the setting is a padapuja offering to the seated guru.2010-10-16August 16 20102010-08-16A seated group of devotees performs an aarti with oil lamps on a gold-trimmed silver tray in an orange-walled hall. Women and men in white clothing wear yellow and orange shawls, and several hold small lamps. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge beside the tray, and a visible silver platter holds flowers and fruit. Some devotees sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a young child in blue sits on the right beside an orange mat. A white-clad figure stands in the upper left, partly cropped by the frame.2010-08-16A photograph of a ritual gathering on an orange cloth. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and gold necklace sits on the orange mat at right, holding a leaf offering with both hands. Opposite him, a woman with long wavy hair wears a cream sari with a maroon border and kneels with her palms joined. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at left, and a young shaved-headed man in white with a gold necklace sits beside the woman. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a pink border holds a silver tray with kumkum, red seeds and a betel leaf. Standing devotees in white and yellow sashes are behind, and a man in saffron robes sits at upper right.2010-10-12November 25 20102010-11-25October 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copies