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A padapuja offering in a hall with a gold-trimmed seat draped in orange and decorated with marigold, white and pink flower garlands at left. Foreground devotees offer pink lotus flowers, fruit and food on silver plates set on a gold tray. A man in a white shirt and glasses leans in with offerings, an older woman with grey hair and a white sari with red border reaches forward, a younger woman wears a yellow shawl and a bald man in white dhoti with gold chain and a folded-hands gesture. A woman in a white sari with red border sits at lower centre, and a child in white stands at upper right. A seated figure in purple at left edge is partly visible. The seat's occupant is not clearly visible. Count of physical people visible is roughly ten to twelve.

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A pada puja scene in an indoor hall. On the left, a reclining figure in an orange-red garment is adorned with heavy garlands of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers. Seated devotees surround a golden tray set with silver bowls, apples and pink flowers. A man in a white shirt and glasses holds a small vessel and pours or offers over the tray, while an older woman with grey hair and white clothes reaches toward the offerings. A younger woman in yellow and white sits nearby, and a shaved-headed man in white with gold necklaces and a white shirt presses his palms together. A gold-trimmed wooden stand and a pale pink wall form the backdrop. Several people are visible, including partially seen figures at the edges.2010-10-12November 19 20092009-11-19Padapuja ritual in progress: a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead garland has bare feet being washed over a large brass plate filled with petals and water. A woman in a cream-and-maroon sari with gold border kneels and pours water, while a man in white shirt and dhoti, wearing a pendant, holds the feet. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and gold chains stand near a decorated seat with yellow, red and white flower garlands and lemon garlands. Pink and red flower petals and a pair of gold sandals lie on the green mat.2011-07-15November 10 20102010-11-10A photograph of a Pada Puja ritual in an ashram hall with red-ochre walls. In the foreground a shaven-headed male priest in white dhoti and shawl with a striped border, rudraksha mala, and vibhuti/tilak on his forehead, reaches over a large brass thali heaped with white flowers, fruit and offerings. Around him, devotees hold pink lotus flowers; a woman in a teal and blue saree with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge sits at left, another in a yellow shawl and white garments sits behind, and men in white and yellow dhotis sit at right. In the background a woman in orange robes sits near a lit brass lamp, and a brass lamp burns on a stand at upper right.2010-09-22November 25 20102010-11-25A padapuja ritual in a hall with red chairs and a dark red curtain. On a raised gold-coloured stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne draped with marigold and pink garlands, and a gold swan ornament stands behind. In front, a gold tray holds brass bowls of offerings, fruit and pink lotus flowers. Around it, devotees sit on the floor: a woman in white with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bare-chested man with a yellow cloth, a shaved-headed priest in white, a man in a purple shawl with folded hands, a woman in a yellow sari, and others with hands pressed together in prayer.2010-10-12February 24 20112011-02-24March 30 20132013-03-30A photograph of a group ritual on a floor covered with white cloth. A man with long swept-back white hair, white clothing and a white-and-gold pendant with beads sits at the centre, his hand raised over a brass tray set with a garland of white flowers and red kumkum. Around him, several people in white dress kneel and offer kumkum and flowers from the tray. Behind them, many brass bowls of grains, sweets and fruit are arranged in rows, with potted palms at the left and devotees in white seated in the background. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a person for the central white-haired figure, who holds the ritual centre as a presiding figure.2006-10-21A 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.2010-08-16July 01 20142014-07-01