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A photograph of a pada puja-style ritual in a hall with maroon curtains. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls, many with gold necklaces and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, sit at a low table set with silver bowls and an offering tray with pink flowers. A man on the left holds an incense stick, and smoke rises through the frame. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits center, hands folded, and a young devotee at the right holds a small lamp. Seated devotees fill the foreground, partly cut off by the frame.

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A padapuja-style ritual in a hall with maroon curtains. A bald priest with a white tripundra and red bindi, wearing gold beaded necklaces and white dhoti with a pink-bordered cloth, sits at the centre holding a small ritual implement and incense. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black beaded necklace joins in, while a young man on the right in white cloth and a gold chain looks down at a silver puja vessel. Other white-clad priests and seated devotees surround brass and silver plates heaped with flowers. Several people are partly visible in the foreground.2010-10-19A photograph of a ritual in progress indoors. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and a bare chest, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a gold pendant, holds up a lit incense stick and a small offering dish, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm. Smoke rises from the incense. Around him, other white-clad men wear gold necklaces, white and red sacred marks, and one woman with a red bindi holds a brass lamp. A woman with a yellow cloth in the foreground is also present. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall with a dark backdrop.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 19 20102010-10-19A photograph of a temple puja with several devotees in white ritual clothes. In the centre a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white border wears heavy gold beaded necklaces and wears glasses, holding a brass incense stand with smoking sticks. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border holds incense sticks, and a man in white with a gold necklace stands to the left. At the front, a bald man's head is in the foreground, and an orange-robed man stands in the background near a terracotta-coloured wall. The scene is smoky with incense, and a row of small brass lamps or cups is visible at the lower right.2010-11-02A photograph of a temple pada puja ritual in a courtyard with a red-and-white painted wall. Several devotees sit on the floor in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders, some wearing gold-bead necklaces and tilak marks on their foreheads. A shaven-headed man in an orange garment, seated at the top left, holds a microphone. Seated in the centre, a man in white with gold necklaces and glasses holds a small offering, while others around a silver tray hold pink lotus flowers and small brass lamps. A woman in a white sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a man in white at right pray with hands joined.2010-11-02November 02 20102010-11-02November 02 20102010-11-02A photograph of a ritual offering scene indoors. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red borders and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, reaches over a large silver tray filled with small silver bowls, flowers and a red fruit. To the left, a bald man in white with gold chains and spectacles watches, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala gently chants or sings beside a microphone. Several people in white or saffron clothing sit behind the tray. Women's hair is visible in the foreground. The setting is a puja or prasadam offering with silver vessels and fresh flowers.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and sandalwood-paste markings on his forehead and arms holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a green-and-gold border and a black beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them an orange-robed man with gold beads and a white-clad figure with gold beads sit among silver plates and offering trays with flowers, and several people in the foreground hold lamps. Oil lamps and metal plates suggest an aarti or puja. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA shaven-headed priest in white dhoti, bare-shouldered, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a gold-and-bead necklace, lifts a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. Behind him a bearded man in white clothes holds a silver ornate lamp stand, and on the right a young man in white with a gold chain and white shawl sits with hands folded. Women with long braided hair sit in the foreground, and brass and silver puja plates with offerings, including an apple, fill the lower right. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti ritual.2010-10-19A photograph of a ritual scene with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, holding a small silver lamp (oil lamp) with a flame. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green and gold border presses her palms together in prayer, wearing a dark beaded mala and a red bindi. Behind them, a man in a white shawl and gold necklace speaks into a microphone, and another man in an orange cloth with a gold necklace and forehead markings sits at right. Silver plates and small lamps with lit flames are in the foreground, with a blurred person at lower left. Visible white vibhuti/tilak lines mark several foreheads and arms.2010-10-22 +1 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14