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February 01 20152015-02-01A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a hall with an ornate gold throne. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold tray of silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and offerings. Around the tray, devotees kneel in white and cream clothes; a man at left in a white dhoti with gold chain and folded hands, a woman in red and white with a bangle, a woman in cream sari with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and two women seen from behind, one in a yellow-and-white sari with long dark hair. Gold carved throne details frame the right side.2010-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering on a gold-carved wooden platform before a tiger-striped backdrop. A pair of bare feet in orange-and-gold cloth rests on the platform's edge at top. Around a round tray are many small silver bowls of pink and red powders, rose petals, and a flower arrangement. A young man in white with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings holds a small cup. A woman in orange with white forehead marks and a bangle dips into a bowl, and another woman in orange holds a small bowl of yellow liquid. A child with white markings on the arms reaches toward the tray. Dried fruit and sweets are arranged among the bowls. The setting appears to be an ashram puja.2013-08-13February 01 20132013-02-01 +1 copiesClose photograph of a padapuja-style offering on a brass tray. Bare feet of a seated person rest on the golden tray, surrounded by silver bowls holding pink lotus blossoms, yellow marigold-type flowers, green leaves and a red apple. Two women's hands, one wearing a gold ring and bangles, one with a beaded bracelet, pick up small green leaves to offer. A woman in a white blouse with a dark mala-style necklace sits in the background. The foreground is blurred with dark hair of onlookers. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this frame.2011-12-05November 20 20112011-11-20A padapuja ritual in which bare feet in orange robes rest on a golden platform. Silver trays hold pink lotus flowers, red apples, white flowers and shredded produce in small silver bowls. Behind, a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace sits beside a golden seat, and at the lower edges two people with dark hair watch from close range. Orange cloth, gold ornamentation and gold trays dominate the frame.2010-10-13August 04 20132013-08-04March 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a woman in a magenta sari and gold bangle seated before a golden tray, reaching to place flowers near a pair of bare feet at left. Silver plates with apples and sweets sit on the gold tray, and pink and red flower petals are scattered across it. A green and gold-bordered garment is visible at the left edge, and two other people are partly visible at the frame edges. This appears to be a padapuja foot-worship offering.2011-11-01March 11 20152015-03-11Close-up of a ceremonial puja arrangement on an ornate gold-toned platform. Silver bowls and plates hold yellow marigolds, white daisy-like flowers, red flowers, red apples with flower garnish, and small silver cups. A circle of white and yellow flowers surrounds a small brass lamp. On the right, a bare foot in a saffron-orange garment rests on the platform edge, and gold-bordered orange cloth is visible. Seated devotees in red and white saris stand near the top edge, with a seated person in white at upper left.2015-02-01