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December 18 2010

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Devotees sit in prayer during a padapuja ceremony in an ashram hall. In the foreground a young woman in a white kurta with embroidered brown-and-gold panels presses her palms together with eyes closed, a name badge on her chest. Beside her a woman in an orange and gold sari with a rudraksha mala and bangles also prays with folded hands. At left a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sit with palms joined. Further right a bald man in orange kneels with folded hands, and a figure in orange robes sits on a red cushion near a gold-framed seat. Brass and silver plates hold pink flowers, apples and oil lamps on the floor in front, and a partly visible figure in white sits in the background.

A woman with long braided hair wearing a gold and green sari with gold shimmer holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand during a puja. She has a beaded necklace and several bangles, and wears a name badge reading Pradhana Pada Puja. Beside her a woman in white with a red kumkum dot on her forehead presses her palms together in prayer. A gold-carved ornamental pillar stands at left and a garland of yellow and red flowers is visible at the edge. Oil lamps and brass vessels line the foreground, and a bald man's head is partly visible at the lower right.

Close-up photo of a woman in a red and orange saree with a red border, wearing gold earrings and a bangle, holding two small silver cups with spouts and flower-like finials over a tray of offerings. A second woman on the left in a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Silver bowls holding white flower petals and small offerings sit on a brass tray with a lit oil lamp in the foreground. A small name tag is pinned to the saree.

A ceremonial puja in a hall with red and white striped walls. A young woman with a shaved head, wearing a turquoise and blue bordered sari, rudraksha mala and an ID badge, holds a small brass oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings that includes a red apple and flowers. Beside her, a woman with hair pulled back and a red bindi sits in a yellow and white sari with palms pressed together. To the right, a bare-chested man with tilak and a rudraksha mala holds hands together in prayer. An orange-robed figure sits at the left beside an ornate gold-carved wooden seat with a red cushion. A microphone stand stands nearby. Several other devotees are visible at the edges.

A woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl and green border sits before an ornate gold-embossed panel, holding a small silver oil lamp aloft in her right hand. A red bindi and white forehead mark are visible, with gold bangles on her wrist and gold earrings. Silver bowls with yellow and white offerings sit in front of her. Behind her, orange and red fabric hangs. No person matching the a person description is visible.

January 08 2018

Women seated on the floor at a padapuja-style ceremony hold small oil lamps and brass plates of offerings before a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on a red-cushioned throne at left. A woman in white with a red floral embroidered top and a red bindi holds a lamp, beside a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a long braid, and an older white-haired woman in white holding a lamp. A woman in a cream sari with a patterned shawl and glasses sits at right. Silver plates hold red fruit, rice and flowers, and a camera operator on a tripod stands in the background.

A woman in a cream and gold sari with a pale golden-orange border stands bent forward over a brass tray holding a lit oil lamp, flame visible at lower centre. She wears a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands and a small round pendant, and her hair is pulled back. Several seated people with dark hair, including a woman in glasses with a small red bindi, watch from the foreground. Behind her are a maroon curtain and a white cooler fan. The gathering appears to be a lamp offering or aarti during a satsang. a person identification is uncertain because the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive.

A photograph of a ritual event where a line of devotees in saffron and orange robes stand at low ceremonial tables holding oil lamps and small brass plates. In the foreground a woman in a yellow sari with a purple border sits with palms pressed together in namaste, while a man in a white shirt with a marigold garland and a bracelet also folds his hands. Behind them other participants wear white, red and green clothes, and one man bends forward offering a plate. At the lower right a figure in an orange turban and saffron robe with long dark hair sits at the tables, with oil lamps burning on the trays. Red walls and a small television mounted above complete the hall setting.

A woman in a green silk saree with a black short-sleeved blouse and a yellow border holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands, her eyes lowered. She wears small earrings, a red bindi and a gold-toned bangle and watch. Beside her, a woman in a white saree with green and yellow borders wears a black beaded mala. In the foreground a tray holds silver vessels, fruit and pink flowers. At the right edge, a figure in orange robes and a shaved head is partly visible. A small printed card pinned to the green saree reads Padukaka Pada Pooja, and a gold-framed mirror and yellow flowers appear at upper right.