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August 03 2010

A seated devotional puja scene with hands pressed in anjali. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with palms together and a red bindi. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red-and-gold border and bangles sits with palms joined, wearing a beaded mala. At left a bald priest with a white tripundra on his forehead and gold necklaces sits in white ritual clothes, hands together. Brass trays with small oil lamps and yellow flowers are in front, and a gold-carved wooden seat with red cushions stands at right. A figure in orange saffron robes sits on the right edge, and a golden-carved peetha is visible. A partly visible person sits at the bottom edge.

A photograph of a seated devotional ritual in a courtyard with red walls. In the foreground, several silver thali trays hold small bowls of offerings, flowers, and red and yellow items, with a golden tray at the center. A bald man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded in prayer, while beside him a bald man in white wears an orange shawl and a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala also sits with palms joined. Women in white and yellow saris with yellow shawls kneel in front with hands pressed together. On the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised golden seat beside decorated golden cabinets holding fruit. Several men in white dhotis sit at left, one holding a microphone. Seven or more people are visible.

A padapuja ritual in progress. A seated figure in an orange-and-gold garment has bare feet resting on a large gold tray, which is surrounded by white flower petals and a red flower. Around the tray stand silver bowls and dishes holding white flowers, a bowl of honey-coloured liquid, and small silver vessels. A woman in a red-and-cream sari with a rudraksha mala sits kneeling and attentively watches. A younger woman in a white outfit with a mala and a forehead mark stands with hands folded, and an older woman with grey hair and glasses sits at the bottom right corner. The visible person in orange has only the feet and lower garment shown, so the face is not visible.

A padapuja ritual in a hall with a golden throne-like seat at right. A figure in orange robes has bare feet extended over a golden platform, while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold necklace and white tripundra marks bends forward pouring or offering water near the feet. Beside him another priest in white with gold necklace kneels with palms joined. A woman in a green and white sari with a rudraksha-style mala and a seated woman in white also join palms in devotion. Silver plates with flowers and offerings sit on the golden tray. A young man in white with gold necklace stands in the back beside a microphone stand. A woman in the lower left and a figure in pink in the foreground watch from the side.

November 05 2010

A padapuja ritual at the feet of a seated figure in a dark orange-brown garment. Bare feet rest on a gold-coloured ornate pedestal laden with silver-rimmed brass plates holding red flower petals, red kumkum, and small bowls of liquid and offerings. A woman in a white garment and a long rudraksha mala sits in front with hands joined, and a man in a pink shirt sits beside her with palms pressed together. On the right, a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala watches, and a woman in white sits at the front edge. Several people in white clothing sit on a red carpet in the background. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance.

A photograph of a ritual offering at a pada puja setting. A shaved-headed woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a red bindi and rudraksha mala holds a small lamp or dish, while a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a matching lamp beside her. A woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala and a woman in yellow with folded hands sit nearby. A silver and gold thali with small brass vessels, red fruit and flower petals is in front of them, and an incense stick smoke trail rises. A monk in orange robes stands at left beside a golden ornate pillar, and a lit oil lamp sits on a tray at top right against orange and red drapery.

October 15 2010

A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a temple hall. Two men in white dhotis with red borders and gold necklaces kneel and hold pink lotus flowers over silver plates of offerings and fruit on a gold tray. A woman in a cream sari with red border stands at the back with hands folded in namaskar. Seated at right, an orange-robed figure rests bare feet on the tray while a second person in orange sits on a red and gold throne; the orange-robed figure's face is not visible. A few other people sit in the foreground and background. Red and white painted walls frame the scene.

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A temple puja scene with devotees seated on the floor around gold-coloured ritual trays holding fruit, sweets and offerings. A woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and gold bangles has her palms pressed together in namaskar at left. A young woman in an orange shawl and white sari with green border sits with palms joined, and an older woman in a white sari with yellow border also prays with folded hands. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace reaches toward a tray, while a bald man in orange robes with white tilak sits at right. Several people in orange and white clothing sit in the background near small oil lamps. Gold ritual vessels and a gold stand are visible at left. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable, so the person in saffron with the gold necklace is described by role only.

A padapuja-style ritual in a courtyard. At left, a figure in orange robes stands with bare feet on a golden platform laden with silver bowls, apples, flowers and gold-wrapped sweets. Seated around the platform, four people hold lit oil lamps: a bald woman in cream and gold clothing with a rudraksha mala, a bald man in white with a long rudraksha mala, a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in yellow with a tilak. Other devotees in white and yellow sit nearby, and a bald man in white is seen at lower right.