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A photograph of a group gathered around a gold-coloured ritual tray at an outdoor puja. In the centre, a bald man in a dark brown sweater over a white collared shirt leans forward, reaching into a silver bowl of offerings. Beside him, a young girl in a lavender dress with a hair ornament is reaching toward the tray. On the right, a bald man in white clothing bends over the offerings, and at the top right a figure in orange robes sits nearby. Silver bowls hold flowers, sprouts and small items on the golden plate, and a golden shrine is visible behind. A woman with grey hair in white on the left and other white-clad devotees complete the scene. a person is not visibly identifiable here, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.

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A padapuja ritual in progress at an ashram. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits at left, his feet being honoured. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti with white tripundra marks and gold-rimmed glasses leans forward, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala, offering from a silver plate. Beside him a young girl in dark hair looks on. Two women in white with yellow shawls stand with hands folded in anjali behind. A bare-chested man at right with a red-and-beaded mala reaches into the silver thali of pink lotus petals and fruit, while hands from the lower frame reach in to take flowers. Gold drapery and marigold garlands frame the scene.2010-10-16A photograph of a puja offering scene seen from above. Several people in white clothes sit around a large silver tray with ornate rims. Bowls of white flowers, a red flower, and a whole red apple are arranged on the tray. Hands pour liquid from small silver vessels and hold silver bowls. A figure in an orange garment sits near a gold-coloured ornamented stand in the background. The people shown are devotees and attendees; no one is identified as a person.2010-09-03A ritual scene inside a temple-like hall. In the foreground a man in a white polo shirt with a small emblem pours a liquid from a silver vessel over silver trays holding pink flowers and white petals. Beside him a woman in a pink-and-white sari with a red bindi holds her hands together in prayer. Behind them a young boy in white with a red thread around his neck watches, and a priest in saffron-orange cloth with a white forehead mark and gold necklaces chants near a microphone. A woman with a red-and-white marked forehead sits at the left edge reaching toward the offerings. Gold-carved wood and an orange silk cloth draped over a golden throne-like seat fill the right side. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering.2010-11-10A seated devotional gathering in white ritual clothing. In the centre, a young girl in a pink and silver embroidered outfit with a maang tikka and layered gold necklaces holds white flowers in her cupped hands. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a black beaded mala looks downward. To the right, a shaven-headed man in a white kurta wears gold-rimmed glasses, a red tilak, and a long rudraksha-style mala with a pendant. A silver ritual tray in the foreground holds small bowls, flowers and a pink blossom. Other seated participants in white and yellow garments are partly visible behind.2010-09-03A padapuja ritual at a golden throne. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a golden platter piled with flowers and garlands, surrounded by many small silver bowls of offerings. A bald man in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels and reaches toward the platter with his hand. A young girl in a yellow and red outfit with a beaded necklace watches, and a woman in a cream and green sari with a red-beaded mala sits behind. A woman in a white top and orange shawl also reaches to the bowls. Gold and silver ritual vessels fill the foreground.2010-08-04A small girl in a blue top and red skirt sits on a red cloth during a puja, guided by a priest with a hand on her hand over brass ritual items. Two priests in saffron-orange and white robes with white forehead and arm markings sit beside her, one wearing a brown bead garland with gold trim. Behind them a bearded man in white kurta with a red mala stands, and a white conch shell and brass lamps lie on the red cloth. A backpack sits against the wall at right.2012-07-08A photograph of a ritual scene with several people seated around a golden-edged brass tray piled with white flowers, pink lotus-shaped offerings and small silver vessels. A man with a shaved head and white tripundra markings on his forehead, wearing white dhoti and a white upper cloth, holds a pink lotus. A young girl in a white dress sits in front of him, also holding a pink lotus. Beside them stand women in white blouses, white cloths and yellow shawls with white forehead markings, and a shaved-headed man in white with rudraksha beads and a red-bordered cloth reaches toward the tray. A round orange fruit sits on the tray and an orange cloth edges the left foreground. The setting appears to be a padapuja offering with devotees attending the tray.2010-10-16A photograph of a pada puja ritual at a gilded throne. Foreground, a bald man in white with a yellow collar lifts food from a silver thali. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the golden throne at left, with orange cloth draped over the lap. Behind, a woman in a cream sari with green border wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and reaches toward silver bowls of offerings. A girl in a yellow top with red-and-gold pattern watches, and a woman in orange shawl and white garment stands at right. Silver bowls with food, flowers and petals fill the golden tray, and an ornate gold cloth covers the throne base.2010-08-04A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A young toddler with hair in a bun, wearing a pale yellow embroidered top and pink skirt, reaches toward a brass plate of flowers and offerings held by a bare-chested man with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and a sacred thread. Behind them, a man in orange cloth sits at the floor, and two people in orange robes stand in the background, one holding a phone. A green banana-leaf mat with flowers and fruit lies on the floor. Two brass bowls sit on a tray at left.2019-01-01A young girl with long dark hair, wearing a dark embroidered top and a red-beaded bracelet, sits in a row of devotees and drinks from a small metal cup held by an adult's hand. In front of the row, brass bowls and plates sit on a gold-embroidered cloth, holding an apple, white flowers and other offerings. Devotees in cream and white traditional clothing sit beside her, some holding metal cups. The scene looks like a ritual food distribution. No identifiable a person is visible.2011-12-01December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a devotional ritual with a seated man in a white collared shirt holding a small silver bowl in both hands, reading from or chanting near silver puja vessels and fruit on a tray in front. Behind him a young boy in white kurta with a red thread around his neck watches, and a woman in a pink sari with folded hands stands nearby. A man in an orange-saffron robe with ornate gold-beaded necklaces and tripundra marks on his forehead stands at a microphone behind them. On the right, an orange and maroon cloth drapes over a gilded golden throne or seat. Other people are partly visible in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari.2010-11-10