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August 04 2013

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Close 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 01 20112011-11-01June 26 20142014-06-26March 07 20132013-03-07November 20 20112011-11-20April 10 20132013-04-10February 01 20152015-02-01A 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.2013-08-13July 15 20112011-07-15December 07 20092009-12-07Padapuja ritual in progress: a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead garland has bare feet being washed over a large brass plate filled with petals and water. A woman in a cream-and-maroon sari with gold border kneels and pours water, while a man in white shirt and dhoti, wearing a pendant, holds the feet. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and gold chains stand near a decorated seat with yellow, red and white flower garlands and lemon garlands. Pink and red flower petals and a pair of gold sandals lie on the green mat.2011-07-15Close photo of a padapuja-style foot worship. A bare foot rests on a golden tray with ornate silver bowls holding flowers. A child's hand with gold bangles reaches to offer red and white flowers, including frangipani-like white blooms and a pink-and-yellow flower, onto a heap of red, white and yellow petals. A person in an orange and gold sari-border garment stands above, and another person's hand holding petals appears at the upper left. Only the feet, hands and arms are visible, so people are partially visible.2013-07-21