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A courtyard puja beside an orange-painted building under a corrugated roof. In the right foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and rudraksha beads, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Seated on the left, a row of people in white clothes gather behind silver bowls, trays of fruit and offerings. A woman in a yellow shawl and white sari holds her hands in anjali, and a bald man in white dhoti with a microphone sits near a wall speaker. A bald man in a white dhoti walks in the open doorway at back. A wooden podium with red compartments stands at right. The scene reads as a pada puja style devotional gathering.

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September 13 20102010-09-13Indoor puja in an orange-walled hall with a red-cushioned gold throne at right. A standing man in saffron robe with long dark hair tied back stands beside a wooden offering stand holding fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white ritual dress, some with shaved heads and white tilak marks, sit on orange floor mats; one woman in a yellow sari sits near the front with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates and a kalasha-like vessel rest in front, with a small silver tray of offerings. Several people in white and yellow attend the padapuja.2010-08-08August 16 20102010-08-16A photograph of a ritual gathering in a courtyard with orange-red walls. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with a gold necklace sits behind a golden tray of offerings and a golden plate holding sliced fruit. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded in prayer beside him. Behind them, several men wear white dhotis and white shawls with forehead markings, some seated on the floor. A seated man in orange robes with rudraksha mala and hands folded faces the offerings. On the right, a standing man in an orange robe with swept-back hair raises palms together in namaste beside a wooden cabinet holding apples, bananas, rudraksha malas and wrapped sweets. A gilded ornate chair stands against the back wall, and a framed poster hangs at upper left.2010-09-08A photograph of a courtyard ritual with an orange-walled building behind. A standing man on the right wears an orange robe and a beaded necklace, holding a microphone and facing a seated group. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together in prayer on a red mat; one woman in a white sari and yellow shawl sits among them. Before them on a wooden stand are a silver plate with apples and oranges, and a box with sweets. A banner with photographs hangs on the wall behind.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 22 20102010-07-22August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph inside a courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A standing man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears a saffron-orange wrap and a rudraksha-style mala, stands beside a gold-and-red throne near a carved stone pillar. Seated on the floor in front are several devotees: a woman in a white sari with a green border, women in orange shawls with hands folded in namaskar, and men in white dhotis with gold necklaces. Brass trays hold pink flowers and offerings on a gold-trimmed stand. Another gold throne stands at the left, and a microphone is visible. Strands of long hair and a wooden lectern appear in the foreground.2010-11-03A photograph inside a temple-style hall with orange-painted walls and a doorway opening to a further room. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a golden-edged wooden seat or throne. Seated on the left, a bald man in white and a man in white with a pendant are also in prayer, and a woman in a maroon sari with a red bindi holds her hands in namaskar. A brass aarti or puja tray with a red fruit sits near the figure. A potted plant and a pink drape appear on the right. Several people are visible in the background doorway. The figure with the mala and saffron robe is a candidate for a person by appearance, but the visible cues are not strong enough to confirm, so the presenter is described by role.2010-09-13A photograph of a pada puja ceremony in a red-walled hall. In the right foreground a man in saffron clothing and a white flower garland stands with hands folded, holding a saffron cloth near a wooden platform with red compartments. Seated before him, a woman in a green sari with orange border holds her hands in anjali, beside a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari and a woman in orange with a gold bangle. A girl in a white and gold embroidered top also folds her hands. Behind them, sannyasis in saffron and white-clad priests sit near a gold and red throne, one priest speaking into a microphone. Brass thalis holding pink flowers and offerings sit on the floor in the foreground. Several people are visible in the background, and a cloud of incense hangs in the doorway.2010-09-14A photograph inside a red and orange ritual hall during a Pratyaksha Pada Puja. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at right with palms pressed together in namaste, with a red-cushioned seat and a wooden tray of fruit and offerings beside him; the appearance is a person, with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, though the presentation is limited to clothing and hair, so identity remains uncertain. Seated at left, several men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas sit near a microphone, one holding it. A woman in a yellow sari with a red bindi sits in front of brass plates of lamps and flowers, while a young girl in orange sits beside her. A woman with light hair in orange and a blonde woman sit in the foreground. Standing in the background are a man in an orange scarf and two men in white robes, one with hands folded.2010-08-02 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20102010-09-13 +1 copies