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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.

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A photograph of a padapuja gathering. In the foreground, a young woman in a white kurta with embroidered maroon-and-gold trim, a red bindi and a name badge reading Padapuja Padai Pooja, sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in an orange and gold sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles also joins her hands. Behind them a bald man in a saffron-orange kurta with a lanyard holds his hands in anjali. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red cushioned seat in front of a golden decorated stand, with bare feet visible being honoured. Brass plates with offerings and incense smoke rise in the background, and several other devotees in white and yellow sit on the floor.2010-09-14A seated devotional gathering in a temple hall during a Pada Puja. In the centre, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a small red tilak sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed, a wristwatch visible. Beside him a woman in a red and white bandhani-patterned sari, with a red bindi and bangles, also sits with hands joined and eyes closed. Behind them a bald man in white with a gold chain and dark mala sits near a microphone on a stand. At right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside a gilded ornamental pillar. A bald man with a white-and-red tilak at left is seated with folded hands. Pink lotus flowers and silver plates with offerings lie in front of the seated devotees.2010-09-16A photograph of a seated woman in a cream sari with a pink and purple border and an orange shawl, her palms pressed together in anjali mudra at her chest, eyes lowered. A red bindi is visible on her forehead and gold bangles on her wrist. Beside her, a woman in an orange shawl looks forward, and at the left a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits near a microphone. Behind them a red cushion and a gold-draped seat or throne are visible, and a pink flower lies at the lower edge.2010-10-30December 20 20152015-12-20A seated group of devotees with hands in anjali mudra during a pada puja. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and chants into a microphone held by a young man in white and yellow. An older woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels beside a golden plate of flower petals, washing or honouring the feet of a seated figure in orange robes whose feet rest in the plate. Standing at the right, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top also presses palms together. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl stands by a wall painted terracotta, and devotees in yellow and white sit along the back. An orange cushioned seat and orange cloth fill the foreground.2010-07-22November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional offering. A young woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and a nose stud sits cross-legged in an orange shawl over a white sari with green borders, holding a small white item in her cupped hands. Beside her, an older woman in a white sari with gold border presses her palms together in prayer and wears a beaded mala. In the foreground are silver trays holding pink lotus flowers and a yellow fruit. At right, the orange robed feet of a seated figure rest on a gold and red throne, and a blurred head of another person appears at lower right. Two people are visible in the frame.2010-11-03December 10 20122012-12-10November 19 20142014-11-19A photograph of a seated group in a large hall during a puja-style ritual. In the foreground, a woman in white with long hair holds a small brass bell and a lamp-like object, beside a woman in white clothes and a pendant necklace who holds a small bell over brass plates of offerings. A bespectacled woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala sits at the right front. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange and maroon garments with white forehead bands sit on the floor, some holding brass lamps and bells, with hands in anjali. Red and maroon floor cushions and a blurred deity murti are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2014-09-13A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a satsang or puja gathering. In the foreground an older woman in an orange sari with magenta border and a rudraksha mala, and beside her another older woman in a maroon sari with gold border and rudraksha malas, both with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Behind them a woman in white with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds her hands together, and younger women in orange saris with red and magenta borders sit in the background with white tilak. A small paper cup sits on the floor at lower centre.2014-10-11Photo of a ceremonial worship scene in a temple hall with red and white striped walls and an ornate gold throne at left. Two men in white dhotis with white forehead markings and wooden bead malas sit cross-legged at a low gold table holding silver trays of pink lotus flowers and offerings. A woman in a white and green-bordered sari with an orange shawl stands behind them, looking on. Women in white saris with orange shawls sit at the table's edge, and an orange-draped seat with red cushions appears at right.2010-10-30