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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.

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Devotees sit with palms pressed together in namaste during a padapuja ceremony, with brass plates in the foreground and incense smoke rising behind them. A woman on the left wears an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a visitor badge. In the center a young woman in a white embroidered kurta with a red-brown beaded yoke closes her eyes in prayer, and her badge reads Pratyaksha Pada Pooja. On the right a man in a tan kurta with a lanyard bows his head with hands folded. Behind them, a seated figure in orange robes and a red cushion are visible at the edge of the frame, along with a yellow-clad person at far left.2010-09-14December 31 20112011-12-31A 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.2010-08-08Devotees 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.2010-09-14June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of devotees seated on red mats in a hall, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold sari with a dark rudraksha mala and gold bangles, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on her forehead, faces forward. Beside her a woman in a white top with a brown shawl and gold bracelets, and further left a woman in orange garments. Other seated devotees in orange and white are blurred in the background. Several people are visible, and the scene appears to be satsang or meditation.2016-08-09A 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.2010-10-30A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a puja on a floor covered with orange mats. In the foreground, three women sit with palms pressed together in anjali. The woman on the left wears an orange saree with a red blouse and a beaded mala, and her hands are folded at her chest. The middle woman wears a white dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl and gold bangles, eyes closed in prayer. The woman on the right wears a cream saree with an orange shawl and forehead tilak. Behind them, more devotees in white with yellow and orange shawls sit in rows, some with hands folded. Brass plates, oil lamps, flowers, and white flower offerings sit on the orange cloth before them. A steel railing and a digital clock appear at the right edge.2010-09-14A photograph of a devotional puja where several devotees sit on the floor with hands joined in namaskar. In the foreground, silver thalis hold offerings of fruit, sweets, yellow and red flowers, and small bowls of food, arranged around a golden platform. At the left edge, a figure in an orange robe with bare feet reaches toward the offerings. Among the devotees, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle, a woman in a yellow shawl over white clothes, a woman in a white sari with a striped border and rudraksha mala, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl are visible, along with a bald man in white. Oil lamps and kumkum-marked trays sit on the mats behind them, consistent with a padapuja-style offering ceremony.2010-08-08September 11 20112011-09-11Seated devotees in an ashram hall perform a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. In the foreground, three women sit on mats in front of brass plates holding flowers, small brass cups and an incense stick. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with a red blouse and a rudraksha mala; the middle woman wears white with an orange shawl and gold bangles; the woman on the right wears white with an orange shawl and a vertical white forehead mark. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow clothing sit in rows.2010-09-14A photo of a devotional gathering in a temple-like hall with a microphone on a stand and a golden ornate shrine edge at upper right. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl holds a silver plate with folded orange cloth, eyes lowered. Beside her another woman in yellow-bordered white holds a plate with folded orange-and-gold cloth. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala presses her palms together in prayer. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and gold chains stand behind, and a bald older man in white sits at left. Several people are visible, with heads partly cropped at the edges.2010-08-26