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A padapuja ritual at the feet of a seated figure draped in orange cloth and garlanded with red, yellow and pink flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a gold-patterned sari and bangles and a woman with long blonde hair in a white embroidered top pour water and sprinkle pink rose petals over a brass vessel on a golden tray. Silver bowls holding sliced fruit, a red apple, shredded white offerings and more pink flowers are arranged on the tray. Other devotees sit around it: a woman in a yellow shawl and white garment at the back, a woman with a long braid in a yellow top in the foreground, and a man in a light striped shirt reaching in from the left. Pale pink walls and a gold-carved wooden cabinet holding apples form the background.

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July 22 20132013-07-22A padapuja scene in an ashram courtyard. Seated on the left, a figure in an orange robe with an ornate gold throne behind them is partly visible, with a large garland of red roses and white flowers draped over the seat. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with a magenta border holds a gold object above a gold tray of fruit, pink cloth, brass bowls and small containers. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a striped border and rudraksha mala holds a gold vessel. Several women in white and yellow clothing surround the tray, and one woman in orange sits in the foreground with her long dark hair visible. The setting is an open courtyard with a red-and-white striped wall at the top right.2010-09-02November 25 20102010-11-25A padapuja ritual in a hall where devotees offer flowers and water at the feet of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, whose hands are folded and who is adorned with marigold and red flower garlands. In the foreground, a woman in a gold-green sari with braided hair pours water from a silver vessel over a pink flower, while a woman with long blonde hair in a cream outfit bends forward to assist. Nearby, a woman in a yellow shawl stands behind, and a bald man in white dhoti with white tripundra marks and a gold-embroidered shawl kneels at the right. Silver trays hold apples, flowers and offerings on a gold-decorated table with ornate gold panels.2010-09-18December 11 20112011-12-11August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a hall with an ornate gold throne. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold tray of silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and offerings. Around the tray, devotees kneel in white and cream clothes; a man at left in a white dhoti with gold chain and folded hands, a woman in red and white with a bangle, a woman in cream sari with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and two women seen from behind, one in a yellow-and-white sari with long dark hair. Gold carved throne details frame the right side.2010-11-18 +1 copiesA padapuja-style ritual on a golden platform. Several women in orange and white saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, kneel around silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and white flower petals. The woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and holds a small silver vessel in one hand while extending her other hand toward a pink lotus. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne at the right, with another person in the foreground and a woman seated in white further back. The setting is a courtyard with red and white walls.2010-11-03October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor in a courtyard with orange-red walls, performing a puja around a round brass tray set with silver-rimmed plates and red flowers. Several women wear white saris with yellow shawls, and one woman in the foreground wears a white sari with an orange shawl. Behind them stands an ornate gold throne with red cushions, and a seated figure is visible only as a dark-haired devotee. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this scene; the throne is unoccupied.2010-09-27A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A figure in orange robes, seen only from the knees down, sits on an ornate golden throne with carved gold panels. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and another in a yellow-bordered cream sari with a mala reach toward a large silver tray holding flowers, fruit, bowls and a small silver vessel. A man in white with a mala leans in at the right, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a mala sits with hands pressed together at the upper right. Further figures in white and yellow sit behind. The scene is a devotee offering to the seated guru's feet.2010-08-21September 06 20102010-09-06