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A photograph of a seated puja in progress. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing rimless glasses, a white tilak on his forehead and a long gold bead necklace, holds his hands cupped toward a silver bowl with a red fruit and white cloth. Beside him a woman in a yellow and white sari with a red bindi holds her palms together in prayer, and a bald man in white sits behind. Foreground devotees with dark hair are blurred. Silver vessels with offerings sit at the lower left. The person in the centre is a devotee or priest; identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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Devotional ritual scene at a temple or ashram. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red border, wearing a gold bead necklace and rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding folded paper or a small offering in his cupped hands and speaking. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black mala sits with eyes closed. A man with glasses in white clothing and gold beads sits in the foreground, hands joined, and a bald devotee is at the lower right with pink flowers. A man in orange wears a microphone in the background. Sacred ash markings are visible on foreheads.2010-11-02A photograph of a temple pada puja scene with several people seated close together. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border wears a gold bead necklace and dark glasses, holding folded paper in his cupped hands. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala stands with eyes closed. At left, a bespectacled man and a woman in white with a yellow cloth look down, and a man in orange holds a microphone in the background. Vibhuti marks show on several foreheads. Nobody is shown as a person; the central man is a devotee or priest.2010-11-02A pada puja style ritual in a hall with a dark backdrop. Central figure, a shaven-headed man with glasses, wears a white dhoti with a pink-and-green border, a gold bead necklace and a white tripundra on his forehead, holding a silver bowl with a red apple-like fruit. Beside him a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and gold necklace holds a similar bowl, and behind them two men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and white forehead markings stand at microphones. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace sits nearby. On the right, a shaven-headed man in white with gold necklace holds a fruit bowl above a silver tray with pink flowers. Several devotees, including a woman with a long braid in white and a Western woman in a red shawl, sit in the foreground watching.2010-10-19November 02 20102010-11-02A seated ritual scene during a pada puja-style worship. A man in the centre wears a white dhoti with an orange border, a white upper cloth, a shaved head with white vertical tilak and a red bindi, rimless glasses, and a long gold bead necklace; he holds a small silver vessel in both hands over a silver tray. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a dark rudraksha mala sits with her hands near the tray. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari look on. Silver bowls, a red apple and white offerings sit on the tray in front. Two men with shaved heads are partly visible at the lower right and a red cloth hangs at the left edge.2010-09-16A photograph of a temple pada puja ritual in a courtyard with a red-and-white painted wall. Several devotees sit on the floor in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders, some wearing gold-bead necklaces and tilak marks on their foreheads. A shaven-headed man in an orange garment, seated at the top left, holds a microphone. Seated in the centre, a man in white with gold necklaces and glasses holds a small offering, while others around a silver tray hold pink lotus flowers and small brass lamps. A woman in a white sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a man in white at right pray with hands joined.2010-11-02October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak stripe and red kumkum dot on his forehead, rimless glasses, a gold-beaded rudraksha mala and gold earring. He leans over a silver tray holding a red apple, a coconut and silver vessels, while a hand offers a small silver cup. A woman in white with a yellow border stands behind him. Ritual pada puja or padapuja-style offerings appear to be underway.2010-09-16A photograph of a temple puja with several devotees in white ritual clothes. In the centre a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white border wears heavy gold beaded necklaces and wears glasses, holding a brass incense stand with smoking sticks. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border holds incense sticks, and a man in white with a gold necklace stands to the left. At the front, a bald man's head is in the foreground, and an orange-robed man stands in the background near a terracotta-coloured wall. The scene is smoky with incense, and a row of small brass lamps or cups is visible at the lower right.2010-11-02November 24 20102010-11-24October 19 20102010-10-19A photograph of a group ritual with oil lamps. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with white and red tilak on his forehead and arms, holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame and a gold ornate necklace. Beside him a woman in a white saree with green border and a red bindi presses her palms together in prayer, with a black mala around her neck. Behind them an orange-robed man wearing a gold necklace and a white-clad man with a microphone sit among brass plates and a kalasha. Blurred figures in the foreground.2010-10-22 +1 copies