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Close-up photo of a padapuja-style ritual: a golden tray holds a heap of gold-coloured beads or a golden mala and pink flower petals. Hands are reaching in to touch or lift the beads. Foreground shows an orange saffron cloth edged with gold, and a white garment at the right edge. A silver bangle is visible on one wrist and gold bangles on another. The scene is shot from a low angle with a shallow depth of field, and no face is visible.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering during a pada puja. Hands hold a long gold necklace of large round gold beads with decorative ornaments over a golden tray scattered with pink rose petals. An orange-robed sleeve in the foreground and a white-clad arm on the right frame the scene. A patterned cloth lies beneath the gold plate. The focus is on the gold beads and the petals, with no clearly visible face.2010-09-24Close-up photograph of a ceremonial moment with hands handling heavy gold beads on a gold-rimmed tray. Foreground at left shows a figure in bright orange cloth with a gold border and a green-and-gold patterned edge. A person in cream or white clothing at upper centre holds a silver bangle, and a hand in the lower centre fingers the gold beads, which may be a rudraksha-style mala. Pink flower petals lie on the tray. At lower right a person in white with red trim and gold bangles reaches toward the beads. No face of the a person is visible, so no in-person candidate is identified.2010-09-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesClose photo of a padapuja-style ritual at a seated figure's feet. A figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of pink and white lotus buds. Two hands in white sleeves hold or touch a silver plate filled with gold-coloured ornaments, red flower petals and small golden items at the feet. A pink-clad person is partly visible at the left edge. The setting has a gold-carved chair and a glass table.2010-01-02 +1 copiesClose view of a padapuja ritual: a metal tray of golden rudraksha-style beads and red and white flower petals is held beside a bare foot in orange-clad clothing. A woman in a white embroidered top with gold bangles reaches toward the foot, and two people with dark hair lean in from the foreground, viewed from behind. Red cloth covers the seat.2009-12-03January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesClose-up of a bare foot in a silver tray being worshipped during a padapuja. A hand with gold bangles touches the foot, and the tray holds red rose petals, white flowers and gold-toned rudraksha-style beads and ornaments. The person's orange clothing covers the leg above the ankle, and another person in white with black embroidery sits nearby. The foot is visible but no face or full body is shown, so the person is not identifiable from this image.2009-12-03Close view of a padapuja ritual: an orange-robed seated figure's feet rest on a red cloth, with a garland of pink and white flowers draped over the orange fabric above. Two hands, one in a plain white sleeve and one bare with silver bangles, hold a metal plate filled with red flower petals and ornate gold objects, including gold-coloured ornaments and a figure in front. A gilded throne edge is visible behind. A person in pink clothing is partly visible at the left edge. Visible evidence is limited to the feet, garland and offering tray; the seated figure's face is not shown.2009-12-01Close photo of a padapuja: a person in an orange garment with a garland of pink and white lotus petals is seated at the top; hands in white and pink clothing offer and wash gold-coloured ritual items on a red cushion, with red flowers and a gold ornamented plate in front. Gold-framed decorative metal stands behind. Only hands and partial figures are visible.2010-01-02 +2 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual offering on an ornate gold tray. Two people's hands are visible: on the left, a figure in orange robes and a white garment holds a stick of incense or flower stem near the tray, wearing a silver bangle and a red thread on the wrist. On the right, another person's hands hold strands of rudraksha or red-brown beads over the offering. The tray holds white and red flowers, including roses and marigold-like blooms, with a red fruit and silver bowls visible behind. Golden drapery fills the background. A faint purple logo appears at the top left.2011-09-11