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A photograph of a Pada Puja ritual in which several women in white and yellow-bordered saris sit with their backs to the camera. One woman in an orange top holds a silver bowl aloft, and a silver vessel and pink flowers rest on a tray before a gilded golden throne. Incense sticks are burning and a small oil lamp flame glows among the offerings. Only the back of a hand is visible on the golden seat, and no face is shown.

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Close-up photograph from behind of seated people at a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a person with black hair and a white flower or hair tie sits beside another person in white clothing with a gold-and-yellow bangle on the wrist, holding thin incense sticks above a small glass vessel. Other hands and orange and gold garments appear at the top edge, with silver bowls and offerings on the table beneath them. The scene looks like a puja offering with incense, though the figures are mostly turned away and cropped.2011-01-23Padapuja ritual photographed from behind: a bare pair of feet in orange-and-gold-bordered robes rests on a golden platform surrounded by silver plates holding pink roses and a red apple. A man in white dhoti and green-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver vessel over the feet. Two women sit in front, one in white with a yellow scarf, the other in a blue top with a white shawl, watching the offering. The setting is a gold-toned ceremonial space.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja-style ritual at a golden table. Foreground, a person in a white garment with a bare arm pours from a silver vessel over pink flowers and silver bowls, and a red fruit sits among the silverware. A man in white with a green-edged cloth and a red wrist thread holds a small silver cup above the table. A person in a blue top and white cloth with a gold border sits at right, and a person in white with gold bangles reaches into the offering. Orange fabric hangs at upper right. Attendants, not identifiable as any particular individual, perform the offering. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-02-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja scene. A woman in the foreground wears a pale yellow blouse and cream saree with a gold border, holding a silver incense holder with a lit incense stick and a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a white saree with a bright yellow shawl also holds incense. A silver tray of offerings sits before them with a red fruit, silver bowls and gold-coloured items. In the lower left, a bald man in an orange robe is seen partly out of focus. Red and orange fabric hangs in the background.2010-09-20October 24 20102010-10-24A 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.2010-08-21Close photograph of a Pada Puja offering in progress. In the foreground, the blurred backs of two people in white clothing; one has dark hair pulled back and the other has a white garment with a textured shoulder. On a row of polished silver and brass plates, there are red flowers, pink lotus blooms, a small oil lamp with a flame, and incense sticks rising in the background. Gold-colored ritual vessels and a golden decorated surface sit behind the offerings. Faces are not visible, and no one is shown as identifiable.2011-02-13 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam with hands pouring water from silver cups over a pink lotus and white flowers on a silver tray. Foreground: a woman in an orange garment with gold bangles pours from a small silver vessel; a woman in a blue and green sari with bangles reaches in from the top; a young woman with hair in a ponytail and a yellow garment sits from behind at right. Silver bowls and trays with orange kumkum and flower petals fill the lower frame, and gold decorative fabric shows in the background.2010-10-24A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in progress. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with bare back and white vibhuti marks on her upper back bends over a gold-rimmed tray holding silver vessels, pink flowers and offerings. On the left, a young girl in an orange top reaches toward the tray, where incense sticks are burning. Behind them, a seated figure in white robes rests with folded hands on a red cushioned throne with gold panels. A man with a white tilak mark stands at the right edge of the frame.2011-01-28A group of devotees gathers on the floor of a hall for a ritual offering. In the foreground, a young woman in white with a yellow shawl pours liquid from a small silver cup, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver bowl over a large brass tray. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the silver vessels, and another woman in white stands at right. At left, a figure in orange robes sits beside silver bowls, flower petals and fruit on the tray. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow sit with hands folded. No clear a person candidate is visible; the central figures are attendants and priests.2010-08-08Close photo of a ritual scene with women in white and yellow traditional dress. In the foreground a woman's hand with gold bangles holds a small silver dish of lit incense sticks, smoke rising. Behind her another woman in a cream and yellow sari with a red border holds incense sticks in folded hands. A woman with long curly dark hair is seen from behind at right. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering, with blurred figures in white clothing around.2010-11-01November 19 20092009-11-19