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December 20 2012

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October 21 20152015-10-21 +2 copiesAugust 24 20062006-08-24August 24 20062006-08-24Close view of a puja setup on a red and gold patterned cloth. A person in orange robes and a beaded bracelet holds a lit match or taper over a silver lamp. Around them are silver bowls holding turmeric powder, kumkum, rice, camphor pieces and a small cone of yellow turmeric on a plate, plus a silver kalasha vessel and a silver lamp stand. Flowers sit in a silver bowl at the top right.2016-01-15December 25 20122012-12-25July 25 20132013-07-25December 26 20122012-12-26Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet in orange-and-gold garment hems rest on a bed of red and pink flowers and petals. Around them is an arrangement of ornate silver bowls and silver-rimmed trays holding turmeric-yellow liquid, rice, kumkum and petals, with a small oil lamp burning nearby. Hands in white sleeves hold ladles and offerings at the edge of the frame. Golden ritual vessels surround the scene. No face is visible, and the visible feet and clothing do not establish a specific person's identity.2013-03-07 +1 copiesAugust 24 20062006-08-24August 20 20142014-08-20February 04 20172017-02-04Close view of bare feet in a padapuja offering. A person in orange robes places bare feet on a silver tray surrounded by apples, shredded white and green vegetable offerings, pink flower petals and a conch-shaped silver vessel. Beside the feet sits an ornate gold necklace or mala with a small framed photo of a smiling bearded man in a red-and-white setting. Other silver bowls of fruit and vegetables fill the foreground.2010-09-20