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Photograph of a pada puja, the foot-worship ritual, seen from behind several seated devotees. A bare foot of a figure in orange robes rests on a gold tray. Around it are many small silver and gold bowls holding offerings, including red apples, flowers, sticks of incense and what appears to be milk or other liquid. A devotee in white clothes holds a small metal vessel at the top of the frame, and two dark-haired people in white are seen from the back in the foreground. Incense sticks stand upright beside the tray.

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January 23 20112011-01-23December 10 20112011-12-10A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at close range. A woman in a cream sari with a silver bangle and ring pours water from a silver vessel over the bare feet of a figure in orange robes, seated on a golden tray. Silver bowls and dishes around the tray hold red apples, a yellow fruit, a white cube and red roses. A second figure in orange and white sits at the right edge, and a dark-haired person is blurred at the left. The scene is a foot-washing offering, with the full figure not shown.2010-11-30Close 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 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. Silver and brass bowls hold red and pink flowers, a red apple, and small silver cups. A man's hand with a gold bangle and ring reaches over the tray to place petals, while a woman in a green garment with bangles and bracelets holds a small spoon. In the foreground, a person in a black head covering and white clothing is seen from behind at the right edge. No identifiable central figure is visible.2011-09-15Photograph of a padapuja offering set on an ornate gold-toned table. Silver thalis and bowls hold pink lotus flowers, red roses, red apples, white flowers, milk-like white offerings, and small silver cups. A figure in orange robes stands behind the table at left. A man in white kurta and glasses sits with hands folded in anjali, and a woman in an orange and gold saree with folded hands sits at right. Two partially visible people are in the foreground at left and bottom.2011-12-25Close photo of a puja ritual at a gold-toned altar. A seated person in orange robes, only the hands and feet visible, is surrounded by silver-rimmed gold trays holding small silver bowls of milky liquid and red and yellow flower petals. A bearded man in white garments reaches to a bowl at the left, a woman in a bangles and a green-bordered sari holds a silver cup at the right, and another person's hand reaches in from the lower left. A small golden deity murti or lamp stand sits among the flowers, with a red flower garland draped near the orange robe.2010-08-04Close-up photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A man in a white kurta holds a small clear glass or cup over a pink lotus flower, while another person's hand reaches in from the left wearing a gold bangle and ring. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a red apple, and a white conch-shaped vessel. A figure in orange robes sits at the upper left beside an ornate gold throne-like backdrop. No face of any person is shown fully. The tray and ritual items suggest an abhishekam or padapuja setting.2011-09-15A close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at a silver tray. A woman in white garments with gold bangles pours or touches water over a bare foot of a person in orange-trimmed saffron clothing. Another hand holds a silver implement over the tray. The tray holds red apples, pink and yellow flower petals, silver bowls and cups, and a small oil lamp burns at the edge. Two people in the background, one in dark green sari with a rudraksha mala, have hands folded in namaskar. Blurred figures frame the foreground.2011-12-10November 30 20112011-11-30Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on silver and gilt plates. A person in a white garment with gold border, wearing a bangle, holds a small silver container over a plate. Another person in an orange robe, with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, places green leaves and red flowers onto the offering. Red apples or fruit, red flower petals, white flowers and small brass lamps sit on the golden tray. The foreground shows a partly visible person in dark clothing. Ritual offering setting.2010-10-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja offering in progress. In the foreground, a person with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, seen from behind, sits beside a large ornate golden tray. Bare feet in white clothing rest on the tray's edge. The tray holds small silver bowls of offerings, a red apple, white flowers and pink-red roses and lotus blossoms. Above, out of focus, a person in white clothing holds a small silver vessel, and gold-coloured and orange-draped figures appear in the background, possibly a deity murti. Spotlight-like warm glow over the silver vessels.2011-02-12