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A photograph of women performing a ritual offering in an indoor hall. Four women sit around a large gold-coloured ornate tray filled with small dishes of offerings, including a pink flower, a red fruit and a silver bowl. A woman on the left in a white sari with a yellow shawl holds a small silver bowl, and the woman beside her in a cream sari with an orange border and a long beaded necklace also holds a small bowl. A woman on the right in a green sari and a woman in white with her hair pulled back are seated at the tray. A folded orange cloth lies on the tray, and a wooden cabinet with orange and red cloths stands at the left. Maroon curtains hang on the wall behind them, and an orange mat covers the floor.

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A photo of a padapuja ritual in a hall with an orange floor covering. Four women sit on the floor around a gold tray with offerings, including a silver dish, orange cloth and a flower arrangement. The woman at centre wears a cream saree with gold border and hands pressed in namaskar. Two women at left wear white and green sarees, and a woman at right in white with a yellow shawl shows her back. At upper left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured beaded garlands sits near a microphone in front of a maroon curtain. At right stands a gold-framed couch with red and orange cushions and an orange towel.2011-01-17November 05 20102010-11-05A padapuja ritual in progress. A seated figure in an orange-and-gold garment has bare feet resting on a large gold tray, which is surrounded by white flower petals and a red flower. Around the tray stand silver bowls and dishes holding white flowers, a bowl of honey-coloured liquid, and small silver vessels. A woman in a red-and-cream sari with a rudraksha mala sits kneeling and attentively watches. A younger woman in a white outfit with a mala and a forehead mark stands with hands folded, and an older woman with grey hair and glasses sits at the bottom right corner. The visible person in orange has only the feet and lower garment shown, so the face is not visible.2013-01-20A photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors against orange-red walls. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange garment sits on a raised wooden platform. Several women in orange, yellow and green saris and shawls stand and sit around a low table with silver plates, bowls and small oil lamps. A bald man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and beaded necklace holds a plate near the table. A woman with a blue hair tie and orange shawl is visible at the lower right. A potted plant and a red-draped urn stand in the background.2010-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of women seated on the floor of an ashram courtyard during a puja, with brass and silver plates and small oil lamps arranged on a gold-coloured tray in the centre. A woman in white with a yellow shawl and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl hold lamps or plates, while an older woman with glasses in yellow and orange sits at left. A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti sits with his back to the camera at the foreground left, and a woman with her hair tied back in the foreground right wears white and orange. Behind them, further women in orange and white sit near a red wall with a tall red-and-gold vessel and a potted plant.2010-10-30September 16 20142014-09-16August 16 20102010-08-16A photograph of a padapuja session in an ashram courtyard with orange-painted walls. In the foreground, a silver and gold tray holds plates of fruit, mangoes, flowers and small silver bowls. Several women sit cross-legged around it: a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a bindi, a woman in a white head covering and white clothes holding folded orange cloth, a woman in a yellow-bordered sari, and women in orange and red saris seen from behind. A young man in white dhoti with a white tilak sits at the right edge, and more devotees in orange sit on mats in the background. A wooden cabinet stands at the left.2010-10-05November 24 20102010-11-24A padapuja scene in a hall with a dark stage curtain and red chairs at the back. In the foreground, several devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor with hands joined in prayer. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with sacred ash marks on his forehead and a gold necklace kneels with hands folded near a golden platform holding silver plates of fruit, flowers and offerings. A woman in white and gold sari sits beside him. On a raised wooden stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits in front of a golden throne decorated with garlands of marigolds and white lilies, with a crown-like headdress visible. The figure's face and features are not clear enough to be confirmed; the setting is a padapuja offering to the seated guru.2010-10-16A photograph of women performing a ritual offering at a gold-decorated seat beside a golden throne-like stand draped in red cushions and orange cloth with a yellow marigold garland. Several women in white clothes with orange or gold borders kneel around a golden platform holding silver plates with apples, flowers, red and pink blossoms, orange cloths and small silver bowls. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a tray with orange cloth and a brass lamp, while another in a yellow shawl sits nearby with a brass implement. A woman in white with a red forehead mark holds an orange bundle. At the top right, a woman in orange stands beside a brass lamp, and a red-and-white striped wall and pillar sit behind. The women wear rudraksha malas. No deity murti is clearly visible.2010-09-30Several women sit in a row in an indoor hall during a ritual offering, with warm lamplight and a brass oil lamp with curved spout in the background. The woman at left in a cream and gold-bordered sari holds a small brass vessel. The central woman in a red-orange sari holds a small brass cup. The woman at right in a cream and gold sari with a dark necklace holds a brass plate of flowers, fruit and offerings. A man in white shirt sits at left edge, partly visible. Ritual offering with brass plates and devotees seated on the floor.2016-07-19