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A photograph of a ritual scene in front of a gilded golden altar base decorated with embossed floral and arched panels. In the foreground, two women sit on a patterned cloth: the woman on the left has long wavy dark hair and wears a cream sari with an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulder; the woman on the right wears a white sari with gold borders and has white ash markings on her upper arm. Between them, a pair of hands from above offers a small silver bowl over an array of silver vessels and pink flower petals arranged on the gold tray. Several ornate silver cups and plates surround the offerings, with white flowers visible among them.

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A photograph of a Pada Puja ritual. Two women in white and cream sarees sit on the left and right, one with long dark wavy hair and an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulder, the other with a yellow-bordered white saree and sandalwood marks on her arm. Their hands hold small silver cups and bowls, one pouring liquid from a silver vessel into another. In front of them is an ornate gold-coloured altar or stand with repoussé floral motifs, holding many silver bowls, cups and vessels, with pink lotus flowers placed among them. Behind the altar, a seated figure in white robes and a gilded golden throne with red cushions are partly visible.2011-01-28February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06Close-up photograph of a puja offering being made over a golden tray. A man in white clothing with a bangle and a beaded mala, seen from the shoulders down, pours from a small silver bowl. Hands of a woman wearing green sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the tray, which holds silver vessels, pink lotus flowers and a red fruit. At right, a person in a white shirt and dark head covering is visible, and a figure in an orange garment stands behind. A gold-toned backdrop sits in the background. a person is not clearly visible here.2011-09-15Close 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.2010-08-04A padapuja scene in a temple hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with bare back and sandalwood markings on her skin reaches toward a gold tray holding silver bowls, flowers and incense sticks. To the left, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-red top leans forward and tends the offering trays. Behind them, a figure in white dhoti sits on a red-cushioned seat before gold-leaf ornamented pedestals, with only his lap and white-clad legs visible. Gold-embossed panels surround the scene.2011-01-28A photograph of a ritual scene at a gold-ornamented altar. A woman in a white sari with a broad gold border sits at right, her bare back showing sacred ash marks on the upper arm, reaching toward a row of small silver bowls and cups on an ornate gold table. Incense sticks stand upright among the vessels, with pink flower petals scattered near them. At left, a woman with long dark wavy hair in a white garment with an orange-red shawl sits facing the table. Behind the altar, a gold-plated deity murti and gilded panels frame the scene, and another woman in glasses and white clothing is partly visible at the upper right.2011-01-28Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual with a gold tray of yellow and pink flower petals in the foreground. A figure in orange robes wearing a garland of white, purple and yellow flowers pours water from a gold vessel over hands and feet resting on the tray, while another person in white holds a golden pot. On the left, a person in orange clothing with a red and blue cloth sits close to the ritual, and on the right a woman with dark hair wearing a pale pink sari leans in. Gold ritual vessels and a gold lamp stand are visible in the background.2009-09-14A 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 copiesClose view of a gilded golden throne or peetha with ornate repousse panels. A man in white dhoti-style clothing with a white forehead mark and gold bangles pours liquid from a small glass or cup, while a hand in white sleeve holds a silver bowl near pink lotus flowers and a red fruit on the gold base. Behind, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth sits on the throne. Brass oil lamp-like vessels and incense sticks appear at the lower left. Ritual offering scene.2011-11-06August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A seated figure in white dhoti-style garments with a white ruffled edge rests hands folded on lap atop a red cushioned throne with ornate gold carved trim and a gold lion figure behind. In the foreground, a devotee in a white sari with gold border kneels with an outstretched hand offering flowers, and a woman's bangled arm reaches toward a silver tray holding pink petals, brass bowls and lit incense sticks. A second person in white with gold trim sits at right. The scene is a feet-washing or padapuja offering before the throne.2011-01-28