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Close view of a padapuja setup on a woven straw mat. Two hands in saffron-orange robes reach toward the offerings. Dark sandals with pale leather straps lie in the foreground, decorated with pink and white flowers and small mushroom-like pieces. Red rose petals fill a brass dish, and a brass bell with a handle stands on the right. A brass pot holds a stick, a small brass cup and bowl sit nearby, and an incense stick smokes at the left edge. No face of the person is visible.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23October 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copiesClose photo of bare feet in the foreground, the left foot planted on a golden metal tray during a padapuja ritual, with the wearer in an orange-saffron garment whose hem is visible at upper right. Around the feet are silver ritual bowls holding white flowers, shredded white petals, an orange-yellow apple, pink roses and loose white blossoms, with a small gold cup near the roses. A silver spoon and a silver vessel sit on the tray. Behind, a seated person in white clothing with a red thread on the wrist holds an item near the top edge. The composition shows an offering of fruit, flowers and petals at the feet during worship.2010-10-09Close photograph of a padapuja offering. In the left foreground, bare feet in orange ochre robes rest on a golden tray, with the robe edge visible. A man in a gold-beige kurta with embroidered neckline bends forward and places a flower onto the tray, his hand holding a stem near a small brass vessel. The tray is heaped with red, pink and orange roses, marigolds and dark petals. Behind it, a silver plate holds vermilion kumkum and a red fruit, and a cup-shaped silver vessel sits nearby. Red cushion and a gold lamp stand are blurred in the background.2011-11-05August 15 20102010-08-15August 05 20102010-08-05April 03 20132013-04-03September 16 20112011-09-16April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesOctober 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a black stone base holding two small brown clay lingams and a curved clay plate. A hand in the upper frame pours water from a brass kalasha-style vessel, with water dripping onto the lingams. Brass oil lamps with lit flames sit at left and right, a brass cup with green leaves and a small brass bowl are on the mat, and a conch shell rests on a brass stand at lower right. Monks in orange robes sit blurred in the background.2013-04-06 +1 copies