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A photograph of a ritual puja arrangement viewed from above on a green-and-gold brocade cloth. A grey stone object. A pink flower sits at the edge of the cloth. No people are visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a green satin cloth with gold-embroidered edges. A pair of wooden sandals, or paduka, is decorated with pink, blue, yellow and white chrysanthemum-type flowers, with yellow marigold-style blossoms arranged in a ring around them. Small wooden items and purple flower buds are scattered among the blossoms. The cloth sits on a tiled floor, and a blue patterned fabric edge is visible at the lower right. No people are visible.2025-06-06Overhead photo of a floral arrangement on a purple cloth with gold-patterned border. Two wooden sandals or padukas are surrounded by a ring of yellow marigold garlands, with purple and pink flowers scattered around them. Small red items are visible near the sandals. Bare feet of a person are visible at the bottom edge on a tiled floor, indicating a ritual padapuja setting.Overhead photo of a ritual object decorated with flowers on a green cloth. Two brown wooden sandals or padukas sit at the centre of a dark tray, surrounded by orange, yellow, white, purple, blue and green flower blooms and a ring of yellow marigold garlands. No people are visible.2025-02-05Top-down photo of a paduka puja arrangement on a brass tray lined with green cloth. A pair of wooden sandal-shaped padukas is decorated with white and teal-green chrysanthemums, with more white and green flowers scattered across the black tiled surface. A border of yellow marigold garlands interspersed with purple flowers frames the tray. Small terracotta lamps sit between the padukas. No people are visible, only a tiger-striped fabric edge at the lower right.2024-12-09Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on a metal tray lined with a hot pink cloth edged in gold. Yellow chrysanthemum-type flowers form a ring around a dark stone or metal object with a raised ridged form, accented by green leaves, white flowers and two small brown cones or nuts. Gold-edged pink fabric frames the tray, and a patterned floor is visible at the lower right. No people are visible.A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a green satin cloth set on a tiled floor. A dark stone object. Two small terracotta oil lamps sit on either side of the central stone. Two brown mushroom-shaped items rest on the stone, and a golden-edged blue cloth border appears at the left. No people are visible.2025-04-07Top-down photo of a pair of sandals or footwear-form offering placed on an orange cloth, decorated with a garland of yellow marigolds and white and lilac chrysanthemums, with green leaves tucked among the flowers. A gold-embroidered orange cloth lies behind, and a leopard-print fabric sits at the right edge on a grey tiled floor. Flower-decorated footwear in a puja setting, with no people visible.Overhead photo of a pair of wooden sandal-style padukas placed on a green satin cloth with a blue and gold brocade border, decorated with yellow, orange, white and pink chrysanthemums and strands of white jasmine buds arranged around them on a grey tiled floor. No people are visible. The padukas are sacred footwear offerings in a flower-decorated puja arrangement.A photograph of a padukas offering arrangement for padapuja. A large round silver tray holds a pair of ornately embossed silver sandal-shaped padukas decorated with orchids in purple and pink, red and yellow roses, and yellow marigold-style blooms, with two small silver cups in the centre. The tray rests on an ornate gold-toned rectangular base over a red cloth. Behind it, framed pictures and a wooden box are partly visible on a maroon surface. No people are visible.2021-11-10A top-down photograph of a round brass tray filled with fresh flowers arranged for puja. Orange and yellow chrysanthemums, white chrysanthemums and white jasmine-like blossoms, red flowers and green-tipped chrysanthemums are heaped around the rim. The tray sits on a green silk cloth woven with gold zari border patterns. No people are visible; only a hand-edge and a patterned floor cloth appear at the bottom edge.September 11 20102010-09-11Overhead photo of a pair of wooden sandals, possibly padukas, placed on a green satin cloth with a red and gold woven border. The sandals are decorated with a large garland of yellow marigolds and clusters of yellow, white and green chrysanthemums, purple-tipped flowers, red roses and green leaves. A leopard-print cloth lies at the right edge and the floor is grey tiled. No people are visible.