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Close photograph of a puja setting on a woven mat. Hands in white garments hold and arrange items on a silver tray piled with red roses, white jasmine-type flowers and pink petals, with orange ribbon-like strips draped over a dark object. Nearby are a silver covered dish, a silver conch-shaped vessel, small brass bowls, an ornate silver lamp stand with a lit oil lamp, and incense sticks at the lower edge. A person in white sits behind, holding a small bowl, and an open book lies at the top left. A woman in white with gold bangles is partly visible at the left edge, consistent with a ritual event.

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December 05 20112011-12-05March 16 20132013-03-16Close-up photograph of a padukapuja offering on a patterned carpet. A person in white clothing kneels at left, and their hand with a wristwatch and red and brown beaded bracelets reaches toward a tray. The tray holds a pair of black wooden sandals, or paduka, adorned with orange and red flower petals, orange marigolds and a red rose. Nearby are small brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass cup, a small brown glass bottle with a spray nozzle, and a brass bell-shaped vessel. Orange and red cloth lies beneath the brass items at the right edge.2013-12-12December 16 20092009-12-16July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in progress: a bare foot rests on a brass tray while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala hands over a silver bowl of milk. Brass and silver bowls hold red roses and orange and pink flowers, with a red-skinned fruit and a conch-shaped vessel on a gold plate. A woman in a mustard-yellow top and gold bangles, and another person's hands, are also reaching toward the offerings. Gold-toned cloth covers the floor.2011-11-20November 24 20102010-11-24Close-up photograph of a padapuja offering: a pair of bare feet in the foreground rests on a polished gold tray decorated with embossed motifs. Around the feet are silver bowls and cups, red roses with white flower stems and green leaves, and incense sticks standing upright. The wearer's orange and maroon garment is visible at the upper left. No face is visible and identity cannot be determined from the feet, so the a person field is unsure.2011-01-21Close-up photograph of a puja tray held by a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-brown border. Silver bowls and a small oil lamp with a lit flame sit on a gold-coloured tray beside three upright incense sticks sending up smoke. Pink roses, white flowers and a gold-chain garland lie to the right. Blurred dark-haired heads frame the foreground, and another white-clad figure and a figure in orange appear in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2011-01-28Close photograph of a padapuja ritual on a golden platform. Several hands in white garments with gold borders are washing or anointing a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray scattered with red rose petals. A silver tray with a small oil lamp and a silver lotus-shaped vessel sits beside. A person in an orange garment stands in the background, and a white-clad devotee at left has a red thread on the wrist. The scene is a foot-worship ceremony.2009-09-07December 03 20092009-12-03A close overhead photograph of a devotional puja on a floor decorated with white and pale blue kolam lotus and spiral designs. In the foreground, hands hold a brass oil lamp (aarti) over a silver plate of flowers and rice, while a person in white at the top left holds a plate of pink and red petals. A seated figure wearing an orange garment with maroon borders, with bare feet resting on white cloth, receives the worship. A silver thali holds kumkum, turmeric, leaves and small brass bowls, and a pink flower garland lies on the floor.