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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors on a striped blue and red floor mat. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward with his forehead pressed to a gold-topped padukas set on a large silver vessel wrapped with white flower garlands. Beside him, a woman in a pale pink sari with a green and gold border stands with palms pressed together and eyes lowered. A seated man in white clothes at left also holds his hands in anjali. Other devotees in white and light clothing stand behind, and a yellow cloth bag is visible. A metal stand with a clamp stands at right.

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A photograph of a woman in a pink sari with green and gold border and matching green shawl, standing beside a man in white dhoti and shirt with a multicoloured flower garland, both holding a brass tray of fruit or offerings during a puja. Before them stands a large polished silver vessel on a silver base, topped with a golden ornament and white flower garland, and a plate of pink flowers and white jasmine garland sits in front. Behind them is a carved wooden throne with red velvet cushion and a lion figure, draped with garlands, against a green curtain and lattice wall. A partly visible third man in white stands at the right edge.2004-06-12March 12 20082008-03-12March 25 20082008-03-25March 27 20082008-03-27Indoor evening scene at an ashram hall. In the foreground a young woman with a braid adorned with white flowers and an orange-red bindi sits beside a silver ceremonial vessel wrapped in an orange-red band and heaped with white flower garlands, placed on a tray on the floor. Behind it a person in a striped cloth bends low over the floor. Above, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-covered table near an orange and gold cloth backdrop, and another person in jeans stands at the edge of the frame beside yellow floor marking lines. A plastic bag lies by the tray.2008-03-27Photo 11722967August 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of a pada puja scene in a temple. Two women seated from behind, wearing white saris with gold borders, one holding a silver bowl filled with a yellow liquid or food offering up toward a golden seat. A bald older man in white clothes sits with palms pressed together in namaste near a tray of pink and white flowers and garlands. Behind them a man in white with a golden shawl also holds his hands in prayer. A figure in orange robes with a red flower garland stands on a golden pedestal above. Gold ornate fixtures and a red and patterned floor mat surround the group.Indoor devotional gathering in a hall with pale tiled floor and green-and-white striped mats. In the foreground, several men in white and blue shirts lie prostrate with palms pressed together before a large flower-covered platform with a yellow marigold and pink petal arrangement draped in white cloth, beside a brass oil lamp and a metal railing. Behind them, women in saris and salwar kameez stand with folded hands, and seated devotees sit on the mats in the background. The prostrating men and standing women are physical people; no a person figure is visible in the scene.Indoor hall with devotees in line before a shrine draped with pink and yellow flower garlands. A grey-haired man in a white shirt and white trousers with a name badge stands on the right, holding small offerings in his hands. A girl in white and maroon kneels on a red patterned rug in front of him. Women in pink, teal and white salwar and sari stand in the foreground, one holding folded hands. Behind them, many people in white, orange and pink clothing sit and stand in rows across the hall. Wall curtains in dark red frame the scene.2010-02-22A festival scene under a pink and white canopy decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. In the foreground an elderly woman in a white blouse and red-and-green sari bends forward with her hands extended over a large polished silver vessel on a white-covered table, scattered with rose petals and flower garlands. A man in a white kurta stands at the right, tilting a white and gold cloth or offering over the vessel. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing, including a woman in a cream sari, stand watching. Several people stand at the left edge in white and orange clothing. Loudspeakers and a white arch are visible in the background.2005-01-012002 - Pada puja and blessing citizens in Salem