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A photograph of a small room with pale patterned walls and a blue cloth on the floor, set up for a puja. Before him sit a woman in a white saree with hands joined, a man in orange robes with folded hands, and two men in white with yellow shawls, one with hands together. A woman in a beige and purple saree stands at left with hands folded. Offerings on the floor include fruit such as apples, oranges and bananas, sweets, a silver bowl, a kalasha-style brass vessel, a silver plate, flowers and a tray of coconut-shaped items.

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July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white and red flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white-draped seat with his palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a cream and gold sari kneels on a blue cloth, holding a lit lamp toward a silver-and-brass puja tray with oil lamps, bowls of offerings, a plate of apples and oranges, and marigold petals. Two young men in white and a man in yellow sit nearby with hands folded, and an orange-clad man kneels at the right. Padapuja ritual scene inside a plain tiled room.2009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with pale patterned wallpaper. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white and orange garland sits on a white-draped seat with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a purple blouse and cream sari stands at left with hands joined, and a woman in white sits on a blue mat. A man in an orange robe kneels at right with hands folded, and two men in white with yellow shawls kneel at the far right. The blue mat holds fruit, a tray of sweets, a plate of rice, brass vessels and kalasha-style dishes, with a red and yellow offering tray. Books and flowers rest on a table at right.2009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with patterned wall tiles. A seated figure in an orange robe and a long white-and-orange flower garland, hands pressed together in namaste, sits on a white-draped seat with a gold-bordered maroon cloth. A woman in a white sari kneels on a blue mat, holding a lit oil lamp near a plate of fruit, rice, sweets and a yellow tray. Beside him an attendant in an orange robe sits, and two men in white with yellow shawls kneel with folded hands. An older woman in a cream sari with purple border sits on a chair at the left, palms together. Fruit, bananas, brass vessels and rose petals fill the foreground.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25