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A seated man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace sits with palms pressed together in prayer, on a cushioned seat with a purple and gold cloth. In front of him a woman in a cream sari kneels on a blue mat, touching a steel pot and plates of fruit, while a man in an orange robe assists and bowls of food and flowers sit on a white cloth. Three young men in white with yellow shawls sit at the right. A tray of oranges, apples and a bowl of food lies at the lower left. Lit oil lamps, a plastic bottle and stacked books sit on a table behind. The room has patterned pale tiled walls. The scene looks like a pada puja ritual.

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A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a tiled room. A central figure with long dark hair, in saffron-orange robes, a gold-and-beaded necklace and a multi-strand gold chain, sits with palms pressed in namaskar on a white-draped seat with a purple-and-gold embroidered cloth. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border kneels on a blue mat, holding an open book, while a saffron-robed attendant beside her gestures near a brass lamp. Silver and brass vessels, a plate of yellow sweets, oranges and apples sit on a white cloth, with flower garlands at the right edge and a tray of fruit and ritual items at the left.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A seated man in an orange robe with a white floral garland and long hair sits on a raised white-covered seat with a maroon cloth, hands pressed together in namaste. In front of him on a blue cloth, a woman in an orange sari and a woman in pink and white sit beside offerings of fruit, sweets, a plate of rice and a brass lamp, while a devotee in orange sits to the right and men in white with yellow shawls hold brass vessels. The scene resembles a padapuja or ritual veneration in a plain tiled room.2009-07-25A 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.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a small altar with fruit, sweets, brass bowls and oil lamps on a white cloth. Around the blue mat, devotees sit: a woman in an orange sari, a man in white with a yellow shawl, a woman in a pink top with polka dots, and a woman in orange robes beside the altar. Plain tiled walls, a brown bag and a box are in the room, and an offering of fruit sits in a basket on the floor. The scene reads as a padapuja ritual with offerings, though this is an informal domestic-style room.2009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a tiled room. A central seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha mala, and presses palms together in prayer, seated on a white cushion draped with a purple and gold cloth. A woman in a cream saree kneels on a blue mat, holding an offering and lamp near his feet. To the right, a man in an orange robe sits with hands folded, and another man in white stands at the edge. In front stands a platter of apples, oranges, bananas, bowls of prasad, silver vessels and a kalasha-like jug, a ritual offering arrangement.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A seated man in an orange robe with a white flower garland sits on a white cushioned seat with purple-and-gold cloth, hands folded in namaskar, in a tiled room. Around a blue mat, devotees sit in prayer: a woman in a pink salwar kameez with a pink-and-white dupatta on the left, a woman in orange with white dhoti-style clothing and a man in white beside her, and on the right two men in white with yellow shawls and another in orange with folded hands. Before them lie a brass plate of fruit including bananas, apples and oranges, bowls of sweets, a bundle of cloth-wrapped offerings, steel lamps and vessels, typical of a padapuja offering.2009-07-25