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A photograph of a temple-courtyard offering counter. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at right, handing prasadam sweets from a white plate and a small brass tray of marigolds, fruit and red items. A woman in white with a black beaded necklace and gold bangles, seated at left, holds out her cupped hands to receive. Behind them a younger man in white with a yellow shawl and an orange-banded attendant stand near a wall board listing devotees who hold Ananda Sabha. Other women in saris, one in pink and one in yellow, stand or sit in the background, and a bell hangs from the wall.

Outdoor tented ritual scene. In the foreground, a large seated figure is draped in orange-yellow cloth and covered with a tiered garland of marigolds, roses and purple flowers in red, white, yellow, orange and green. Beside it, a man in an orange turban and gold neck ornament leans forward toward the garland. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. A seated woman in white sari looks up, and a woman in a red top with an orange shawl sits in the right foreground. Red and white drapes and a crowd fill the background under a white tent canopy.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a temple setting. A shaved-headed man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a white tilak on his forehead holds a small brass bowl of yellow turmeric or kumkum toward a silver platter of flowers and small gold-coloured kalasha-like vessels. Other men in white and yellow shawls, and a man in orange robes seated behind, reach toward the platter. A woman in white sits in the lower right foreground, and a seated figure in orange robes with a red cloth is at the upper right beside an ornate gold-trimmed throne. The room is pale with a red and white wall at the top left.

2010-08-10 +1 copies

A 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.

Padapuja ritual photographed from behind: a bare pair of feet in orange-and-gold-bordered robes rests on a golden platform surrounded by silver plates holding pink roses and a red apple. A man in white dhoti and green-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver vessel over the feet. Two women sit in front, one in white with a yellow scarf, the other in a blue top with a white shawl, watching the offering. The setting is a gold-toned ceremonial space.

2011-02-25 +1 copies

July 15 2011

A seated group of devotees during a ritual offering at a temple-style hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a pink border presses her palms together in prayer, and beside her an older woman in a green blouse and white sari holds a silver tray with an orange cloth and a yellow-edged cloth. Silver bowls with offerings sit on a gold-toned surface. Behind them, several people sit in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned seat decorated with orange fabric, with a garland of flowers and fruit and sweets on a shelf nearby. A bald shaved head in the lower right is visible in the foreground.

A photograph of a ritual offering scene. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth, with a horizontal white tilak on his forehead, bending forward with his hands over a golden tray of silver bowls holding milk, offerings and red kumkum. Women in white and red saris with gold bangles and yellow blouses, one with hands folded in prayer, sit around the tray, and a man in white is seated to the right. In the foreground, the orange and red garments of sannyasis are visible. The scene appears to be a pada puja offering.

A group of devotees gathers on the floor of a hall for a ritual offering. In the foreground, a young woman in white with a yellow shawl pours liquid from a small silver cup, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver bowl over a large brass tray. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the silver vessels, and another woman in white stands at right. At left, a figure in orange robes sits beside silver bowls, flower petals and fruit on the tray. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow sit with hands folded. No clear a person candidate is visible; the central figures are attendants and priests.

June 27 2010

August 02 2009

A seated figure in orange robes with a red and white flower garland sits on a gilded throne-like seat, their feet resting on a golden tray filled with silver bowls of flowers, oil and offerings in a padapuja-style worship. Several devotees kneel around the tray: an older man in a white shirt with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a teal green saree with gold jewellery and bangles, a woman in a white saree with a purple border, and a younger woman in red. Two more women in the foreground, one in an orange top and one in white with an orange border, sit facing the tray. Pink and purple flower petals are scattered among the bowls, and a pink curtain and framed picture hang on the wall behind.