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A dimly lit photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at close range. A figure in orange robes and a white flower garland stands at the left, bare feet visible on a golden platform. Around a round golden tray, devotees lean in: a woman with wavy blonde hair in a maroon top offers something from her hands, a man in white kurta and a woman in green kneel nearby, and a bald man in a white shirt at lower right reaches toward the tray. The tray holds silver bowls with small oil lamps, red fruit or sweets, white flowers and a heap of pink petals. Several people in the foreground, one holding a camera, are partly visible. Golden surfaces and warm lamplight dominate.

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December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11A dimly lit puja scene with devotees seated around brass and silver trays of offerings: steel bowls of white and yellow grains, red-tipped items, pink flower petals and a small brass lamp. In the foreground a woman in a blue top reaches toward the tray, and a man in a white shirt sits at right. Behind them, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a garlanded altar, with a woman in a dark outfit and a man in white shirt further back. Red-and-gold cloths lie beneath several plates. Oil lamps glow in the background.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11Inside a dimly lit hall, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a white and orange flower garland has bare feet resting on a gold-coloured platform. Around the foot-level offerings, several devotees sit or kneel with hands extended, holding incense sticks and small stemmed offerings. Brass and silver trays on a gold-coloured tray hold red-tipped flower petals, white flowers, small bowls, incense, and kumkum-style red items. Oil lamps glow in the background behind the group, and people in white shirts and a woman with long blonde hair in dark red clothing watch closely. This appears to be a puja performed at the feet of a guru, with padapuja offerings.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of a ritual offering scene with a seated figure in a maroon and orange-gold garment on the left, whose lower body and hands are visible while the face is cropped out. Several participants in white and cream clothing and a woman with short light hair in a gold-trimmed top reach toward gold-rimmed silver plates and bowls filled with white flowers, yellow marigolds, red petals and leaves. A gold-patterned throne or seat surrounds the group.2015-03-11Close photo of a puja ritual at a gold-toned altar. A seated person in orange robes, only the hands and feet visible, is surrounded by silver-rimmed gold trays holding small silver bowls of milky liquid and red and yellow flower petals. A bearded man in white garments reaches to a bowl at the left, a woman in a bangles and a green-bordered sari holds a silver cup at the right, and another person's hand reaches in from the lower left. A small golden deity murti or lamp stand sits among the flowers, with a red flower garland draped near the orange robe.2010-08-04December 10 20112011-12-10Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on silver and gilt plates. A person in a white garment with gold border, wearing a bangle, holds a small silver container over a plate. Another person in an orange robe, with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, places green leaves and red flowers onto the offering. Red apples or fruit, red flower petals, white flowers and small brass lamps sit on the golden tray. The foreground shows a partly visible person in dark clothing. Ritual offering setting.2010-10-20 +1 copies