Close overhead photo of a flower-decorated ritual object on a brass tray. A terracotta-coloured curved vessel. Small green leaves and a couple of nuts sit among the blooms. Behind it, a wall of brown rudraksha beads is edged with a string of orange marigolds, and a pink patterned cloth lies beneath the tray on a white marble floor. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close overhead photo of a flower-decorated ritual object on a brass tray. A terracotta-coloured curved vessel. Small green leaves and a couple of nuts sit among the blooms. Behind it, a wall of brown rudraksha beads is edged with a string of orange marigolds, and a pink patterned cloth lies beneath the tray on a white marble floor. No people are visible.

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A pair of black rubber sandals, sometimes treated as ritual footwear, is covered in yellow jasmine-like flowers, orange marigolds, pink roses and petals, with green leaves and an orange-red flower. Two terracotta rings or bands lie across the sandals. Behind is a row of rudraksha beads and a red and gold patterned cloth on a brass tray. No people are visible.

KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/24/2021

Overhead photo of a pair of black rubber sandals arranged as an offering on a brass tray, covered with yellow flowers, pink rose petals and green leaves, with a terracotta ring placed across them. Behind the tray is a dark brass base and a field of rudraksha beads on a red cloth with a pink and gold patterned textile below. The arrangement appears to be a ritual flower offering.

Close-up photo of a pair of black rubber sandals placed on a brass tray and heaped with flowers as an offering. Pink roses and red blossoms are mixed with bright yellow jasmine-type flowers and green leaves, with terracotta cups and a terracotta ring among them. Behind is a cushion covered with dark rudraksha beads in front of a brass base and a pink-and-gold patterned cloth. No people are visible.

A photograph of a pair of dark rubber sandals laid on a brass plate over a golden-orange silk cloth, decorated with fresh flowers. Pink rose petals, red and pink hibiscus blooms, a large yellow-orange flower, white blossoms, purple flowers and green leaves and grass blades are arranged across the sandals, with two terracotta bangle-like rings resting on them. This appears to be a padukapuja offering of flowers to footwear, and the image shows only objects with no people visible.

Close-up photo of a pair of black rubber sandals. A curved terracotta-coloured band, possibly a clay ring, rests across the centre. Behind the plate are a pink and gold patterned cloth and an orange and red floral fabric. No people are visible.

Top-down photo of a ritual arrangement on a magenta cloth. A brass tray holds a dark blue patterned base with a terracotta padukas-style sandal pair, decorated with pink and magenta rose petals, marigolds, small yellow flowers and green leaves. Small clay oil lamps sit among the petals. A small framed printed portrait of a bearded, turbaned saint is placed among the flowers. In the lower left, a cut-out printed image shows a smiling man with a black turban, white forehead marks, saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding a staff, set against an ornate gold frame. No physical people are visible.

KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/22/2021

Overhead photo of a padukapuja offering: a pair of black sandal-shaped padukas on a brass tray over a shiny orange silk cloth. The sandals are covered with red, pink, white and yellow flowers, including a pink rose and yellow-orange petals, with green leaves and grass blades. Two terracotta cups sit between the sandals, filled with blossoms. No people are visible; the padukas stand in for the teacher's presence in the ritual.

A top-down photograph of flower offerings arranged on a brass plate over a deep red cloth. Red hibiscus blossoms, pink petals, yellow flowers, a marigold centre and white blooms are heaped around a terracotta bowl and a black rubber slipper, with thin green grass blades and leaves among them. The arrangement resembles a padukapuja offering of flowers placed on footwear, with no visible people.

Overhead photo of a decorated ritual object resting on a white cloth with gold-bordered edges, set on a dark tray. A dark blue-grey cloth covers the centre, with a pair of terracotta-coloured wooden or clay sandal-shaped pieces placed on it. The object is surrounded by yellow chrysanthemums, purple and pink flowers, red roses, green leaves and a garland of yellow blossoms. Two brown round items sit among the flowers. No people are visible, and no deity figure or readable text appears in the frame.

A close overhead photograph of a brass tray set on an orange silk cloth, holding an arrangement of flower offerings around a small object. Pink and red hibiscus blooms, purple and yellow flowers, red tubular blossoms, green leaves and grass sprigs surround a terracotta-coloured ring-shaped base. No people are visible; the frame shows only floral puja offerings.