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A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and garland of white flowers around the neck, and a gold-coloured necklace, with hands pressed together in namaskar. Seated before him on a blue cloth are several devotees: a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse offers something from a tray, two young women sit in front, and men in orange robes and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit with hands folded. The white table holds fruit including apples, oranges and bananas, bowls of prasadam, a plate of sweets, a silver kalasha and brass vessels, with pink flower petals in a bowl. The wall is patterned white tile. This appears to be a padapuja ritual in a small room.

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July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with patterned pale walls and a blue cloth on the floor. A central seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white flower garland, hands pressed together in prayer, seated on a white-draped low seat. Around him, devotees sit on the blue mat: several women in white and pastel saris, and men in white with yellow shawls and orange-robed attendants, all with palms joined. In front lie offerings on a white cloth: bowls of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas, sweets, a tray of marigolds, brass vessels and a lamp. Boxes and a plate of petals sit nearby.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A padapuja ritual in a small room with textured wall panels. A man in an orange robe with a long white flower garland sits cross-legged on a white cushioned seat, hands pressed together in prayer, with long dark hair. Beside him a younger man in orange sits with hands folded. Around a blue cloth on the floor, devotees in white clothes, several with yellow shawls, sit facing him. A woman in white pours or offers from a silver vessel, and a child sits at the left. Offerings include bowls of fruit, apples, oranges, sweets, flowers and a silver kalasha. Books and a flower arrangement rest against the wall behind.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a small tiled room. A figure seated on a white-draped chair with a red and gold shawl, wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland, sits with hands folded in namaskar. Nearby, a devotee in an orange sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure while another kneels with hands joined. On a blue cloth spread on the floor are fruits, sweets, steel bowls, a brass plate, flowers and a coconut offering. Men in white dhotis with yellow shawls and a young woman in a pink and polka-dot outfit sit around the arrangement in devotion. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role.2009-07-25