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A woman with glasses, a white blouse and an orange-red shawl leans over a large ornate silver-and-gold tray, pressing a red rose petal between her fingers. The tray holds many small silver bowls and cups filled with red rose petals, and a younger girl in a yellow dupatta with a white-and-green border stands beside her. Another hand reaches in from the right edge. The setting looks like a temple floor. A faint bird-shaped logo appears at the upper left.

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A woman in glasses with a red bindi sits behind a silver tray of ritual vessels and rose petals, holding a silver plate on which orange cloth is folded with a red rose on top. She wears a white blouse under an orange shawl with gold-bordered edges. Silver bowls, a silver jug and pink and red flowers fill the foreground of an outdoor courtyard.2010-09-28A photograph of a temple puja with devotees seated on a stone floor around a large ornate gold tray filled with silver bowls and vessels, many containing red rose petals. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed figure in orange-and-dark robes sits with his back to the camera near the gold tray. A woman in the centre wears a white blouse and an orange shawl, round glasses and gold bangles, and she sprinkles red rose petals with her right hand. Behind her a younger woman in a yellow shawl and green-bordered sari sits, and at right an older woman in a white sari with a white forehead marking and gold bangles sits with her palms pressed together in prayer. Silver kettle-like vessels stand beside the tray, and a gold-carved shrine edge is visible at left.2010-09-28A photograph of a ritual offering with silver and gilt plates of white rice, green leaves and vegetables being passed and served. A bald man with a white forehead mark and rimless glasses, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl, sits cross-legged at the front of the frame. A woman in white with a white forehead mark reaches toward the plates, and another woman's hand holds a silver bowl. In the upper left a man in white with an orange shawl sits behind them, and on the right a figure in orange robes sits near a gold-carved pillar. Silver bowls of milk or food line the trays.2010-08-01August 26 20122012-08-26A photograph of a woman in a cream and maroon silk saree with green and gold border, wearing gold bangles, earrings and a beaded necklace with a lanyard, holding a silver bowl containing a red apple topped with white flower petals. Behind her, others in white and orange-red garments hold more silver bowls, and a large silver tray is laid with silver vessels, white flower petals, a pink lotus and red apples.2011-12-08August 01 20102010-08-01February 13 20092009-02-13A shaved-headed person in a white and gold-bordered garment sits with eyes lowered, holding a white object in cupped hands. Pink and white flowers, including a white plumeria with yellow centre, rest on the object. The person wears rudraksha malas, a red tilak on the forehead, round-framed red glasses, small gold earrings and a gold bangle engraved with a name. A gold ornate surface is visible at left. A small printed tag is attached to the garment reading 'Nithyananda Padapuja' style text. The scene suggests a padapuja offering.2010-08-30A woman in a red and orange sari with glasses and a red bindi reaches forward to offer a small silver cup holding a lit incense stick, its smoke rising. Her hands and several other hands, one wearing bangles, hold or touch the cup above a golden tray with small silver bowls of grains and flowers. Red flowers and gold items lie at the lower left. Behind her a seated person wears a yellow shawl over white clothing, and gold ritual vessels stand at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja offering with incense. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2009-12-07A photograph of a morning puja at a golden altar. A shaven-headed figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in the lower left foreground, his arms reaching toward a silver tray. Around the tray, several women in white saris with orange borders hold rose petals and place them among silver vessels and bowls. One woman in an orange shawl presses her palms together, another wears a sindoor bindi and a yellow-green sari, and an older woman has a white tilak on her forehead. Red rose petals are scattered over brass and silver pots and an ornate golden shrine edge stands at left.2010-09-28August 01 20102010-08-01November 10 20122012-11-10