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A photograph of a ritual scene in a decorated room hung with draped teal, pink, orange and purple fabrics and marigold garlands. A shaven-headed sannyasi in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre, extending his arm toward a steel tray holding apples, sweets and offerings held by a woman in a white-and-yellow sari with white jasmine garlands in her hair. Behind them a photographer in white shirt takes pictures, and white-clad men in dhoti stand around. At the bottom right a woman in a purple gold-bordered sari holds an apple, and a man in a white shirt with red garland kneels near the tray. The scene reads as a puja offering with fruit.

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June 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional gathering in a decorated room with draped cloths in teal, orange, red and purple, and marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a purple gold-bordered sari stand at center receiving fruit. A figure with long swept-back hair, a white tilak, jasmine garlands and a rudraksha mala sits in front, holding a dish of apples and bananas. A man in white photographs the scene with a camera. Several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron and white dhotis stand behind with folded hands. Devotees in saffron and white garments watch. Gold-framed portraits and bells are on the right wall. The scene suggests a pada puja offering of fruit.2014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a room decorated with draped saris in teal, pink, purple and green and strings of white jasmine garlands. A woman in a maroon sari with a white flower garland, seen from behind, offers apples to a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and an orange-brown shawl with rudraksha malas. Several other men in white dhotis, a man in white kurta holding a red garland, and women in saris, including one in purple with gold border, watch or hold apples. A cameraman in white stands at top left. Two other shaved-headed men in white are visible behind, and the scene appears to be a pada puja style ritual with fruit offerings.2014-06-21 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA small room with cream tiled walls and a red door where a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron robes and rudraksha mala is seated on an orange cloth at right, a fresh garland of red, yellow and white flowers around his neck, while a man in a white shirt bends forward and a second orange-clad sannyasi stands behind him. Before them a crowd of devotees gathers: a woman in an orange blouse and white flower-decorated hair kneels in front, a woman in a teal sari presses her palms together, and a man in a red shirt joins hands. A wooden box holds rows of red apples, and a child is held nearby. A television sits in the background. The scene looks like a devotee house visit with offerings of fruit and garlands.2014-06-27A photograph of a home padapuja during a house visit. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a mala and gold bangles kneels at the front right, holding a pink cloth and reaching toward a seated man in a white dhoti with a white shawl, garlanded with white flowers and orange marigolds. Around them, devotees watch: a seated woman in a grey sari, a woman in a pink sari with a patterned shawl, a woman in a dark patterned top, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala standing behind. Two shaved-headed young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand nearby, and an orange-clad photographer holds a camera with flash. Papaya leaves and a yellow flower bouquet appear at the lower right.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor gathering in a room with cream walls, a purple accent wall and an arched alcove, with a framed photo on the wall and a bouquet of white and yellow flowers at right. A seated figure at right wears saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, smiling while extending a hand toward a group. Devotees crowd around; in the foreground a man with a flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms and a woman in a yellow-and-white sari hold apples and bow their heads toward the seated figure. Standing behind them are a girl in a yellow top, a woman in a white sari, a man in a striped shirt, a cameraman in an orange dhoti holding a camera with flash, and a young man in a white shirt and dhoti holding an apple. a person is the seated figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala. Several people are visible.2014-07-04 +2 copies