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A photograph of a padapuja on a golden throne. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe has bare feet resting on a silver plate. Several devotees in white ritual clothes kneel around the plates, pouring water and offering red flowers and apples. Gold-patterned seat and yellow marigold garlands frame the scene. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at the back, and a woman with a braid in an orange top is in the foreground. The seated figure's face is not visible.

A close photograph of bare feet in a padapuja-style offering. A person in a saffron-orange robe stands with bare feet resting on a gold-coloured tray set among silver bowls and plates holding white flowers, green leaves, a red flower, and ripe red-orange fruit. A silver kalasha-like vessel sits at the upper right. Blurred figures in white and light clothing frame the foreground at left and right, and a gold deity image or ornament appears in the background.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A person in white clothing and a red-beaded wrist band holds a silver plate with flower petals and a silver spoon-like vessel, pouring or offering over bare feet resting on a golden-brown ornate platform. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a multi-coloured beaded necklace; their face is not visible. Pink and red rose petals scatter across the silver plate and gilded base. Another person's arm, adorned with a silver bangle, reaches in from the left. A small brass dish of kumkum or vermilion sits at the left edge.

A photograph of a ritual offering on a gold-carved wooden platform before a tiger-striped backdrop. A pair of bare feet in orange-and-gold cloth rests on the platform's edge at top. Around a round tray are many small silver bowls of pink and red powders, rose petals, and a flower arrangement. A young man in white with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings holds a small cup. A woman in orange with white forehead marks and a bangle dips into a bowl, and another woman in orange holds a small bowl of yellow liquid. A child with white markings on the arms reaches toward the tray. Dried fruit and sweets are arranged among the bowls. The setting appears to be an ashram puja.

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A photograph of a seated ritual in an indoor hall with red curtains and a standing fan. On a gold-and-red throne at right sits a man in an orange turban, ornate orange-and-purple silk garments, gold armlets and a gold necklace, smiling as he sits with hands folded. Before him, a group of devotees sit on the floor: a woman in orange sari, a man in red-orange kurta with rudraksha mala, a woman in lavender sari, a woman in white with folded hands, a man in white, and a woman in red with back to camera. Brass puja trays hold flowers, fruit and offerings. Behind the throne, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of marigolds and white flowers.

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Padapuja ritual under a white tent with floral decorations. A seated figure in saffron robes and an orange turban, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a white dhoti-style garment, has feet being washed by a man in white shirt and white dhoti who pours from a small vessel over the feet onto a gold plate. Behind them a devotee in an orange robe bows toward a decorated gold-framed backdrop with red, purple and white garlands. A woman in a red and gold sari and a man in orange kneel or stand nearby holding brass trays with flowers and offerings, and a few other devotees in white stand behind. Marigold and rose petals lie on the plates.

A devotee in a white shirt and cream trousers kneels at lower left, pouring water from a silver vessel with a spout over the feet of a seated figure. The seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of orange and yellow marigolds with green leaves, and sits on a red velvet-covered gold throne. A silver tray or plate with flowers lies beneath the feet, and a red and white floral garland rests on the throne's side. The scene suggests a foot-washing ritual, padapuja. A gold bangle and a ring are visible on the devotee's hands, and another person's hand with a ring is visible at lower right. Visible people: the kneeling devotee, the seated figure, and a partially visible person at right.