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Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with green leaf garlands hung from the beams. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and small floral motifs kneels and bends forward, touching a steel tray holding a red-marked item and offerings near a green banana leaf on the paved floor. Beside her a young man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-red shawl printed with Sanskrit text stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Other devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand behind, some with hands folded, and a few people in the background wear saffron and white.

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July 11 20142014-07-11Close view of several pairs of bare feet in white dhotis standing on banana leaves laid over a tiled floor, with red flower petals scattered around them. The feet appear to be receiving a ritual washing or padapuja. On the right, a woman in orange sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking kneels beside a brass plate holding yellow turmeric or offerings, tending the feet. Other figures in orange robes are visible at the top edge.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30A woman in a white sari with a yellow-gold border and small red and purple flower embroidery kneels on a paved courtyard floor, washing or touching the bare feet of a standing person in white dhoti and white shirt. Green banana or leaf mats lie beneath the feet, with water and a metal vessel nearby. Behind them, a seated figure in orange garments sits on a low platform draped with a purple cloth, and another woman in white and orange stands in the background. A row of people in white and saffron, with drums and a ceremonial staff, stands along the right side under a canopy.2014-07-11A covered veranda with a granite pillar wrapped in marigold garlands and a banana plant behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on a metal plate, wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-and-white flower garland with a rudraksha mala, smiling. A man in white kurta bows low, touching the feet of the standing figure, with loose white jasmine petals on the floor. Three people stand to the left with hands joined in namaste: a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a white top and blue skirt, and an older man in a striped shirt. At right, a bald priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and an orange-bordered shawl stands near another saffron-clad attendant. The scene appears to be a padapuja-style honouring. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.2011-05-23A photograph of a courtyard ritual at a temple-style ashram. A figure with long dark hair and an orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, reading from a sheet of paper, with bare feet resting on a large gilded tray holding flowers. Standing before him is a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a beaded necklace, bowing in front of the tray. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and kurtas and an attendant in yellow hold trays and stand near a stone pillar and an orange-painted building. A red carpet covers the floor, and a sign on the building is partly legible.2010-09-13July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01December 26 20092009-12-26July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 15 20092009-06-15December 20 20152015-12-20