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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a temple hall. Two men in white dhotis with red borders and gold necklaces kneel and hold pink lotus flowers over silver plates of offerings and fruit on a gold tray. A woman in a cream sari with red border stands at the back with hands folded in namaskar. Seated at right, an orange-robed figure rests bare feet on the tray while a second person in orange sits on a red and gold throne; the orange-robed figure's face is not visible. A few other people sit in the foreground and background. Red and white painted walls frame the scene.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with red-and-white striped walls. A seated figure in orange robes rests bare feet on a golden tray at right, reclining on a red cushioned seat beside a gold-embossed wooden chest. Two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and gold-bead necklaces sit cross-legged on the floor, one pouring or tending items from a silver bowl. A woman with long wavy hair in an orange and green sari, with a red bindi, sits behind them looking on. Gold plates hold pink lotus flowers, shredded white offerings, and small bowls. A young attendant in orange sits at lower left and another at lower right.

2010-10-30 +1 copies

A photograph of a Hindu puja ritual with several people seated on the floor around a gold tray. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with a tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a small white box with a red flower and offers it to a woman in a cream sari with gold border. Silver bowls on the gold tray hold apples, flowers and other offerings. Another priest in white with yellow-bordered dhoti sits to the right holding a flower-topped offering. Foreground devotees in white and yellow clothing look on, one holding a printed booklet. The priest in the center does not qualify as an appearance-based candidate for a person.

November 07 2010

A pada puja style ritual in a hall with a dark backdrop. Central figure, a shaven-headed man with glasses, wears a white dhoti with a pink-and-green border, a gold bead necklace and a white tripundra on his forehead, holding a silver bowl with a red apple-like fruit. Beside him a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and gold necklace holds a similar bowl, and behind them two men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and white forehead markings stand at microphones. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace sits nearby. On the right, a shaven-headed man in white with gold necklace holds a fruit bowl above a silver tray with pink flowers. Several devotees, including a woman with a long braid in white and a Western woman in a red shawl, sit in the foreground watching.

October 15 2010

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A seated devotional puja scene with hands pressed in anjali. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with palms together and a red bindi. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red-and-gold border and bangles sits with palms joined, wearing a beaded mala. At left a bald priest with a white tripundra on his forehead and gold necklaces sits in white ritual clothes, hands together. Brass trays with small oil lamps and yellow flowers are in front, and a gold-carved wooden seat with red cushions stands at right. A figure in orange saffron robes sits on the right edge, and a golden-carved peetha is visible. A partly visible person sits at the bottom edge.

January 14 2014

A pada puja ritual in an indoor hall. Several people in white ceremonial dhotis and shawls sit on the floor around a gold-coloured stand holding brass vessels and a pink flower offering. A priest with a shaved head and vertical sandalwood marks holds a small lamp near the vessels. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, his feet and hands visible; his face is not visible. A man at left raises a lamp above his head, and a woman in white with folded hands sits nearby. Two women with hair tied back are seen from behind in the foreground. A tray with fruit and flowers sits on a wooden cabinet behind the throne. Visible people: about 10.

A photo of a ritual padapuja scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man with white tripundra marks and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti, presses his palms together in prayer beside a young boy in white kurta holding a small brass bowl. Behind them, women in white saris with red borders and beaded necklaces stand with hands folded, and a man in an orange shirt with white forehead marks stands near a microphone. Silver trays hold apples, flowers and offerings. On the right, a seated figure wearing an orange garment and rudraksha beads is being honoured, their bare feet resting on a gold-trimmed red cushioned seat with a golden throne-like frame. A woman with light blonde hair is seen from behind at the bottom right.

November 05 2010