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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with pale patterned wallpaper. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white and orange garland sits on a white-draped seat with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a purple blouse and cream sari stands at left with hands joined, and a woman in white sits on a blue mat. A man in an orange robe kneels at right with hands folded, and two men in white with yellow shawls kneel at the far right. The blue mat holds fruit, a tray of sweets, a plate of rice, brass vessels and kalasha-style dishes, with a red and yellow offering tray. Books and flowers rest on a table at right.

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July 25 20092009-07-25A small room with patterned wall tiles and a blue floor cloth shows a padapuja ritual. A seated figure in orange robes with a garland of white flowers sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a maroon shawl. A woman in a cream sari kneels before him, washing his feet from a brass vessel, while a woman in a purple blouse and cream sari stands at left with hands joined. Two men in white and yellow dhotis sit at right, one in orange robes beside them. Fruit, sweets, rice, bananas and offerings in steel bowls are arranged on the floor, with a lit oil lamp, flower petals and a small clay pot nearby.2009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small whitewashed room with a blue and yellow striped mat on the floor. A man with long dark hair sits centrally on a white-draped seat, hands pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange robe with a magenta-and-gold shawl and a white garland of flowers. A woman in a cream sari with a dark border kneels before him, placing her hands near his feet as part of the worship. Seated on the mat in front are an orange-robed man with a silver tray, a younger man in white with a yellow shawl, and a woman in a purple blouse and cream sari sits on a chair at left with palms joined. Offerings on the floor include bananas, apples, oranges, a bowl of rice, silver vessels and a plate of sweets, plus a red-and-white box. A sun-like wall decoration and a small emblem appear at upper left.2009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with patterned wall tiles. A seated figure in an orange robe and a long white-and-orange flower garland, hands pressed together in namaste, sits on a white-draped seat with a gold-bordered maroon cloth. A woman in a white sari kneels on a blue mat, holding a lit oil lamp near a plate of fruit, rice, sweets and a yellow tray. Beside him an attendant in an orange robe sits, and two men in white with yellow shawls kneel with folded hands. An older woman in a cream sari with purple border sits on a chair at the left, palms together. Fruit, bananas, brass vessels and rose petals fill the foreground.2009-07-25A photograph of a small room with pale patterned walls and a blue cloth on the floor, set up for a puja. Before him sit a woman in a white saree with hands joined, a man in orange robes with folded hands, and two men in white with yellow shawls, one with hands together. A woman in a beige and purple saree stands at left with hands folded. Offerings on the floor include fruit such as apples, oranges and bananas, sweets, a silver bowl, a kalasha-style brass vessel, a silver plate, flowers and a tray of coconut-shaped items.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A seated man in an orange robe with a white flower garland sits on a white cushioned seat with purple-and-gold cloth, hands folded in namaskar, in a tiled room. Around a blue mat, devotees sit in prayer: a woman in a pink salwar kameez with a pink-and-white dupatta on the left, a woman in orange with white dhoti-style clothing and a man in white beside her, and on the right two men in white with yellow shawls and another in orange with folded hands. Before them lie a brass plate of fruit including bananas, apples and oranges, bowls of sweets, a bundle of cloth-wrapped offerings, steel lamps and vessels, typical of a padapuja offering.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a small room with white patterned tiled walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland, sits on a white-draped seat with his palms pressed together in greeting. Before him on a blue cloth are fruit, sweets, bowls of food, a brass lamp and a small silver vessel. A woman in a white and pink sari kneels offering something, while other women in saris and salwar sit nearby. On the left an older woman in a mustard saree with orange border sits on a plastic chair with her hands folded. Young men in orange and yellow shawls kneel on the right, one with palms joined.2009-07-25