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A photo of seated devotees receiving garlands during a pada-puja gathering. In the foreground a woman in a magenta sari with gold border and gold bangles holds a white jasmine garland with red flower accents while a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti works on another white garland with red roses. To the right, a woman in a teal and gold sari sits with a similar garland, and a woman in white stands behind them. Several elderly men in white stand or sit in the background. The setting is a warm-toned hall with a metal railing, and the scene is a garland-adorned pada-puja.

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A photograph of a pada-puja on an orange cloth. Several seated devotees receive garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border lowers her head as a garland is placed over her, and beside her a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti is also garlanded. To the right, a woman in a teal sari with gold pattern is garlanded and seated. A man in white garments stands at the right edge. Behind a metal railing, a crowd of men in white and some in orange watches. Rose petals are scattered on the floor.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a pada-puja style blessing in a hall with orange-painted walls. A woman in glasses, wearing a maroon and gold sari and white jasmine garlands with red roses, sits with hands pressed together holding a small brass plate. A man in a blue shirt, also garlanded with white flowers and red roses, leans in and presses a red kumkum mark on her forehead with his finger. A bearded man in a white shirt sits to the left, and an older woman in an orange sari sits at the right edge.2011-12-14Four people sit cross-legged on an orange floor at a satsang hall, each wearing white and red floral garlands. On the left, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and red bindi sits with a serious expression. Next to her, a man in a grey long-sleeved top and grey trousers, with a shaved head and goatee, sits with eyes lowered and hands on his knees. To the right, a woman in a red sari with a green border sits with hands folded, and a man in white ritual clothes sits beside her, also garlanded. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the floor.2010-12-23December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red sari and bare-shouldered wrap, wearing layered garlands of white jasmine and red flowers and rudraksha beads, receiving a garland and offering from devotees. A woman in a blue blouse with a long braid and a white-shirted man with a red tilak lean in with hands extended toward the garlanded figure, while people in orange and saffron clothing stand behind. The floor is a patterned tile. The figure is an ascetic in saffron-colored dress, so this is a person with rudraksha malas and garlands, shown in a devotional darshan or pada puja setting.2014-07-01Photograph of a seated ritual gathering where several devotees wear white jasmine garlands with red rose accents. A bespectacled man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari with a gold necklace and a red bindi sits attentively. On the right a man with white forehead tilak and red-and-white garlands sits in front of wooden beads. Background shows more women in saris and a child with a bindi.2016-12-19December 26 20062006-12-26A large seated gathering of devotees in white, cream and bright saris at a ceremonial event. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, applies a mark to the forehead of a woman in a blue sari with a red-and-gold border, who wears a similar garland and holds her hands together. Behind them other garlanded participants sit on the floor with brass plates and bowls, and a man in white with a shaved head is visible. The setting is an open hall with concrete floor and white blocks.2006-12-26