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A photograph of a ritual puja in a tiled room. A seated figure in orange robes with a long orange-and-white flower garland and long dark hair sits on a white-draped platform, holding a paper or card and reading. Beside them is a bearded man in a white shirt and white dhoti, holding a printed sheet, next to a brown tote bag reading "Be Blissful!". In front are plates of fruit including apples and oranges, silver bowls and vessels, a small oil lamp, flowers and sweets. At right, a younger attendant in orange robes sits near a table with bottles and a steel tumbler, and two seated devotees in yellow shawls and white clothes are in the foreground.

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July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a tiled room. A central figure with long dark hair, in saffron-orange robes, a gold-and-beaded necklace and a multi-strand gold chain, sits with palms pressed in namaskar on a white-draped seat with a purple-and-gold embroidered cloth. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border kneels on a blue mat, holding an open book, while a saffron-robed attendant beside her gestures near a brass lamp. Silver and brass vessels, a plate of yellow sweets, oranges and apples sit on a white cloth, with flower garlands at the right edge and a tray of fruit and ritual items at the left.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A seated man in orange robes with a long white flower garland and red floral garland sits on a raised white-draped seat against a tiled wall, his hands clasped with a man in white kurta who kneels before him. A woman in a cream and gold sari sits at left. Behind, two men in orange robes sit beside a table holding brass vessels, a plate of fruit with oranges and apples, and flower petals. Two men in yellow shirts sit at the lower right and bottom center. The scene is a devotional ritual in a small room with a tiled wall.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a ritual pada puja inside a small room with patterned wall panels and a purple-and-white wall emblem. A figure in an orange robe, with long dark hair and a layered orange-and-white garland over the shoulders, sits on a cushion behind a blue mat covered in fruit, bowls of food, oil lamps and flowers. Around the offerings, a woman in a cream-bordered white sari bends forward, and several men in white kurtas wear yellow shawls and sit cross-legged. A woman in a white salwar outfit stands at the left, and shopping bags reading Be Blissful lie on the floor.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a pada puja offering in a small plain room with pale patterned wall tiles. A long-haired figure in orange robes, wearing a saffron-orange garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on a white cushion with a purple-and-gold cloth draped over the seat. Seated on a blue cloth in front of them, a man in white shirt and trousers offers fruit from a tray. Around the offerings are bananas, oranges, apples, sweets, a steel kalasha-style dish and a 'Be Blissful' cloth bag. Devotees in yellow-bordered white clothes sit on the floor, and several women in white and green saris and a man in white shirt stand along the left wall.2009-07-25