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Close view of a ritual offering on a golden-yellow table at a Guru Purnima celebration. A woman in a cream sari with a brown-and-gold border and gold bangles, her hand visible, places a small item into a silver tray holding brass bowls of red and yellow flower petals, a small silver cup and a bowl of food. At the left, a blurred person in reddish-brown clothing holds a brass tray of red and yellow marigold garlands. Gold-edged circular recesses are cut into the table.

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May 24 20172017-05-24September 19 20132013-09-19May 24 20172017-05-24January 06 20172017-01-06May 24 20172017-05-24A photograph of a seated devotee gathering in a bright hall with polished white floors. In the foreground, a woman in a white and blue patterned outfit with an orange-red shawl presses her palms together in anjali, and a woman in white with a red shawl sits beside her. A man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a red cushion, hands folded, with an older man in white and a small child beside him. Brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) sit on a tray at left, and banana-leaf plates of offerings line the floor at right. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes and white-clad attendants stand with folded hands, and a cameraman in white films the scene. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall beside a red and white banner.2014-05-17A ceremonial offering table with brass and steel bowls and plates holding flower petals, red and yellow blossoms, fruit pieces and sweets, with small spoons and cups. A hand in the foreground pours liquid from a small silver cup into a bowl, while another hand holding a silver vessel is visible at right. Figures in white and maroon garments sit in the background, and a white cloth lies folded on the table.2016-07-19September 30 20132013-09-30Close view of a puja offering being prepared on a gold-coloured tray. A person in an orange saffron garment sits at the left edge, and a second person's hands with red glass bangles and a thin silver bangle reach in to hold a small ornate silver vessel. Silver bowls hold white rice or grains and red and pink rose petals surround the tray, with a silver plate and a small brass lamp visible in the foreground. The setting is a ritual offering or pada puja arrangement with silver and gold vessels.2010-08-21September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copiesClose view of a padapuja ritual on a golden tray: a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with gold border has bare feet resting on the tray, while a woman in cream and gold sari and another in a teal blouse drop white flowers and petals from small silver bowls. Pink and white flowers, orange marigold petals, small brass bowls and a golden plate fill the foreground. A man in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge. The feet and flower offerings are the focus.2011-11-26Close view of a pada puja ritual on a large gold tray. A man's hand in a white sleeve, wearing a gold bangle, pours water from a silver cup over a bare foot resting on the tray at left. The tray holds red roses, a pink lotus, a white flower, silver bowls and a conch-like silver vessel. Behind, a woman in white and a small child with a red tilak look on softly blurred.2011-11-04