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A seated ritual scene on a leopard-print cloth with brass bowls of rice, flower petals, oil lamps and a garlanded tray of white and pink flowers. A woman in a pink and gold saree with green blouse and a long beaded mala sits at centre, hands near the offerings. Beside her a young ascetic-style figure with a turban-like wrapped head, bare torso with white body markings, orange cloth and beaded necklaces prepares items. A man on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and white body markings, leans over the tray. A figure in an orange blouse with hair up sits in the foreground, and an orange-clad person is at the right edge.

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A photograph of a ritual puja in progress on a white tiled floor. A silver kalasha-style vessel on a silver pedestal is decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers, orange and red blossoms, and marigolds. Four women sit around it: one in a red and green sari with hands folded, one in an orange blouse and zebra-print sari seen from behind, a central young person with bare upper body, rudraksha malas, a black head wrap and orange cloth draped over the shoulder, and a woman in a white and gold sari with rudraksha mala and folded hands. Small oil lamps and incense sticks sit on the floor, and a mobile phone rests at the right edge.2019-05-18A photograph of a seated puja in an indoor hall. A bare-chested male priest with white ash markings on his back and arms, wearing a white dhoti, sits with his back to the camera and palms together before an ornate silver pedestal decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, yellow and pink flowers. Around him sit four women: one in a green blouse and pink sari with gold border on the left, a young girl with white ash on her forehead and a rudraksha mala on the upper left, a woman in a white sari with orange blouse and rudraksha mala holding her hands together in the centre, and a woman in an orange sari on the right. Brass plates with flowers and oil lamps are on the floor. The floor is covered with a leopard-print mat. No a person is visibly present.2019-05-18July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a padapuja ritual in a tiled room with a floral-patterned mat. A seated figure in a red-brown robe with a gold border, wearing rudraksha and white flower garlands and gold armlets, has bare feet extended; a woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair and a grey-haired woman in a pink-red sari are washing or offering to the feet from a brass tray with fruit and a small oil lamp. A man in white clothes with a white shawl and tilak sits behind, and a shaved-headed young monk in orange with a rudraksha mala sits nearby. Standing figures in white and orange are at the left edge, and an orange basket of red apples and a fan appear at right.2014-07-01A photograph of a devotee pada puja in a home. A seated man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a black rudraksha mala and glasses, holds flower garlands and leaves. Beside him, a woman in an orange-red silk saree with gold border and a jasmine flower in her hair holds leaves and white flowers. On the left, a bare-headed monastic in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sits near a seated figure's feet. Several saffron-robed attendants stand in the background, and a red and gold cloth covers the floor with scattered petals and flowers. A wall fan is visible at top left.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies