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A woman in a red saree with a green border and a white and marigold garland stands smiling on an orange cloth beneath a corrugated metal roof. A man in white dhoti with an orange border kneels before her, touching her feet in a padapuja-style ritual. Silver-toned trays and scattered yellow petals lie on the floor, a golden throne stands at the back, and a temple gopuram is visible at right. Other people stand in the background near a black notice board.

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December 23 20102010-12-23A padapuja ritual in a temple hall with a gold-decorated deity murti behind, garlanded with a multicolour flower arch. A priest in white dhoti with gold border bends forward and washes the bare feet of a seated woman in a red and maroon sari with a gold necklace; a brass plate catches the water. Beside her, a second woman in a yellow-orange silk sari with teal border, gold necklace and red bangles sits with her foot on the plate, looking down. Red carpet covers the floor and gold carved pillars frame the scene.Photograph of a woman in a cream saree with a wide red and gold zari border, her hair in a bun with a white flower, wearing glasses and an orange-and-white flower garland. She stands in profile, turning toward a golden throne-like seat at left. A bald man in a cream dhoti and a garland bends low before a seated figure, and a man with a white garland and orange cloth kneels or bows near her. Behind them a bare-chested man in orange holds a rudraksha mala, and a shaved-head man in white with tilak stands at right beside a white cooling unit. The setting resembles a formal ritual gathering with devotional bowing and garlanding.2013-05-12September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall during a Suhasini puja. A woman in a hot pink and red silk saree with white dots and a pink border, wearing glasses, a red bindi and gold bangles, sits on a red carpet and receives a red silk cloth draped over her from a priest. The priest, bare-chested with a yellow and white turban and white dhoti, leans toward her with a gold ring on his hand. Behind them a seated woman wears a blue saree with gold jewellery and a dark bead necklace. Yellow marigold petals lie on the red carpet, and a tall floral pillar of red, white, yellow, pink and green garlands stands at right. A green deity murti is visible in the background niche, beside gilded columns.September 16 20132013-09-16December 23 20102010-12-23Photo 11730611A photograph of a padapuja in an indoor room with yellow walls and orange curtains. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stoops over a brown upholstered armchair, pouring petals from a gold-rimmed brass bowl over the bare feet of a seated person. That seated person wears a dark red-orange robe with gold border, a red and white flower garland, and a gold armband, and holds a hand near the chest. Behind them a young man with a bare upper body wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, standing beside a cardboard box. A tray of mixed petals sits at lower left, and scattered petals lie on the wooden floor.2014-06-28 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07March 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual with a seated woman in a red and maroon silk sari and a gold necklace receiving an offering from a priest in a white and gold dhoti with a matching headcloth. The priest's bare arm extends toward her, and a red cloth covers the floor scattered with yellow and orange flower petals. Behind her stands a golden deity murti wearing a crown and red garment, framed by an arch of colourful garlands in yellow, pink, red and white. A woman in a yellow and orange sari sits at the right edge. Gold pillars frame the hall.