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A padapuja ritual in progress: a bare foot rests on a brass tray while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala hands over a silver bowl of milk. Brass and silver bowls hold red roses and orange and pink flowers, with a red-skinned fruit and a conch-shaped vessel on a gold plate. A woman in a mustard-yellow top and gold bangles, and another person's hands, are also reaching toward the offerings. Gold-toned cloth covers the floor.

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November 20 20112011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20Close-up photograph of a puja offering being made over a golden tray. A man in white clothing with a bangle and a beaded mala, seen from the shoulders down, pours from a small silver bowl. Hands of a woman wearing green sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the tray, which holds silver vessels, pink lotus flowers and a red fruit. At right, a person in a white shirt and dark head covering is visible, and a figure in an orange garment stands behind. A gold-toned backdrop sits in the background. a person is not clearly visible here.2011-09-15December 03 20092009-12-03November 26 20112011-11-26Close-up photograph of a padapuja foot-washing ritual. Several hands pour water from small silver cups over a pair of bare feet resting on a large polished silver tray. Pink lotus flowers and white blossoms sit on the tray, with a small brass lamp at the left edge. A person in saffron-orange robes is visible at the upper right, and a figure in dark clothing appears at the right edge. Hands wear rings and bangles. Water streams over the feet. Only the hands, feet and partial clothing are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-03 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24Close photo of a puja ritual at a gold-toned altar. A seated person in orange robes, only the hands and feet visible, is surrounded by silver-rimmed gold trays holding small silver bowls of milky liquid and red and yellow flower petals. A bearded man in white garments reaches to a bowl at the left, a woman in a bangles and a green-bordered sari holds a silver cup at the right, and another person's hand reaches in from the lower left. A small golden deity murti or lamp stand sits among the flowers, with a red flower garland draped near the orange robe.2010-08-04A padapuja ritual in which feet clad in orange robes are washed with water poured from small brass vessels. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with a bare foot resting on a silver tray scattered with white jasmine flowers and pink petals. Several hands hold brass cups and bowls, one pouring water over the foot, while a child in beige clothing and other adults in white and gold bangles assist. A silver tray with an elephant-shaped spout sits beside. Golden throne carvings are visible behind.2009-08-26November 29 20112011-11-29December 01 20112011-12-01Close photograph of a padapuja ritual. A man in white ritual clothes and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing rudraksha malas, pours water from a silver vessel over a devotee's bare feet while another hand holds a silver cup. The feet rest on a gold-coloured tray with red and orange flower petals, silver bowls and a copper vessel. A woman in a gold-trimmed sari and bangles is visible at the lower left and another person at the lower right.2011-11-20