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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a small tiled room. A central seated figure wears orange robes and a white flower garland, with long dark hair, seated on a white cloth-covered seat with a white shawl behind. A woman in white sari kneels before him holding an offering. A standing man in white shirt and white dhoti watches at left. Around a blue-and-yellow mat, devotees in white with yellow shawls sit, and a small boy in red shorts and white shirt stands at left. Before the seated figure are brass and silver vessels, a plate of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas, sweets, and a flat tray of offerings in plastic. Scattered flower petals lie on the mat. The room has marbled wall tiles and a sun-shaped wall decoration at left.

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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 seated puja in a small tiled room with a blue cloth on the floor. At center, a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste, behind a pooja spread of fruit, flower garlands, brass vessels and bowls of food. A man in white kurta and dhoti pours or offers from a plate on the left, and a younger person in orange assists at the spread. Around the cloth sit about a dozen devotees in white and yellow shawls, several with folded hands, including a child in red and a girl in a light dress with a long plait. Books and flowers are stacked on a side table.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja or devotional offering in a plain room with patterned tiled walls. A central figure sits on a white cushion with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange robe and a long white garland of flowers. Before him on a blue and yellow cloth are bowls of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas, sweets, a brass plate and small vessels. Around him, devotees sit on the floor: several in white with hands folded, a woman in a green-patterned dress, a child in a red shirt, and two young men in white with yellow shawls. A portion of the patterned fabric and a flower basket are visible in the background.2009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja in a small room with patterned wallpaper and a round wooden sun-like decoration on the wall. Before him on a blue and yellow cloth are fruit, sweets, banana leaves, brass vessels and a tray of offerings. Around him devotees in white and cream clothes sit with palms pressed together, including a man with glasses, a woman in a yellow sari with a braid, a woman in a cream sari and a child in red. A young man in white with a yellow shawl sits at the lower right with hands folded, and a child sits with a bag of fruit nearby.2009-07-25A 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 padapuja ritual in a small room with textured wall panels. A man in an orange robe with a long white flower garland sits cross-legged on a white cushioned seat, hands pressed together in prayer, with long dark hair. Beside him a younger man in orange sits with hands folded. Around a blue cloth on the floor, devotees in white clothes, several with yellow shawls, sit facing him. A woman in white pours or offers from a silver vessel, and a child sits at the left. Offerings include bowls of fruit, apples, oranges, sweets, flowers and a silver kalasha. Books and a flower arrangement rest against the wall behind.2009-07-25