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Close view of a large ornate gold ritual tray or peetha in a temple setting. Bare feet of a person in an orange and red garment rest at the left edge, near a garland of red roses, pink flowers and white jasmine. Around the tray sit many small brass and gold oil lamps and bowls with lit candles, red and pink flower petals, and small silver containers. Other people in white and cream clothing are partially visible at the top, seated along the tray.

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July 06 20142014-07-06Close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet of a person in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti rest on a bed of white jasmine flowers and yellow marigolds inside a large ornate brass tray. Around the feet are small brass cups of milk and orange liquid, red roses, white flower petals, a conch shell, and a small brass lamp and bell. Several other brass trays with similar offerings surround the central tray.2014-06-06A photo of a ceremonial puja setup on a gilded golden platform. Silver thali trays hold small silver bowls filled with yellow liquid, with pink, purple and white flower petals and red marigold garlands. Two silver pots with spouts and small silver vessels are arranged among the trays. At the top left, a bare foot rests on the platform beside the offerings, below orange-brown dhoti cloth with a gold border. A red patterned runner is visible in the background.2013-01-31November 27 20112011-11-27 +1 copiesClose photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in the foreground rest on a golden base with rose petals, while the figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border. Around them are ornate silver bowls and trays holding red flowers, saffron-yellow liquid, kumkum-like red powder and small silver vessels with conch-shaped spouts. A golden decorated table surrounds the offerings. At the upper right, seated devotees in white clothes hold their hands folded in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The setting appears to be an ashram satsang or puja.2013-02-24May 20 20132013-05-20December 11 20112011-12-11May 04 20122012-05-04Close-up photo of a golden ritual tray heaped with red, pink and white flowers. Two hands, appearing to be a devotee's, arrange a bundle of dark rudraksha malas near a gilded oil lamp and small golden cups. Silver bowls with red petals sit at the top. No face is visible and no person is pictured beyond the hands.2013-06-25March 02 20132013-03-02A photograph of a pada puja offering: a person in orange-red robes stands at the top edge, bare feet visible, with a rope-like sacred cord at the waist, pressing close to a large ornate gold-embossed tray. The tray holds silver bowls and cups filled with white milk-like liquid, pink lotus flowers, white flowers, orange marigold petals, red-and-white fruit and small flame lamps. The setting is dark with warm lights in the background.2011-12-11August 20 20142014-08-20