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October 12 20062006-10-12October 01 20062006-10-01A photograph of a padapuja, a foot-worship ritual, in an ashram hall with orange floor cloth. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a multi-strand gold beaded necklace and holds a small tray of flower petals; a bowl of fruit sits on a wooden table beside her. A man in white kneels with his head bowed to her feet on an orange-and-gold cushion, a marigold garland around his neck. Standing devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with white and marigold garlands, fold their hands in namaskar, and one wears an orange shawl. Their hair and clothing show no identifying features beyond this.2010-07-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 15 20092009-02-15January 22 20102010-01-22August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a small indoor room with a pink-tiled floor and a red plastic chair. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala kneels on a mat, handling small items and money beside orange marigold petals. Opposite him a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white and yellow marigold garland, sits on the floor with hands resting on the mat. Another person in orange sits at the lower right, and a man in orange stands at left. Several standing men in checked and striped shirts watch from the back of the room.2008-06-09A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long white and pink flower garland, smiles with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him a man in a plain white kurta kneels with head bowed and hands folded, while yellow and orange petals scatter across the floor. Behind them, people in white clothing stand in a room with white draped curtains, and a woman in a purple-and-gold sari and a woman in white watch with hands folded. A devotee in white lowers his head in a gesture of reverence during a gathering with flower petal offerings.December 30 20062006-12-30September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an outdoor courtyard with an orange cloth floor. A figure in orange robes with long dark wavy hair, a long beaded necklace of gold-coloured beads and an orange shawl sits on a raised orange-draped seat, smiling and holding flower petals. A man in white clothes bends forward to touch the seated figure's bare feet, which rest on a pink-and-gold cloth and marigold garlands. Behind them, several men in white kurtas wear marigold garlands and orange shawls, with hands folded in greeting, and a woman in a yellow sari stands nearby. A brass bowl of petals and lemons sits on a wooden stand at left, with brass lamps and a shrine behind.2010-07-24