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Close photograph of a seated person's bare ankle and foot in the foreground, wearing a silver anklet with small bells, beside a red and gold-bordered cloth. Another person's hands, adorned with gold bangles, hold a small red-orange fruit or offering. The background is a soft-focus red and maroon patterned fabric. Only hands, feet and arms are visible, so the physical people count is limited to partially visible persons; no identifiable face is shown. The scene appears to be a ritual or devotional offering moment at the ashram.

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A woman in a white sari with a blue-and-white beaded mala and gold bangles holds a small silver bowl holding a red apple, offering it or a flower into a silver tray of pooja offerings. The tray holds pink rose petals, yellow marigold blossoms, green leaves, more red apples and silver bowls. Beside her, a man in a striped shirt with a red-and-white shawl and a lanyard watches. Bare feet and blurred heads of other devotees appear at the frame edges.2011-12-06June 24 20142014-06-24Close-up photograph of a ritual offering in a temple setting. A red apple rests on a small ornate silver bowl held in the outstretched hands of a woman wearing a gold-bordered orange sari, a silver bangle and a silver wristwatch; a red thread is tied on her wrist. Beside her, another woman in a teal and cream sari with gold border holds a silver vessel and pours water from a silver kalasha-like pot into a glass bowl. Golden background decor suggests a puja or sacred offering setting.2010-09-21Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot rests on a silver tray, washed with water poured from a silver vessel. Hands in white and orange-red robes pour and offer water; red flower petals and a green leaf sit in a silver bowl, with red apples placed around the tray. Gold and silver ritual vessels frame the scene, with a blurred figure in dark clothing at right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesClose photograph of a seated person's bare feet being worshipped during a padapuja-style ritual. The foot, with a white lace anklet, rests on a red patterned cushion beside a red silk garment with gold border. Above, a hand holds a gold-coloured box with small items, and to the left a person in white clothing with gold border and a braided dark hair shows part of their face. a person appearance is not determinable from the visible limbs and clothing.2016-01-03October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual offering: a hand wearing a black thread bracelet holds a red fruit. A golden staff or pillar-like ritual object rises on the right, and a blurred person in a green sari stands in the background, with another hand holding a red fruit at upper left. Warm red tones dominate the scene.2016-04-29November 25 20102010-11-25February 06 20142014-02-06Close photograph of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in a saffron orange garment rests on a silver tray set with red apples and pink flowers. Silver bowls and a gold-bordered plate surround it. Behind, a woman in a red and cream sari with gold trim holds a silver vessel, and dark-haired heads of devotees are seen blurred in the foreground. The foot is visible; no face is shown, so the identity of the person is not established.2010-11-22Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands holding red apples. In the foreground, a woman's hand with a ring rests an apple in a palm, while a second hand above holds another red apple. The wearers' clothing is red with a floral-patterned white and red garment, and the background is blurred with warm bokeh lights. This appears to be a Kalpataru darshan offering moment. No identifiable figure of a person is visible.2016-04-29 +1 copies