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Photograph of a padapuja offering set on an ornate gold-toned table. Silver thalis and bowls hold pink lotus flowers, red roses, red apples, white flowers, milk-like white offerings, and small silver cups. A figure in orange robes stands behind the table at left. A man in white kurta and glasses sits with hands folded in anjali, and a woman in an orange and gold saree with folded hands sits at right. Two partially visible people are in the foreground at left and bottom.

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December 25 20112011-12-25A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a large ornate brass tray. Silver bowls and small cups hold white milk-like liquid, white jasmine-type flowers, pink lotus blossoms, red flower petals, and pomegranate-like red fruit. A partially visible figure in orange robes stands at the upper left, and a person in white with hands pressed together in prayer sits behind the offering. The scene is dimly lit with warm gold tones.2011-12-25February 17 20152015-02-17November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in which bare feet in orange robes rest on a golden platform. Silver trays hold pink lotus flowers, red apples, white flowers and shredded produce in small silver bowls. Behind, a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace sits beside a golden seat, and at the lower edges two people with dark hair watch from close range. Orange cloth, gold ornamentation and gold trays dominate the frame.2010-10-13October 15 20102010-10-15A padapuja-style foot ritual: bare feet in saffron-orange robes with gold trim rest on a gold-embossed ceremonial table. Around the feet, silver bowls and trays hold red rose petals, pink flowers, white blossoms, yellow liquid and small offerings. Seated devotees in white and sari-clad women with bangles watch from the right, some wearing rudraksha malas. A striped tiger-print cloth lies on the golden seat at left.2013-02-24Photograph of a pada puja, the foot-worship ritual, seen from behind several seated devotees. A bare foot of a figure in orange robes rests on a gold tray. Around it are many small silver and gold bowls holding offerings, including red apples, flowers, sticks of incense and what appears to be milk or other liquid. A devotee in white clothes holds a small metal vessel at the top of the frame, and two dark-haired people in white are seen from the back in the foreground. Incense sticks stand upright beside the tray.2011-01-23 +1 copiesA close photograph of a padapuja ritual. A bare foot of a person wearing an orange garment with gold border rests on a gold tray. Around it are silver bowls holding red apples, green leaves, white flowers and pink flowers, and a small gold vessel stands on the tray. In the lower right, the blurred back of a person in white clothing, with a dark head, is visible. The foot is being ritually honoured with offerings on the gold tray.2011-02-25 +1 copiesClose-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.2011-09-15Padapuja ritual photographed from behind: a bare pair of feet in orange-and-gold-bordered robes rests on a golden platform surrounded by silver plates holding pink roses and a red apple. A man in white dhoti and green-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver vessel over the feet. Two women sit in front, one in white with a yellow scarf, the other in a blue top with a white shawl, watching the offering. The setting is a gold-toned ceremonial space.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual at the feet of a seated figure in a dark orange-brown garment. Bare feet rest on a gold-coloured ornate pedestal laden with silver-rimmed brass plates holding red flower petals, red kumkum, and small bowls of liquid and offerings. A woman in a white garment and a long rudraksha mala sits in front with hands joined, and a man in a pink shirt sits beside her with palms pressed together. On the right, a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala watches, and a woman in white sits at the front edge. Several people in white clothing sit on a red carpet in the background. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance.2014-08-20