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Photograph of a pada-puja in progress before a deity murti. A man with a shaved-to-short dark hair bun, wearing a purple silk dhoti-style garment with a gold border and rudraksha-style bead bracelets on his arms, raises one arm high while holding a small object and standing at a gold plate of offerings. The murti is richly dressed in a purple garment with a jeweled, pointed crown, gold ornaments, and a long garland of white flowers and yellow and red blossoms. Behind it are large floral arrangements in purple, yellow, red and green, and a gilded arch.

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A priest in a purple dhoti and purple shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles stands at a golden deity murti, arranging a garland of marigolds and white jasmine in colors of yellow, red and purple. A brass plate is held in the lower left by another person's hands. The deity wears a jeweled crown and gold ornaments, set beneath an ornate golden arch in a temple hall, during a pada puja. Credit text is visible in the lower right.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A temple ritual photograph in a stone-pillared shrine. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with white markings on his arm holds up a brass tray toward a second man in a purple dhoti and matching purple shawl with rudraksha malas and gold bangles, who holds a bowl over a decorated shivalingam. The lingam is draped in garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. Behind them stand two metal deity figures with jeweled crowns, garlanded and adorned with gold jewellery and a red-and-orange drape. The arch behind is gold-leafed. The scene reads as a pada puja or abhishekam offering.2011-12-14 +1 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14A priest in a purple silk dhoti and purple upper cloth, with gold armlets and bangles, stands before a deity murti and pours or offers from a gold vessel during a pada puja. The deity figures wear jewelled crowns, gold necklaces and purple garments, and are decorated with white jasmine and multicoloured marigold garlands. A second attendant in an orange cloth reaches from the lower left toward the offerings laid on a tray of flowers and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes behind the shrine, framed by a gold arch.2011-12-14December 18 20112011-12-18December 23 20102010-12-23 +1 copiesA temple photograph of a pada puja at a Shiva temple. A man in a purple dhoti and matching shawl, with gold bangles and a gold necklace, holds a silver plate and pours or offers from it toward the image. Beside him, a priest in an orange ochre cloth stands with his arm extended over the lingam-shaped base. Behind them, two gold-coloured deity murtis are dressed in purple and orange garments, with crowns and gold ornaments, framed by a golden arch and a large arrangement of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. The scene is lit by warm temple lighting.2011-12-14A photograph of a temple ritual before two golden deity murti, a male and female figure with crowns and jeweled ornaments, framed by dense arches of marigold and mixed flower garlands in purple, yellow, red and white. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in a purple dhoti and matching purple cloth touches the head of the male deity with one hand while performing a pada-puja. Orange drapery hangs behind the deities and a small offering arrangement of flowers sits at the bottom of the frame. One other hand holding a vessel appears at the left edge.2011-12-14A priest in a violet dhoti and shawl with red border performs a pada puja at a golden deity murti, a goddess figure with a tall jeweled crown, gold jewellery and a purple sari. The priest wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead, and he touches the deity's feet with his right hand while holding a brass vessel at left. The murti is garlanded with white jasmine and multicolored flower strands, set before a gilded arch and orange drapery. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the figure is a priest performing worship.2011-12-14December 11 20112011-12-11December 23 20102010-12-23