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November 16 2011

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A woman in a white dress with a rudraksha mala around her neck holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched hands, eyes closed in devotion. Beside her, a figure in orange robes with a ruffled orange garment sits at a gold-ornamented throne with red velvet cushions, hands extended near yellow flowers placed on a gold tray. A second person in white with hands folded in namaste appears at the right edge. The setting is a temple-style ritual with gold-embossed stepped seats and a painted backdrop.2011-11-16A padapuja scene in a temple hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with bare back and sandalwood markings on her skin reaches toward a gold tray holding silver bowls, flowers and incense sticks. To the left, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-red top leans forward and tends the offering trays. Behind them, a figure in white dhoti sits on a red-cushioned seat before gold-leaf ornamented pedestals, with only his lap and white-clad legs visible. Gold-embossed panels surround the scene.2011-01-28A photograph of a ritual scene at a gold-ornamented altar. A woman in a white sari with a broad gold border sits at right, her bare back showing sacred ash marks on the upper arm, reaching toward a row of small silver bowls and cups on an ornate gold table. Incense sticks stand upright among the vessels, with pink flower petals scattered near them. At left, a woman with long dark wavy hair in a white garment with an orange-red shawl sits facing the table. Behind the altar, a gold-plated deity murti and gilded panels frame the scene, and another woman in glasses and white clothing is partly visible at the upper right.2011-01-28A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A seated figure in white dhoti-style garments with a white ruffled edge rests hands folded on lap atop a red cushioned throne with ornate gold carved trim and a gold lion figure behind. In the foreground, a devotee in a white sari with gold border kneels with an outstretched hand offering flowers, and a woman's bangled arm reaches toward a silver tray holding pink petals, brass bowls and lit incense sticks. A second person in white with gold trim sits at right. The scene is a feet-washing or padapuja offering before the throne.2011-01-28A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in progress. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with bare back and white vibhuti marks on her upper back bends over a gold-rimmed tray holding silver vessels, pink flowers and offerings. On the left, a young girl in an orange top reaches toward the tray, where incense sticks are burning. Behind them, a seated figure in white robes rests with folded hands on a red cushioned throne with gold panels. A man with a white tilak mark stands at the right edge of the frame.2011-01-28August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20192019-01-05A temple ritual scene. A smiling woman in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on the floor, holding a golden tray filled with yellow, white and purple flower garlands around a small brass vessel. In front of her, a woman in white traditional dress with her hair in a bun bows forward with her head touching the base of a silver-and-red ceremonial platform. Gold-and-wood temple shrines, red drapes and other devotees in white and orange stand in the background, with yellow fruit or vegetables in the lower foreground.2019-01-05A seated man in an ornate gold-and-red throne with a carved golden frame wears saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands folded. Beside him on a small table is a silver tray with purple flowers. Several devotees sit on the floor in the foreground: a woman in an orange shawl and white sari holds incense sticks, and another woman in a green garment holds lit incense and a small lamp. Smoke rises from incense on the right, and a fan and window are visible in the background. The page flags this as a satsang talk; the seated man is an appearance-based a person (saffron robes, rudraksha mala, throne seating) and is described in role terms here.2010-10-27 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20192019-01-05November 09 20072007-11-09August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01 +1 copies