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December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a pada-puja on an orange cloth. Several seated devotees receive garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border lowers her head as a garland is placed over her, and beside her a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti is also garlanded. To the right, a woman in a teal sari with gold pattern is garlanded and seated. A man in white garments stands at the right edge. Behind a metal railing, a crowd of men in white and some in orange watches. Rose petals are scattered on the floor.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14Photograph of a seated ritual gathering where several devotees wear white jasmine garlands with red rose accents. A bespectacled man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari with a gold necklace and a red bindi sits attentively. On the right a man with white forehead tilak and red-and-white garlands sits in front of wooden beads. Background shows more women in saris and a child with a bindi.2016-12-19December 26 20062006-12-26November 29 20112011-11-29A photo of seated devotees receiving garlands during a pada-puja gathering. In the foreground a woman in a magenta sari with gold border and gold bangles holds a white jasmine garland with red flower accents while a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti works on another white garland with red roses. To the right, a woman in a teal and gold sari sits with a similar garland, and a woman in white stands behind them. Several elderly men in white stand or sit in the background. The setting is a warm-toned hall with a metal railing, and the scene is a garland-adorned pada-puja.2011-12-14May 10 20142014-05-10May 12 20132013-05-12November 27 20142014-11-27 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a ceremonial setting with brass and copper bowls, flower petals and turmeric-yellow offerings on the ground. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a white and red flower garland and sits cross-legged. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and yellow sari, also garlanded, sits with a red bindi and bangles. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse with a red-and-white garland and a small child in red sit near a girl in a yellow top, while a man in glasses and a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits to the right. Hanging white and cream saris form the backdrop.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26