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Overhead view of a seated puja ritual on a pink and gold brocade cloth. An orange-robed figure sits at the top of the frame, cropped at the torso, and holds a golden cup over a silver plate heaped with red and white flower petals. Several hands hold small gold cups and bowls around the plate, and a woman with dark hair sits at the lower right, pouring or offering. Silver and brass vessels, including a silver pot with a spout, sit on a leopard-print cushion and a tray. The scene suggests a flower-offering ritual.

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A photograph of a padapuja in progress: a person in orange robes stands with bare feet placed in a silver tray filled with milk and scattered red and white flower petals. A hand holding a gold bangle pours or cleanses over the feet. Beneath the tray is a pink and gold brocade cloth, and behind is a leopard-print fabric and a patterned wall. Only the lower body and hands are visible; no face is shown. The feet are being washed in a ritual manner with gold cups in the tray.Close-up photo of a padapuja-style ritual: hands offer red and white rose petals from a bowl onto a silver tray resting on a pink and red silk cloth. A figure in orange robes sits above the tray, only the lower body and robe visible. Several other hands are visible at the edges, one wearing gold bangles and a beaded bracelet, another in white sleeves, and a gold kalasha-like vessel sits at the left. Leopard-print fabric lies behind.A top-down photograph of a ritual scene. A woman with long dark hair in the foreground holds a silver bowl with a pale powder, while a hand at right holds a gold bowl containing red and white petals and powder. In the centre, a silver tray is heaped with red and white flower petals around a small gold ritual vessel, and a sleeve of orange saffron cloth is visible at the top. A pink and gold brocade cloth lies beneath, and several gold cups and a gold tray sit at the edges. Bangles are worn on the wrists. The scene suggests a puja offering with petals and powders, though no deity or figure is clearly visible.A close photograph of bare feet in a silver tray being ritually washed. The person standing has orange-saffron cloth draped over the legs and bare feet. A hand wearing bangles and a gold ring pours water from a golden cup over the feet. The tray is filled with red and white flower petals and sits on a pink and gold patterned silk cloth, beside a silver vessel with an elephant-shaped spout. The background has a leopard-print cloth and a patterned wall. The feet are being bathed in a padapuja style ritual.Close view of a ritual worship scene seated on a patterned sofa with leopard-print cushions. A figure in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged with a sacred white and red flower arrangement on a large silver tray, along with a small gold kalasha-style vessel. A hand holding a gold cup pours liquid over the offering. Silver bowls with sugar or prasadam sit nearby, and a silver vessel with a spout is at right. A child's hand in white sleeves rests at left. The scene looks like abhishekam or puja preparation.Close-up photo of a ritual pada puja. A woman in a red sari with gold bangles pours water from a golden kalasha-style vessel over a silver tray of red and white flower petals, with a silver bowl of offerings nearby. In the foreground a person in white clothing holds a golden cup, and a figure in orange robes stands behind a golden deity murti. A purple velvet cloth with gold border lies beneath the tray.2009-10-02Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare brown foot rests on a silver tray scattered with red and white flower petals, with gold-coloured cups and a small gold vessel. A hand in a rust-orange garment pours or holds the gold vessel, while another hand in a pink-and-gold brocade cloth rests at the tray's edge. A bangled wrist with blue and pink bangles is visible at right, beside a silver bowl with a spouted rim.Overhead photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a red and gold brocade cloth. Several gold-coloured bowls and silver bowls hold offerings, and a silver tray in the foreground holds small gold cups and a clear glass vessel. A hand in the upper frame holds a gold cup, and a second arm with a gold bangle reaches into the scene. A silver plate of red and white flower petals sits at the top. Two people with black hair are seen from behind at the right edge; one wears an orange garment, and the person at the left wears white with a pink-patterned cloth. The setting suggests a puja or offering ceremony.A close photograph of a padapuja ritual. A pair of feet rests on a silver tray scattered with red and white flower petals and two small gold cups. A woman in a blue-beaded bracelet pours milk from a silver pitcher over the feet, while a child's hand holds a gold cup on the left. The person being honoured wears orange saffron cloth. The background includes a leopard-print cloth and a pink silk brocade sheet.A photograph of a padapuja ritual in which devotees wash and honour a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with red and white flower petals and a small golden stand. The feet belong to a person wearing orange saffron robes, and the cloth draped over the knees is orange. Several hands are visible: one wearing a gold ring and bangles, another with a beaded bracelet, and others offering petals or water. A pink and gold brocade cloth lies beneath the tray, and a gold vessel sits at the left edge beside a leopard-print cushion. The photograph shows hands and feet only, with the person's face outside the frame.September 07 20092009-09-07A photo of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure in saffron-orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold-coloured tray heaped with pink and white flower petals. A man in a white shirt and gold wristband pours water from a gold vessel over the feet, while a woman with grey hair and glasses in a silver bracelet holds a gold bowl. A gold ornate platform and a silver vessel with a spout surround the scene.2009-08-16