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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.

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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.A photograph of a padapuja-style offering: a silver tray filled with red and cream flower petals rests on a pink and gold brocade cloth. Behind it, the lower body of a person in an orange saffron garment is visible, with bare feet partly shown in the petals. A leopard-print cloth and a silver vessel with a spout sit at the edge of the frame, and a small seated person's leg appears at the left.Close-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.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.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.Close-up photo of a person seated on a pink and gold brocade cloth, wearing orange robes, with bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with red and white flower petals. Two small gold-coloured ritual vessels stand among the petals, and the silver tray has an ornate handle. Leopard-print fabric and a patterned wall are behind, and a child's hand and leg appear at the left edge. This appears to be a padapuja, the washing and worship of the feet, though the visible cues are limited to the feet, petals and 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 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.A close photo of a person's bare feet standing in a round silver tray filled with red and white flower petals, with two small gold cups beside the feet. The wearer's orange-saffron lower garment is visible above. Beneath the tray is a pink and red brocade cloth with gold patterns, and a leopard-print mat lies behind. The scene looks like a padapuja, where a devotee's feet are honoured with flowers. Only feet and lower garment are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; a partial figure on the left shows a bare leg in blue jeans.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.September 11 20112011-09-11Close photo of a person's bare feet resting on a round silver tray filled with red and white flower petals, with two small gold cups set among them. The person wears orange clothing, and the tray sits on a pink and gold brocade cloth over a leopard-print mat. Gold vessels stand at the right edge. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual washing or honouring of feet, though no face is visible. No a person identification is made from appearance.