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A padapuja ritual at a golden throne. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a golden platter piled with flowers and garlands, surrounded by many small silver bowls of offerings. A bald man in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels and reaches toward the platter with his hand. A young girl in a yellow and red outfit with a beaded necklace watches, and a woman in a cream and green sari with a red-beaded mala sits behind. A woman in a white top and orange shawl also reaches to the bowls. Gold and silver ritual vessels fill the foreground.

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A photograph of a pada puja ritual at a gilded throne. Foreground, a bald man in white with a yellow collar lifts food from a silver thali. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the golden throne at left, with orange cloth draped over the lap. Behind, a woman in a cream sari with green border wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and reaches toward silver bowls of offerings. A girl in a yellow top with red-and-gold pattern watches, and a woman in orange shawl and white garment stands at right. Silver bowls with food, flowers and petals fill the golden tray, and an ornate gold cloth covers the throne base.2010-08-04Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel on the floor during a puja, offering trays of flowers, fruit, and small silver bowls toward a golden throne. A seated figure in orange robes sits at the left edge beside the golden throne. Several men and women in white and yellow shawls, some wearing bindis and holding brass plates, lean in to present offerings. A woman in a red-and-gold sari stands in the background. Marigold flowers, white flowers, and yellow sweets lie on the silver trays, and an ornate gold-framed throne dominates the scene.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15Close photo of a puja ritual at a gold-toned altar. A seated person in orange robes, only the hands and feet visible, is surrounded by silver-rimmed gold trays holding small silver bowls of milky liquid and red and yellow flower petals. A bearded man in white garments reaches to a bowl at the left, a woman in a bangles and a green-bordered sari holds a silver cup at the right, and another person's hand reaches in from the lower left. A small golden deity murti or lamp stand sits among the flowers, with a red flower garland draped near the orange robe.2010-08-04A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at a golden throne. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a garland sits on the ornate gold throne, feet and lap area draped in orange cloth. Around the gold tray in front, several women in yellow and white garments and a bald man in an orange shawl with white clothing kneel and pour liquid from small cups into silver bowls arranged on a gold platter with garlands. One woman in white and yellow pours from a small cup, and others extend their hands toward the offerings. Visible people count is six, with additional partial figures at the edges.2010-08-01A photograph of a devotional offering scene. In the foreground, a large gold tray is filled with silver bowls of food and flower-decorated offerings. Several people hold gold garlands and beaded strands. A woman in a cream sari with a green border and a mangalsutra-style necklace sits at center, holding a gold garland. A young girl in a yellow and orange outfit sits to the left, and a person in a white shirt on the left holds a gold garland. Behind them, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the left edge. Several more people in white and yellow clothing are visible in the background. The scene suggests a puja with padapuja-style offerings.2010-08-04August 24 20142014-08-24Close view of a ritual offering during a pooja. A figure in saffron-orange cloth sits near an ornate gold-coloured throne or seat. In the foreground, a devotee's hands hold a silver plate of golden sweets and another plate of golden sweets is held nearby. A large silver plate on a red cloth holds white flowers, red flower petals and greenery at the lower centre. On the left, a silver bowl of golden balls is held by a hand, and a white-clad person stands in the upper background beside a white cloth backdrop. Gold bangles are visible on the wrists of the woman in the right foreground.2009-11-27August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a temple setting. A shaved-headed man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a white tilak on his forehead holds a small brass bowl of yellow turmeric or kumkum toward a silver platter of flowers and small gold-coloured kalasha-like vessels. Other men in white and yellow shawls, and a man in orange robes seated behind, reach toward the platter. A woman in white sits in the lower right foreground, and a seated figure in orange robes with a red cloth is at the upper right beside an ornate gold-trimmed throne. The room is pale with a red and white wall at the top left.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a golden surface at a puja. Silver-rimmed bowls and trays hold saffron-yellow and brown offerings, with golden spherical objects and yellow and green flower petals scattered among them. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe sits with palms pressed together in prayer, shaved head visible, and another person with dark hair is seen from behind at the left. Above, a figure in white clothing with a yellow cloth and a rudraksha mala sits near an ornate gold throne. The scene conveys a pada puja offering setting.2010-08-06August 13 20132013-08-13