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A shaved-headed person in a white and gold-bordered garment sits with eyes lowered, holding a white object in cupped hands. Pink and white flowers, including a white plumeria with yellow centre, rest on the object. The person wears rudraksha malas, a red tilak on the forehead, round-framed red glasses, small gold earrings and a gold bangle engraved with a name. A gold ornate surface is visible at left. A small printed tag is attached to the garment reading 'Nithyananda Padapuja' style text. The scene suggests a padapuja offering.

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A shaved-headed woman in a white sari with a gold border sits in a golden carved chair, wearing red-framed glasses, a red bindi, gold earrings, a gold bangle and a long rudraksha mala. Her hands are joined in a gesture of prayer over a silver tray, and she appears to be speaking or chanting. A badge clipped to her sari reads Pratyaksha Pada Pooja with a small photo and handwritten name. Behind her a white-clad person is partly visible at the edge of the frame. The setting is a pada puja ceremony.2010-08-30A close-up photograph of a shaved-headed woman in a white sari with a gold border, wearing red-framed glasses, a red bindi, gold earrings, bangles and a long rudraksha mala. She sits with her eyes lowered, holding a small silver bowl containing a red object, with a name badge reading Pada Pooja, Houston, 30/8/10 pinned to her clothing. A gold carved throne edge is visible at the left. The a person field is none because no candidate for a person is present; the person shown is a devotee in white ritual dress.2010-08-30A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with pink-and-maroon borders sits cross-legged with eyes lowered, holding a pink lotus bloom in cupped hands over a silver tray. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and has white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with pink border and a dark rudraksha-style mala sits with eyes closed, and a young man in white stands behind holding a microphone. Silver bowls with flowers and offerings sit on a gold-edged tray in front. The man is a priest or devotee in ritual dress; the page does not establish his identity from appearance.2010-10-29October 15 20102010-10-15October 20 20102010-10-20A woman in a white sari with a red bindi, glasses, a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet sits before a gold-embossed ornate panel. She cups a pink flower bud and a small silver object in her hands with eyes lowered in devotion. In front of her is a gold tray holding silver bowls with white flowers, a red apple and red marigold petals, with a yellow marigold garland hanging at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja offering.2011-10-30A woman with glasses, a white blouse and an orange-red shawl leans over a large ornate silver-and-gold tray, pressing a red rose petal between her fingers. The tray holds many small silver bowls and cups filled with red rose petals, and a younger girl in a yellow dupatta with a white-and-green border stands beside her. Another hand reaches in from the right edge. The setting looks like a temple floor. A faint bird-shaped logo appears at the upper left.2010-09-28October 20 20102010-10-20A shaved-headed man in plain white robes sits with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing rectangular wire-framed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold ring and a wristwatch. His mouth is slightly open as if chanting. Behind him is a pale floor and a red and orange striped curtain. A small badge reading Pada Puja is visible at the lower left edge. Identity uncertain from appearance; no candidate is confirmed.2010-08-30A temple puja scene where a man in white ritual clothes with a gold-beaded necklace and a red bindi holds a pink lotus over a silver plate. He wears thin-rimmed glasses and looks down in concentration. Beside him, a bald priest in the foreground and a man on the right with tilak marks and gold necklaces also hold pink lotuses. A woman in a yellow garment and a microphone stand appear in the background, with an orange cloth and brass items on the left.2010-11-02October 29 20102010-10-29October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copies