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A 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.

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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 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.2010-08-30A photograph of a ritual offering at a pada puja setting. A shaved-headed woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a red bindi and rudraksha mala holds a small lamp or dish, while a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a matching lamp beside her. A woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala and a woman in yellow with folded hands sit nearby. A silver and gold thali with small brass vessels, red fruit and flower petals is in front of them, and an incense stick smoke trail rises. A monk in orange robes stands at left beside a golden ornate pillar, and a lit oil lamp sits on a tray at top right against orange and red drapery.2010-08-30October 20 20102010-10-20A group of devotees performs an oil lamp offering at a brass tray filled with small silver bowls and flowers. A shaved-headed woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a red tilak holds a silver lamp with a lit flame. Beside her, an older man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and holds another lamp. A woman in a white top and rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp, and a woman in a yellow top stands behind them. A person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge.2010-08-30October 20 20102010-10-20October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA pada puja style ritual in a hall with a dark backdrop. Central figure, a shaven-headed man with glasses, wears a white dhoti with a pink-and-green border, a gold bead necklace and a white tripundra on his forehead, holding a silver bowl with a red apple-like fruit. Beside him a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and gold necklace holds a similar bowl, and behind them two men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and white forehead markings stand at microphones. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace sits nearby. On the right, a shaven-headed man in white with gold necklace holds a fruit bowl above a silver tray with pink flowers. Several devotees, including a woman with a long braid in white and a Western woman in a red shawl, sit in the foreground watching.2010-10-19December 17 20132013-12-17October 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 padapuja-style ritual in a courtyard. At left, a figure in orange robes stands with bare feet on a golden platform laden with silver bowls, apples, flowers and gold-wrapped sweets. Seated around the platform, four people hold lit oil lamps: a bald woman in cream and gold clothing with a rudraksha mala, a bald man in white with a long rudraksha mala, a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in yellow with a tilak. Other devotees in white and yellow sit nearby, and a bald man in white is seen at lower right.2010-08-30