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December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photo of a padapuja-style offering: a figure in orange cloth sits on a gold-framed seat with red and white flower garlands draped over the orange garment. In the foreground, a silver tray holds red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves and gold-coloured fruit or bead-like offerings, beside a lit silver oil lamp with a flame. Two hands in white or cream sleeves hold a small silver vessel and reach toward the tray. Only hands and partial limbs of people are visible. The scene is set on a red cloth with a gold chair in the background.2009-12-08A close photo of a ritual offering on an orange cloth beside a gilded golden structure. A steel tray holds a whole pineapple, bananas, grapes, carrots, coconut halves, green fruit, and yellow and white flowers, with a small oil lamp at the lower left. A man in an orange robe reaches toward the gold frame, with a white flower tucked near his hand, and a woman with a red-and-white forehead mark is visible in the background. Several other people are partly visible at the edges.2010-12-20Close view of a ritual offering arranged on an orange cloth before a gold-framed structure. A man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and wrists folds his hands in prayer, a white flower garland hanging nearby. On a silver plate stand a carved carrot peacock with a flower on its head, a whole pineapple, coconuts, bananas, marigold and yellow flowers, green leaves, and a small oil lamp flame. Carrot slices and a green gourd piece surround the offering.2010-12-20October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits cross-legged on a raised platform, holding a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell-like object in the other. Smoke rises above them. Tiered offerings of pineapple, pomegranate, apples, pears, bananas and cut fruit sit on red-covered trays, next to glasses of juice. Behind them are dark deity murtis with orange and gold headdresses and garlanded flower decorations. In the foreground are a tall brass lamp and a brass kalasha-style vessel. Several devotees in orange clothing sit with hands folded at the left edge. A probable Swamiji (probable) is shown performing aarti with orange robes, long hair and gold necklace.2007-11-09January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copiesNovember 20 20112011-11-20July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a ritual offering before a deity murti decorated with red flower petals, white and yellow flowers, and green leaves, with gold-toned ornaments behind it. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti holds a large spiky jackfruit on a brass plate at the lower right, resting his hand on it as part of the offering. The altar is draped with red cloth and bordered with garlands and leaves. No other people are visible.2018-03-02