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January 21 20102010-01-21A photo of a padapuja ritual indoors. A man with long dark hair, a red sleeveless undershirt, orange cloth wrapped around his waist and legs, and a garland of red and white flowers with green fruit sits on a white-covered couch with hands folded in greeting. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and jasmine in her hair kneels and pours water over his bare feet from a brass vessel into a silver tray. A second man in orange robes sits nearby with hands in añjali. Standing and seated devotees in white dhotis, a white t-shirt, a yellow shawl and a pink sari watch. A silver urn, a bell and flower petals sit on a glass table at left. Printed '. Four people are visible in prominent roles, with more in the background2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A seated man in an orange robe with a long garland of white flowers and green citrus fruits sits on a white-draped bed or couch in a room with pink walls and tiled floor. A devotee kneels before him, holding a brass plate and washing or offering to his feet, while another person in white kneels beside. Around them, women in saffron, red, orange and cream saris sit on the floor watching, including a small child in yellow. A silver kalasha and brass vessels sit on the floor nearby, and a plate of fruit is visible. The seated man is a person given his long swept-back hair and saffron robe with a garland, a padapuja-style foot-worship scene.2009-08-08Indoor photo in a plain pink-walled room with a barred window. A seated person in an orange garment and white cloth, wearing a long garland of white flowers and green fruit, has long dark hair pulled back. In front of them a man in white shirt and dhoti stands extending his hands over a brass tray of fruit and flowers, with a small brass lamp and vessels on the floor. Around the room, women in saris, several in orange and red, sit or stand watching, and a man in a checked shirt sits at lower left. Puja-style offering scene; a seated figure in orange with fruit garlands is visible but no clear identity cue beyond garments and garland.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Indoor photo in a home living room with cream tiled walls and a wooden display cabinet holding framed items and a small figurine. A seated figure in an orange garment with a long dark braid and a white and yellow flower garland receives padapuja from a woman in white who kneels and touches the feet. A man in a white shirt and dhoti, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, sits with palms joined nearby. A standing man in an orange robe with a mala stands behind a white-draped table holding a red box with fruit and sweets. Around them stand devotees in white and lavender saris and white dhotis with folded hands, watching.2010-02-15A seated man in orange robes sits on a white-covered bed or cot, smiling and wearing a long garland of green apples and white flowers with maroon blossoms. Two people in orange kneel at his feet, one washing or touching his foot over a steel tray with flower petals and offerings, while a man in white kneels beside them. Behind, a group of women in saris and salwar kameez sit on the floor in a room with a pink striped mat, a fruit plate and a small brass vessel. The scene appears to be a padapuja. The seated man in orange with a garland matches appearance-based cues for a person, with long swept-back hair and a garland, but his identity is uncertain from appearance.2009-08-08A seated man in a white-draped chair wears an orange dhoti, a red top and a garland of flowers and green fruit, with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels before him, offering a lamp over a silver plate while another man in orange kneels to his right with folded hands, apparently washing or decorating his bare feet on a tray of flowers. Several men in white dhotis and yellow scarves and a woman in pink sit or stand around the room, with a man in white holding a camera at the back. Oil lamps, brass vessels and a small offering plate sit on the floor, and a framed portrait with a garland hangs on the left wall. The scene looks like a padapuja ritual in a home.2009-08-08A seated woman in a red-orange sari with a long garland of white jasmine and red roses sits on a raised orange cushion at right, smiling, while a devotee kneels and washes or anoints her feet with a brass vessel on a plate. Around her, several people sit or stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala, a man in white with an orange cloth, and a young woman in a yellow dress with gold jewellery. A shaved-headed priest in orange and rudraksha sits at center. Fruit and brass plates with red kumkum stand on the floor. A framed portrait with a jasmine garland on the wall shows a figure in orange robes seated before a tree, with another small framed picture beside it.2014-06-26Indoor photograph of a house visit in a white-walled living room with a ceiling fan and a glass display cabinet holding figurines and a television. A seated figure in orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland sits on a white-covered chair with a white cushion at their feet. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded, and a younger man in white with a yellow sacred thread and a saffron shawl stands beside a red-and-gold stand. Women in orange and red saris stand around, one holding a small red object, and a young girl in a red dress stands near the cabinet. A framed portrait hangs on the wall. The seated figure has long dark hair and is a person by appearance cues of saffron robes, garland and long hair, but the identification is uncertain.2010-02-17