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A devotional pada puja scene in a small room with yellow walls and brown pillars. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland, sits with hands folded in anjali on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with bare feet resting on the floor. Seated devotees on the floor include a woman in a pink sari with hands together, a man in white, a child in a white t-shirt, and an older man in orange robes with hands pressed together. A woman in white with hands folded sits on a red chair. Brass and silver trays holding flowers, fruit and offerings are arranged in front of the throne. Books are stacked on a wooden table at the right edge.

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January 11 20102010-01-11January 11 20102010-01-11A photograph of a pada puja at a home. A man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a white garland of flowers and an orange saffron robe sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Swamiji (probable) by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and white flower garland. Before him, a woman in an orange sari and white dress with rudraksha mala and a devotee in white clothes kneel with folded hands at a brass tray holding flowers, fruit, sweets and small silver vessels. A man in a white shirt sits at right with hands joined. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border holds a silver pot, and other devotees in white and yellow stand and sit in a hall with wooden pillars. Fruit, sweets and a plate of offerings sit on a small table at left.2010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20102010-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a pada pooja at a devotee's home. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a gold beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne chair with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Before him, seated on the floor, a woman in a red sari with glasses, a young boy in white, a woman in white and a man in white with a mala press their hands together. Silver thalis holding oil lamps, flowers and offerings sit on the floor in front, with incense sticks. A woman in white and yellow stands at the left edge beside a curtained window, and a small wooden box with coins and money rests on the right.2010-01-09A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white floral garland sits on an ornate gold and red throne, hands pressed together in namaskar. Garlands of yellow and purple flowers decorate the throne. Before him, devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor with hands folded, and a woman in white with a red bindi offers a brass plate of flowers and fruit near a small gold stand. A younger man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at lower right, another devotee in orange sits at lower left, and a large brass vase holds yellow sunflowers. Water bottles and a fan stand in the background behind gold curtains.2009-08-16August 13 20092009-08-13Indoor pada pooja scene in a home room with white walls and white curtains. A seated man with long dark hair, a white garland and an orange robe sits on a gold-framed red throne with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a standing man in an orange robe looks on. In front of the throne, a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands near a small shrine with deity murti and a garland. Seated devotees in white and blue clothing, hands folded, sit before brass trays of oil lamps, flowers and offerings. A basket of apples sits on the right beside the throne. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, orange robe and garland are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in person.2010-01-09A photo of a padapuja ceremony in a bright hall. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange robe and a white jasmine garland with green leaves, his palms pressed together in prayer. Before him a young girl in a pink top and white pants pours water over his feet from a silver vessel, while a child in orange kneels nearby. A saffron-robed attendant with long hair crouches at right beside silver bowls and a tray of offerings. A woman in a grey top and white sari sits at left with folded hands, and a wooden tray of fruit sits on a white-covered table behind the throne. Several children and a woman sit on the floor in the foreground.2009-08-13Indoor photo of a pada pooja in a room with white walls and a white curtain. A seated figure on the right wears an orange robe, a long white flower garland with red flowers, and holds palms together in prayer on a gold-framed throne with red cushions; the figure has long swept-back hair, and the appearance is a person candidate. Before him, devotees sit on the floor in prayer: a man in a white shirt with rudraksha mala, a woman in a patterned top, a man in white with glasses, a woman in a yellow sari, and children. A bald man in an orange robe with a mala sits at left. Gold plates with flowers and oil lamps rest on a gold tray. Behind them stand a deity murti with a flower garland, a Nataraja figure, and a framed painting on the wall.2010-01-10A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white and green floral garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold-and-red throne. A small red bindi is visible on the forehead, and long dark hair falls past the shoulders. A young girl in a red and white salwar kameez holds a brass plate in front of the throne, and children in orange clothes sit on the floor. To the right, a man in orange robes sits with hands folded. On the left, a woman in a white sari sits with hands together beside a wooden tray holding fruit and red flower petals, and a water bottle stands nearby.2009-08-13