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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red-and-pink flower garland with a gold ceremonial necklace, sits on a large rust-red padded armchair with tasselled armrests. His bare feet rest on a brass tray of offerings on a low wooden stool, where a second person in orange, seated on the striped floor mat, touches the tray area beside him. Flanking the chair are wooden side tables holding bowls of apples and offerings. Yellow-striped curtains and a pale green wall form the backdrop. The scene appears to be a foot-washing or padapuja offering.

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Indoor photo in a small room with white walls and a window with dark red frame. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, sits cross-legged on a striped rug at left, arranging flowers and offerings from a tray. On the right, a seated man in orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace and bare feet sits on an orange cushioned seat, smiling. Behind them, a white-draped table holds fruit including apples, a brass oil lamp, a brass bowl of flowers, and small ritual items. Above, a framed image in orange robes is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Rose petals scatter the floor.2009-09-15A photograph of a seated sadhu in an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala being attended to at a ceremony. His feet rest in a silver metal plate while a younger man in maroon-brown dhoti and a gold-bead necklace pours or applies something from a small white cup. Behind them a man in a maroon shawl sits near orange tufted leather thrones with gold trim. 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A younger man kneels before him in a brown-maroon dhoti and a beaded rudraksha mala, with white ash markings on his arms, pouring or sprinkling flower petals over the feet. Behind them is a red tufted velvet seat with gold trim, and a tray with coconut halves, bananas and mangoes sits on a striped cloth at lower right. Another man in orange stands partly visible at the top. The scene reads as a devotional foot-worship ceremony.2015-09-14October 14 20122012-10-14A photograph of a foot-washing ritual inside a decorated tent-like room with red and orange velvet thrones and a striped floor cloth. An older man with swept-back grey hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, sits with one bare foot extended over a metal plate while a younger man in maroon dhoti and rudraksha necklace pours water over it. A third man sits behind them, and fruits, coconuts and flower petals lie on a cloth nearby.2015-09-14A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a decorated tent. A man with swept-back grey hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits on a striped mat while another man in a red-brown garment kneels and pours water over his bare feet from a brass vessel into a silver plate. A third man in a red-brown garment with a rudraksha mala sits behind them. Behind them stand orange-cushioned gold-trimmed thrones and a dark purple curtain with a patterned backdrop. A tray holds coconuts, apples and bananas, with scattered flower petals on the mat.2015-09-14A photograph of a ritual padapuja inside a room with red, gold-framed orange velvet sofas and maroon curtains. An elderly man with grey hair, wearing an orange robe and a red and yellow marigold garland, sits on a striped rug with his bare foot extended over a metal tray of rose petals. A young priest in maroon clothing and a gold rudraksha mala kneels and pours petals from a glass bowl, while a second man in a maroon shawl sits behind. A tray of coconuts, mangoes and flowers and two wooden sandals sit nearby.2015-09-14A photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual in a decorated room. An elderly man with swept-back grey hair, white tilak marks and a rudraksha mala sits on a striped cloth wearing an orange saffron shawl, his bare foot being washed in a silver tray. A younger man in a maroon-brown garment and dark rudraksha mala kneels and pours water over the foot, with a yellow flower on his wrist. A third man in maroon sits behind them. Behind them is a red tufted sofa with gold trim and maroon curtains. On the right, a tray holds green limes, halved coconut and flower petals, and wooden sandals lie on the cloth. Three people are visible.2015-09-14A seated elderly sadhu in orange robes with a red and yellow flower garland has his feet washed with petals in a padapuja-style ritual. A younger man in a red-brown dhoti and wrap stands behind, holding a small bowl of rose petals and reaching toward the feet. The man in front of him wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown cloth with a ceremonial forehead mark. Behind them are ornate gold-framed orange velvet thrones, a striped rug, a tray with coconuts, mangoes and brass vessels, and a wooden footstool.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14