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A photograph of a pada puja in a brick-walled room at a devotee's house. A man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a cushioned chair with palms pressed together, while a bare foot rests on a silver plate being washed by a devotee kneeling before him. Other seated figures wear orange robes, white clothes and a yellow shawl, and several women in white saris with red borders, one in a pink and orange sari, watch with hands folded. A tray holds apples, sweets and a bowl of rose petals, with a steel flask nearby. A framed picture hangs on the brick wall and a wooden cabinet sits at the right.

January 28 2010

March 26 2008

Indoor photograph of a home padapuja visit. A man seated on a red cushioned chair wears saffron-red robes, a white flower garland, rudraksha malas and gold-coloured bangles, and raises a silver-handled ritual fan or whisk with one hand while the other hand holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Before him on a patterned rug, a woman in white sari with orange border, a younger woman in white sari, and a young man in white dress with a mala sit holding red fruit or offerings, while a boy in saffron robes sits between them. A saffron-robed young attendant photographs the scene with a camera at the right, and an older woman in a sari sits at the far right. Orange cloth hangs on the wall behind. a person is the seated man in saffron robes, garland and malas, appearing to conduct the house-visit padapuja.

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August 09 2009

November 27 2009

A seated man in an orange robe and long swept-back hair, with a red bindi and palms pressed together in namaskar, sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms and a red cushion. Before him on the floor a silver tray holds flower petals and offerings, and devotees in white and red clothes sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet around the throne, some holding brass and steel plates of offerings. Behind the throne are draped pink and green cloths, a pillar-patterned backdrop, a table with a laptop and fruit baskets, a standing fan at left and a water bottle. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne with clothing and hair cues. Six people are visible in the scene, including partially visible ones at the edges.

November 29 2009

A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional gathering in an indoor room with cream walls. A figure with long hair, wearing an orange robe and a flower garland, sits with hands pressed in prayer on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the centre back. A seated devotee in an orange robe kneels nearby. Around a white cloth on the floor, around a dozen devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel in prayer. Trays of oranges, apples, pomegranates, flowers and other fruit are arranged before them. A striped rug, a cooler and a cabinet with books sit at the sides. The central seated figure shows distinctive long hair, saffron robe and garland cues, while the surrounding people are devotees.

October 11 2010

A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an orange upholstered armchair with his palms pressed together, his bare feet being washed in a silver tray. Kneeling devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls and beaded necklaces perform the pada puja, one holding a small ritual vessel and incense sticks. Fruit, flowers and a red-trimmed box sit beside the chair, and a green mat covers the floor. A wall fan is visible behind them.

A photograph inside a hall with gold curtains and a wall fan. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands folded in namaste, with a white flower garland and green leaf garlands draped over the throne. Seated on the floor in front are devotees: a woman in orange with a red shawl, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, an older woman in white with an orange shawl, a woman in white holding a bowl, and a man in white with a yellow shawl at right, all with hands folded. Trays of offerings, water bottles, a pitcher and a flower-decorated table are nearby. Several people are visible.