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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a simple tiled-roof room. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a floral-patterned mat, pouring liquid from a steel bowl onto a bare foot. The foot belongs to a standing figure in a red-maroon and orange-bordered dhoti, whose leg is visible at right beside an ornate silver-trimmed seat. On the tray in front are yellow fruits and a dark cake-like offering dusted white. Around them sit a young woman in white, a shaven-headed young man in white with beads, and a seated man in a striped shirt. Behind, a man in orange robes holds a camera, and another in orange with beads stands at right.

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A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a gold-bordered cloth sits on a red-and-orange patterned mat, holding a small steel bowl and pouring or offering from it at the feet of a standing figure. The standing figure wears a red-orange dhoti with a gold border, and the foot is dusted with white powder and rests on a wooden footstool with brass-tipped spikes and yellow fruits. A second young man with a shaved head, tilak on his forehead, and rudraksha malas sits beside the bowl, and a man with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle stands behind to the left. This is a padapuja, a ritual washing and worship of the feet.2014-07-03June 26 20142014-06-26July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja, the foot-worship ritual, in a domestic room with orange curtains and a carved wooden screen. A seated person in a rust-red robe with white flower garlands and gold armbands holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a blue ball, smiling. Before them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels and washes their feet from a brass plate holding fruit and flowers. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at left with palms pressed together. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala sits nearby, and a photographer in a rust-red robe with a camera stands in the background. Several people are visible in total. The seated person is an appearance-based candidate; the image is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance cues are uncertain.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA padapuja-style ritual in a decorated room. An elderly woman with white hair, wearing a white sari with gold border, kneels and pours liquid from a small vessel over the feet of a seated figure dressed in saffron-orange cloth, while she holds a brass plate with fruit and offerings. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms lie beside the feet. Behind her, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border sits with a rudraksha mala, and several young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit watching. A shaved-headed man in orange and a woman in a purple sari sit at the left edge, with pink and orange flower petals on the floor.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A photograph inside a room with a red-and-gold chair at right. A person with long hair, a white and orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, orange-red robes and a decorated armband sits on the chair, holding a long ceremonial staff. In front, seated on a colourful striped rug, a devotee in white clothing with folded hands receives a ritual, while a man in white sits beside a steel bowl and an offering plate with flowers. Behind them, several people stand in saffron and white clothes, some with folded hands; a photographer at right holds a camera. The scene appears to be a pada puja or darshan in a home.2014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a red-orange turban, white and red floral garlands, gold bangles on the arm and rudraksha beads, holds a silver trident-like staff upright while devotees in white clothing kneel and bow with folded hands around him. Several men and women in white dhotis and shirts press their palms together, while one kneeling devotee pours offerings onto a silver tray at his feet, and a woman in a pink blouse and a younger woman in white with flowers in her hair join in. A standing figure in orange also holds a rudraksha mala nearby. Appearance suggests a person seated in the center, receiving honour; the scene shows a reception with puja-style offerings.2014-07-02 +1 copies