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A padapuja in a home interior with white walls, a small framed picture and a radio on a cabinet, and orange-and-yellow marigold garlands over a doorway. A seated woman in an orange sari with a white-and-red flower garland and gold bangles receives the ritual. A man in a white shirt kneels and washes her feet from a silver plate, while a monk in saffron with a rudraksha mala kneels beside him. A standing monk in orange holds a ceremonial staff, and a bowl of bananas and fruit sits in the foreground. Several elderly and younger onlookers in white and light clothes watch from chairs and standing positions. A photographer in white stands at left.

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A photo of a padapuja ritual in a decorated room with marigold and jasmine garlands draped along the walls and doorway. A seated figure in an orange-red cloth and gold bangles, wearing a white-and-red garland, has bare feet being washed by a man in a white shirt and red shawl kneeling on a red mat. Nearby a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a woman in a white sari hold a silver trident-topped staff. A silver plate of kumkum and flowers and a tray of mangoes and bananas sit on the floor. Several seated and standing onlookers in white, cream and orange clothing watch from the background, and framed pictures hang on the white wall.2014-06-20A photograph inside a white-walled room decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands around a doorway. A seated figure with a bare head and adornments, wearing a saffron-orange garment and rudraksha mala, is receiving a ritual offering on a metal tray; a man in a cream shirt bends forward to touch the tray. Standing around them are visitors in saris, a white sari, and western jackets, plus several saffron-robed monastics, one holding a trident-like staff. Framed prints hang on the wall. The scene suggests a padapuja style welcome visit.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA padapuja ceremony in a decorated room with marigold and flower garlands on the walls. A seated figure in an orange and maroon robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, gold armband and rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident and smiles. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a beard kneels and pours flower petals over the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white kneels beside him holding a steel plate of petals. Orange and yellow fruit sits at the bottom right. Standing behind are a woman in an orange sari with pink blouse and hands folded, another in a yellow sari, a man in a white dhoti, a shaved-headed attendant in orange, and seated elders. Pink and orange petals cover the floor. Seven to eight people are visible.2014-06-20June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a home interior with yellow walls and a red plastic chair in the foreground. A seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in white kneels and tends to a brass plate at the feet of a seated figure in a red-orange robe with a red and yellow flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a long wooden staff. Behind them, several women in colourful saris stand with hands folded in namaskar, and two shaved-headed men in saffron and white robes stand nearby, one holding a silver trident. A decorative gold-patterned cloth hangs at right. The setting resembles a padapuja or devotee welcome in a private home. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2014-06-27A seated figure in a rust-orange robe wearing a rudraksha mala and long garlands of white and pink flowers with green leaves sits on an orange-draped seat, holding a silver trident. Beside him a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver tray with offerings, and a man in white kneels near a brass plate. A kneeling woman in cream sari with a gold-rimmed brass bowl and a seated elderly man in white are in the foreground, while a saffron-robed man photographs with a camera. Behind them devotees in saris and kurtas stand and sit in a tiled hall, with a bowl of fruit, a red-cloth table and a framed deity picture on the right. Several people of varied ages are visible.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja in a room with white walls and marigold and rose garlands hung along the wall. A seated figure in an orange cushioned chair wears a maroon-and-orange robe, bare upper torso, gold armband, and a red and white flower garland, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl and a woman in white kneel at his feet, washing or offering flowers from a plate of petals. Standing behind them are a woman in a pale yellow and pink sari with folded hands, a man in a white shirt, a monk in white dhoti, and a shaved-headed man in orange. Bananas and fruit sit in the foreground. Seated at the left are a bespectacled elderly man and a woman in a pink top. a person appears as the seated figure receiving the padapuja, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold armband and orange cushioned seat, in a ceremonial role. Ten people are visible.2014-06-20