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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a home interior. A seated figure in saffron-orange and maroon robes with a red and white flower garland and gold armband receives reverence, holding a silver trident-topped staff. Before him, a bearded man in white with a saffron-red shawl and glasses kneels and holds a lit oil lamp, while a woman in white kneels beside him with hands joined. Standing behind them are devotees in saffron, white and pastel saris and a light blue shirt, several with hands folded in prayer. A shaved-headed man in saffron robes stands at right with palms together. Marigold garlands hang around the doorway, a framed picture hangs on the wall, and rose petals lie on the floor near a brass plate.

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Indoor photo of a seated figure in saffron and maroon robes holding a tall silver staff with a crescent-topped finial, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha mala. An elderly man in white shirt and dhoti kneels at lower left, holding a lit oil lamp, beside an elderly woman in a peach sari with gold bangles, both offering a puja. Two young men in orange robes and a boy in white with rudraksha beads kneel nearby. Standing behind are a man in a red shawl, a man in white, a woman in pink sari with folded hands, and a young man in orange with a camera. Wooden cabinets and a window with bamboo blinds frame the room.2014-07-10June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a pada puja in a domestic room with yellow walls and framed pictures. A figure seated on a red-cushioned chair wears a red-and-orange garment, a white flower garland with red blooms, rudraksha beads and gold armbands, and holds a ceremonial silver staff. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste. Nearby, a man in an orange dhoti and a second man in white are seated on a striped mat beside a small oil lamp flame and a tray of flowers. Standing devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, watch at the back.2014-07-01A photograph of a home interior during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A figure seated on a red-cushioned chair at right wears a saffron wrap, a white flower garland, red floral garland, gold bangle on the upper arm, and holds a tall ceremonial staff with a round top. Three seated and standing devotees face them: a man in a white sleeveless top and saffron cloth kneels with a metal plate, a woman in a white sari with gold border presses her palms together, and a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits nearby. Standing onlookers in white dhotis, orange robes and colourful saris fill the room, with framed photographs on the wall behind and an open doorway.2014-07-01June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a wood-panelled room with bamboo blinds. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-and-maroon robe, a long white and multicolour flower garland, and beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a tall golden staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Two oil lamps burn on the floor in front. A bald elderly man in white clothes bends forward over the lamps, while a woman in an orange patterned sari sits beside him. Behind them, a young man in white dhoti with a beaded mala sits, and other people in saffron and white stand by a wooden cabinet, one holding a camera. Fruit sits in a basket near the seated figure.2014-07-10A photograph inside a domestic living room during a padapuja house visit. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a crown-like ornament, jasmine garlands and rudraksha beads, sits on an orange-covered sofa holding a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. Before him a woman in an orange sari and a white-robed man hold a lit oil lamp over a young boy in orange and garlands. Standing on the left, an older woman in white with folded hands and a woman in a green salwar kameez watch. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall. Several people are visible.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in a devotee's home. A man with long hair, wearing a red-and-maroon robe, rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, sits on a chair holding a silver staff upright, while a pot of lit oil lamp is held by seated devotees in the foreground. Around him, a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a yellow-and-green sari kneel with folded hands; a man in white dhoti and shirt sits nearby. Saffron-robed young sannyasis stand behind, one photographing. Framed pictures, pink flowers and a deity mural decorate the room. Swamiji (probable) in the red-and-maroon robe with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, seated as the honoured guest.2014-07-07 +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 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a home visit pada pooja. A seated figure in orange and maroon robes with a red and white flower garland and gold bangles holds a silver trident aloft; the trident's tip is raised in the centre of the frame. Kneeling in white in the foreground, a bearded man in white with a red shawl and glasses presses his palms together, and a woman in white beside him bows with hands folded. Behind them, standing devotees in saris and white dhotis watch, one older man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti among them. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands joined beneath a backdrop of yellow and white flower garlands. A silver plate and a banana bunch sit on the floor near the kneeling devotees.2014-06-20