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A photograph of a domestic room during a padapuja ritual at a house visit. A woman in a teal sari with gold border sits on the left, resting her hand on a man's arm. A man with grey hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a rust-coloured rudraksha mala, kneels and washes the feet of a person in a maroon garment with gold border, with a brass plate holding offerings beside them. Another person in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits behind, and a young woman in orange stands at the left edge. Sheer blinds and a pale wall frame the room.

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Indoor photo of a padapuja-style house visit. A man seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-brown rudraksha mala pours water over the bare foot of a person in a deep red garment, with a brass plate and flower offerings nearby. Beside him, a younger person in white dhoti with black rudraksha beads and a shaved head holds a fruit. A woman in a teal sari sits at left, one hand resting on the man's arm. Garlands of white flowers hang at the right edge; window blinds behind.2014-07-08July 10 20142014-07-10July 01 20142014-07-01July 10 20142014-07-10Photograph inside a home interior during a house visit. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a long white flower garland and rudraksha malas sits on a chair at right, his feet being washed or touched by a woman in a green and gold sari and a younger man in red. A woman in a teal and gold sari sits at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a priest in white and orange robes, a man in grey shirt and white dhoti, a girl in a beige dress, and two boys in checked shirts stand watching. A framed portrait with a yellow marigold garland hangs on the wall, and a small deity picture is at upper centre.2014-06-16July 01 20142014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a seated man in saffron and maroon robes with long white garlands and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver staff and sitting on an ornate silver throne. Before him, a man in white dhoti and shawl kneels and touches his feet while a woman in a light blue sari with white flower garland in her hair attends at lower left. Behind them two young men with shaved heads in saffron and white ochre clothing sit on the floor, one wearing rudraksha beads. Fruit, a cardboard box of offerings and a red-cushioned area fill the room with cream walls. a person seated on the throne with distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands; the kneeling man is a devotee performing padapuja.2014-07-10Indoor photo of a padapuja-style ritual in a plain room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A bare-chested man seated on a cushioned bed wears saffron cloth, white jasmine and orange marigold garlands, and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklaces; his feet rest in a brass plate of flowers and fruit. A woman in a teal and gold sari kneels beside him holding a pink flower. Three young men in saffron robes sit behind, one in white dhoti holding a long white fan-like staff and wearing rudraksha malas. A woman in blue and red sits at the left edge. a person: the seated man in saffron with garlands and gold necklaces has distinctive ceremonial adornments.2014-07-10A photograph of a domestic room where a seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a white flower garland with yellow marigolds and a rudraksha mala, his bare feet resting in a brass tray of flowers and fruit. A woman in a teal sari with a gold border sits on the floor at left, holding a pink flower and a small offering. Behind them, two young men in orange robes sit on the floor, and a third young man in white dhoti with a black beaded necklace holds a tall silver staff upright. Curtains, a refrigerator and a framed picture are visible in the background. Ritual foot-washing style worship is shown; the seated man is a person by appearance cues of orange clothing, garland and mala.2014-07-10July 08 20142014-07-08June 16 20142014-06-16