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A photograph of a pada puja at a house visit. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti and shawl, rust-coloured garland and white jasmine garlands, and gold bangles, holds a silver ceremonial staff upright. Around him, saffron-robed young men with white tripundra marks sit and stand, one holding a mala. A white-clad man holds a tray of apples. A woman in a green sari with white flower garlands holds a lit oil lamp over a plate of flowers and leaves on the floor, while a man in a white shirt and another in glasses sit nearby. The setting is a plain room with a calendar on the wall.

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June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22A pada puja ritual in a small blue-walled room. A woman in a white sari with a red blouse sits on the floor offering a lit flame to a seated man in a beige shirt and white dhoti. In the foreground at right, a priest in a red-orange dhoti and a garland of yellow and white flowers holds up a silver trident-like staff, with a tray of flower petals on the mat beside him. Behind them, a row of men and women sit or stand, several in white and saffron. One young man in a white shirt sits with hands folded. A woman in the background wears a pink dress. Plastic water bottles sit at the left edge.2014-06-26A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors in a plain room with a white wall and wall calendars. A man seated on a wooden chair with a cushion, wearing a red and orange dhoti-style garment, a red and white flower garland and gold-toned bangles, holds a tall silver staff with a silver ornament at the top. Before him, a seated devotee in a white shirt and dhoti washes or touches the feet of the seated figure over a silver plate with offerings, while a woman in a green patterned sari with white flower garlands assists and two men in white shirts sit with folded hands. Standing behind are a young man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a few saffron-clad men with sacred ash on their foreheads, one of them with a shaved head and rudraksha mala. Partial text on a calendar is not legible.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 26 20142014-06-26June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20