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A padapuja in a plain white-walled room with barred windows. A seated figure on the left wears a rust-red turban and orange-red dhoti, with a long white and orange-red flower garland, gold bangles and a silver staff topped with a round ornament held upright. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor around offerings of bananas, apples, coconut halves, oranges and a plate of red flowers. A woman in white with an orange shawl presses her palms together, a man in white beside her holds a small metal vessel, and an older woman in white with folded hands sits to the right. Saffron-robed young men with rudraksha malas sit in the background, and standing men in white and orange stand near the doorway.

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A padapuja ritual in a small room with cream walls and a window. A seated figure in a rust-red turban and red-orange robe, wearing white and orange flower garlands and orange beaded bangles, holds a long silver staff upright and raises a hand. Before him a woman in white sari with an orange border sits with palms joined in prayer, flanked by offerings of fruit, a coconut, red flower petals and a brass plate. Around them saffron-robed young boys with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, and white-clad devotees, including older women and a man in white shirt holding a small brass vessel, watch or join in.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03Indoor padapuja in a white-walled room with a barred window and open doorway. A figure seated on a red-draped throne at left wears a red-orange turban, garlands of white flowers and orange blossoms, gold bangles and a deep red-orange robe, and holds a silver staff. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing press palms together, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits on a patterned mat before a lit oil lamp, and rose petals are scattered on the floor. A photographer in white stands among the devotees and a few young men in orange robes stand nearby. Standing devotees in white clothes also fold their hands at the back of the room.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A seated man in a maroon and gold robe wears a long orange-yellow and white garland and holds a tall silver staff with a round finial, sitting on an orange cushioned seat in a plain room with cream walls and barred windows. Before him, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel while kneeling on a green cloth beside a brass plate. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and stand around, several with folded hands, a woman in a white sari with gold border and bangles kneels with palms together, and a shaved-headed devotee in the foreground bows with hands joined. Several saffron-robed attendants stand near the windows.2014-06-24