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Indoor photo of a padapuja ritual during a house visit. A seated figure in a rust-red robe with orange shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident. Devotees kneel before the chair, one offering pink lotus flowers and white blossoms at the feet. A man in white shirt bends forward, a woman in a cream sari and a young woman in white stand nearby, and a cameraman in white with a video camera films. A young man in an orange robe stands behind, and a shaved-headed priest kneels at the lower right. Rose petals scatter the floor and a white wall with a window grille forms the background.

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June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, adorned with red and white flower garlands with yellow beads, holds a silver trident (trishul) upright while being honoured. Kneeling devotees in white and red-bordered shawls offer padapuja to the seated figure's feet, and a woman in an orange sari bows at the front. A standing man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands in the background near a photographer holding a camera, while other onlookers in white shirts, checked shirts and saris watch from the doorway. Bangles and a red-and-white garland are visible on the seated figure. The setting is a simple room with white walls and a wooden door, and the scene shows a padapuja ritual at a devotee's home.2014-07-03June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a small domestic-style room with pink and white walls. On the right, a seated figure in rust-orange robes wears long garlands of white and red flowers, with a silver trident (trishul) propped beside them; the figure has short hair and a calm expression. Several people in white dhotis and saffron cloths kneel or stand around the figure, and a man in white kneels in front washing or offering to the seated figure's feet from a brass vessel. A woman in a cream sari assists at the lower left, and a standing person in white holds a silver plate with a lamp. A cameraman in orange stands behind, and a row of women in cream and yellow saris watches from the back. A framed picture of a deity hangs at the upper right, and a table with fruit and a fan appear in the background. The scene reads as a padapuja or abhishekam-style honouring.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04July 03 20142014-07-03