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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange shawl, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland and gold armlets, holds a silver trident staff upright while his feet rest on a steel plate of milk and offerings during a pada puja. A devotee in orange kneels before him with hands joined, an older man in white kneels with folded hands at the front, and a standing sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together nearby. Behind them is a glass cabinet of small deity figurines and dolls, and a tray of apples and bananas sits on the right. A red patterned mat covers the floor, and a man in white stands with palms together near the blue wall.

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June 22 20142014-06-22Padapuja ritual in a home interior. A seated man in orange-red robes with a garland of white and multicolored flowers holds a silver staff and smiles while two older devotees wash his feet from a silver tray; the woman wears a white sari with orange blouse, the man wears white. Standing behind are a man in white with hands folded, a photographer in an orange-red garment holding a camera, and an orange-robed attendant with rudraksha beads. A glass cabinet holds small painted figurines and a tray of apples and bananas sits at right. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes with a garland and silver staff, receiving padapuja, matches the page's note of his presence, though his appearance is only partly distinctive.2014-06-22Indoor photograph of a home pada puja in a tiled room with blue walls and a glass display cabinet holding small deity murtis and framed images. A seated man in a rust-brown and saffron robe wears a multicoloured flower garland and bangles, and holds a silver trident-like staff upright. Before him an elderly man in white with a rudraksha mala offers flowers from a silver plate, while a woman in a red-brown sari sits on a red cushion with hands joined. Behind them a bald man in an orange robe with a mala stands beside the staff. Several people in white dhotis and saris stand or sit along the wall, some with hands folded in namaskar.2014-06-22Indoor home-visit padapuja in a living room. A seated figure in a red-and-orange dhoti with orange shawl, long dark hair, gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and a white jasmine garland holds a silver staff and has his feet washed by a kneeling man in white clothes, while a woman in white and a woman in a blue-bordered sari with folded hands look on. Four sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand or sit nearby, one with a white forehead band. A man in orange shirt-cloth holds a camera at the top left. A brass plate holds fruit and offerings on an orange cloth. A framed family photo hangs on the wall. Seated figure appears as a person (long swept hair, gold ornaments, rudraksha mala, orange shawl, ceremonial staff).2014-06-20A photograph of a pada puja during a house visit. A long-haired man in rust-orange and maroon silk sits on a cushioned seat, his bare right arm extended as he places a hand on the head of an elderly man in white who kneels before him. A woman in white with a floral garland kneels beside them, hands folded in anjali. Behind them a young saffron-robed attendant holds a plate with apples and a sweet, another attendant in white holds a rudraksha mala, and a saffron-robed attendant on the right holds a staff. The room has blue walls, a framed shelf on the left and a white-clothed group in the background.2014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21June 20 20142014-06-20June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. His feet rest on a silver tray of pink petals. Before him, a seated woman in a dark striped sari and a man in white clothes reach toward the tray in devotion, while a second orange-robed sannyasi sits to the right beside a platter of rose petals. Brass vessels, bananas, apples, sweets and a pot sit on a white cloth on the floor. The figure on the throne shows distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, a person cue. Around 6 people visible.2009-08-13