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A photograph of a pada puja in a domestic room with white walls, a window with teal curtains and a framed picture. A seated figure in orange and maroon robes with a large red and white flower garland and gold bangles receives a ritual while smiling; a second robed attendant in orange stands behind with a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial staff. Devotees kneel and sit on the floor with folded hands, including a woman in pink and a man in a purple shirt with a young girl in white. A man in white kneels at the front washing or offering to feet on a brass tray. The seated figure's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so the person is described by role only.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A seated woman in orange and maroon robes, wearing a red and white flower garland and bangles, holds a silver trident aloft beside a small flame in a brass lamp on a patterned mat. A plate of white flowers sits in front. Around her, a crowd of devotees sits and stands with palms pressed together in a whitewashed room with framed pictures, many women in saffron, pink and green saris and men in white shirts. A young girl in white watches the flame, and a monk in saffron stands behind with a pair of traditional cymbal-like instruments. The scene shows a pada puja at a devotee's house.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA crowded living room during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A seated figure in orange robes with a red-and-orange shawl and a garland of flowers is receiving worship, while a devotee kneels before him with hands folded and a man in orange hands over a yellow flower garland. Around them a large group of devotees stand and kneel with palms pressed together, women in saris and salwar kameez, and men in white dhotis and shirts. A younger priest in white with a sacred thread stands at right holding a ritual implement, and a brass lamp is visible in the centre. Walls are white, with a framed deity picture and a white armchair draped in orange cloth.2014-06-26A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a multicoloured flower garland, holds an ornate silver trident aloft while a crowd of seated devotees, many with palms pressed together, gathers in a yellow-walled room. Probable Swamiji (probable) sits at right on a black cushioned seat, an appearance-based label from long hair, saffron clothing and a red-white-orange garland. A young child reaches toward a tray of rose petals and flowers, and a man in white with a camera stands near a white cooler. Several saffron-robed attendants and a bald priest in white with an orange shawl sit in front, one holding white flowers.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a home with white walls and a doorway with green curtains. A person seated on an orange-draped seat at right wears a deep orange robe, a long red and white flower garland with gold ornaments, and a white tilak; a devotee has a light-coloured mark and folded hands. Around him, standing and kneeling devotees in saris, white shirts and white dhotis watch and join palms in namaskar. A kneeling man in a pink shirt sits near the seat, a child in white stands among the seated women, and a bronze tray with flowers rests on a rug. Several monastic men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a long staff stands near the seat.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange-and-saffron robe with a rust-red turban and a white-and-red flower garland raises a silver trident (trishul) while smiling, seated on a cushioned mat in a home room with yellow and green walls. Around him a large group sits on the floor in white and colourful saris and white shirts; several people with folded hands, one woman in a blue sari, and a young man bowing or touching a plate. Standing men in white shirts and checked shirts watch from the back near framed pictures and a doorway with hanging decorations. The scene looks like a house visit with devotees gathered for a blessing or puja.2014-06-27A photograph of a padapuja ritual inside a house. A person seated on the floor in an orange robe, with red and white flower garlands and a gold necklace, holds a silver trident-topped staff and receives the worship. Around him, many devotees kneel and lean in, several in white and pale dress, others in saffron and pink saris, one in a lavender shirt, and a bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl touching the feet area. Two sannyasis in saffron robes stand at the back holding a fan and a camera, and a priest with a shaved head stands nearby. Onlookers in white, pink and green fill the room behind, and a pale green wall and open doorway frame the scene.2014-06-26A photograph of a pada puja in a home interior with white walls, teal curtains and an arched doorway. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes, wearing a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, holds a long ceremonial staff and raises a hand in blessing; the devotee in front sits on an orange cloth. Nearby, a woman in a pale saffron sari sits with her hands at her heart and a small child in a white dress sits beside her. A man in a pink shirt kneels beside a small lit oil lamp and a floral arrangement, with a second man in a white shirt and folded hands to the lower left. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand behind, one holding a camera, and a crowd of seated and standing devotees, some in pink, red and white saris, fill the room with hands folded.2014-06-26