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A seated man with short grey hair, a red-and-red garland of flowers, gold bangles and a maroon-and-gold robe sits on a chair, holding a silver staff, while devotees perform padapuja by washing his feet with water from a silver vessel into a tray of flowers. A woman in a red blouse and white sari kneels and pours, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in white kneels beside them. Behind, saffron-robed young sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand, and a man in white holds a camera. Maroon-and-gold draping and a floral arrangement frame the scene inside a room.

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Devotees perform padapuja on a seated figure in a home setting. On the left, a person in a red-brown saree with gold border and a red-white flower garland sits on a chair, holding a metal pole. Beside them, a bald man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha mala has his feet washed. A woman in a maroon blouse and white saree pours water from a metal vessel over the feet, while a man in white shirt and orange shawl kneels over a brass plate with flowers and fruit. Other devotees in white, orange robes and a maroon saree stand behind, hands folded, and a man in white holds a camera. The scene shows a ritual of foot worship in a ceremonial room.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21A photograph of a seated figure in a maroon and gold-bordered garment with a red and white flower garland, bangles and gold bracelets, holding a tall silver staff, while a devotee in white kneels at his feet pouring water from a metal vessel over his feet during a pada puja on a tray of flowers. A woman in a red blouse and white sari kneels beside them, and standing devotees in saffron-orange robes, a man in white with a camera around his neck, and children in white and maroon watch. A television sits on a shelf behind them. The seated figure resembles the a person candidate, with long swept-back hair and gold jewellery, though the appearance is uncertain.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesIndoor 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 seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti, wearing red and white flower garlands with green leaves and a rudraksha mala, smiles while holding a long silver ceremonial staff upright. Before him on a brass tray, younger devotees in white garments with orange-clad attendants kneel and pour liquid from a small white bowl; fruit and flowers sit on the tray. Standing around are women in red and maroon saris and men in white shirts and orange robes with rudraksha beads, some with hands pressed in namaskar. The room has yellow walls and a window with grills, and a small red decoration hangs at right. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and ceremonial adornment, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor scene of a padapuja at a devotee's home. A seated man in a red-orange turban, orange-red robe, white and red floral garland and multiple rudraksha malas sits on a chair with a smile while a woman in a white sari with jasmine in her hair and a man in white with vertical tilak kneel and wash his feet from a brass plate holding yellow fruits and lemons. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and a man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stand near a ceiling fan, and a man in orange stands at left. A basket of red fruit sits at lower right and a patterned floor mat lies on the tiles. The seated figure fits a probable Swamiji appearance from the turban, garlanded robes and malas, and the role is a devotee's home padapuja.2014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja, the foot-worship ritual, in a domestic room with orange curtains and a carved wooden screen. A seated person in a rust-red robe with white flower garlands and gold armbands holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a blue ball, smiling. Before them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels and washes their feet from a brass plate holding fruit and flowers. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at left with palms pressed together. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala sits nearby, and a photographer in a rust-red robe with a camera stands in the background. Several people are visible in total. The seated person is an appearance-based candidate; the image is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance cues are uncertain.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies