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A photograph of a crowded indoor room with concrete block walls and large glass windows, where a central figure in a maroon robe and maroon turban stands wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers. Several bald priests in saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand around him, one holding his arm, while a dense crowd of men in white shirts and women in white saris with coloured borders presses in. A framed portrait stands on a red cloth on the back wall. The gathering suggests a pada puja offering at a devotee's house.

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June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A crowded interior of an unfinished building with exposed ceiling wires and glass windows, where a pada puja is taking place. A woman in a red headcloth and red sari, garlanded with white flowers, stands at the centre. Around her, several shaved-headed saffron-clad sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawls press forward, while men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the frame. A man in white with a mala stands at right, and a woman in an orange-and-white sari is seen in the lower right. Red and white flower garlands hang along the walls and a framed picture is visible in the background.2014-06-26July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01June 19 20142014-06-19 +4 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31A photograph of a devotee gathering in a bright open-sided hall with concrete block walls and windows showing trees. A smiling person in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, wearing marigold and white flower garlands and gold bangles, extends a hand toward a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis. One man in the centre holds a small red object, and others with rudraksha malas and sacred threads reach forward. A bald young man in white with a white flower garland stands behind them. Several people are visible, and the scene appears to be a devotee interaction during a pada puja.2014-06-26A crowded indoor room with pale yellow walls and red curtains. A man in a rust-orange turban, bare-chested with orange cloth and beaded rudraksha malas and bronze bangles, smiles while placing his hands on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with hands folded. Around them, men in white shirts, one with rudraksha beads, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes stand watching, and a woman in pink with glasses is at the lower left. The orange-turbaned figure matches a person by his turban, bare chest, orange cloth and beaded malas, and is shown blessing a devotee, so he is recorded as in person.2014-07-02 +1 copiesMay 26 20122012-05-26A dense crowd fills a plain room with large windows, gathered around a seated figure in a red-maroon cloth and garland-decorated chair. Several shaven-headed monks wear orange and saffron robes, and one young boy in an orange garment holds up a golden tray above the crowd. Men in white shirts and women in saris and salwar crowd close, many with hands raised in prayer. The scene appears to be a devotee home visit with pada puja, the seated figure receiving devotees at close range.2014-06-26A dense crowd of devotees presses under a corrugated tin roof beside banana fronds and palm leaves. At the centre, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and stands among saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, reach forward, hands raised in greeting. Bald young monks in ochre cloth stand at the left edge.2014-07-01