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A photograph of a seated man in saffron and maroon robes with long white garlands and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver staff and sitting on an ornate silver throne. Before him, a man in white dhoti and shawl kneels and touches his feet while a woman in a light blue sari with white flower garland in her hair attends at lower left. Behind them two young men with shaved heads in saffron and white ochre clothing sit on the floor, one wearing rudraksha beads. Fruit, a cardboard box of offerings and a red-cushioned area fill the room with cream walls. a person seated on the throne with distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands; the kneeling man is a devotee performing padapuja.

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July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A man seated on an orange cushioned seat wears an orange and red robe, a red and white flower garland, gold armbands and a sacred thread ornament, with a white forehead marking. Two devotees kneel before him, one in a white shirt and white dhoti washing his feet from a brass vessel while another devotee in a blue top holds his foot. Standing behind are several men in orange-and-saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one holding a camera. A woman in an orange sari stands at left, and a brass trident stands at right beside a fan. Multiple people are visible.2014-07-01June 20 20142014-06-20A seated figure in a red-brown robe with a red and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff upright in a home interior. Gold armlets and bangles adorn the arm. Nearby, a young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits, and several young men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cushions. A woman in a green top and a flower in her hair bends forward at lower left, and a monk in red robes sits at far left. A brass oil lamp, a plate of fruit and offerings sit on a table. Framed deity pictures hang near a doorway with a garland-decorated frame. Padapuja house visit setting.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copies