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A seated woman in a maroon-red sari with white flower garlands and gold bangles holds a tall silver staff topped with a blue and white ornament, while a young man in white dhoti and orange rudraksha mala pours oil lamp flame near a tray of flowers and offerings at her feet. Two shaved-headed youths in orange robes sit nearby, one holding a flame, and two women in a teal sari and a maroon sari stand behind with hands folded. The room has orange curtains, a wooden screen, a framed deity picture and a flower vase.

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July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor photo of a home padapuja during a house visit. A woman seated in a wooden armchair wears a maroon sari, white and red flower garlands, and gold bangles, and holds a tall silver ceremonial staff with a finial. In front of her a man in white kneels beside a brass tray of fruit and flowers, holding a lit oil lamp. Two young men sit on the floor: one in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala, the other in white dhoti with a mala. A standing woman in a red sari stands at left near orange curtains, a framed deity picture hangs on the wall, and a carved wooden screen and flower decorations complete the room.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA home interior during a padapuja house visit: a person in a rust-red robe with white jasmine and red flower garlands sits on a wooden chair, holding a silver staff with a fan-like ornament, with gold armlets on the upper arm. A man in white with an orange-beaded necklace kneels at the feet, washing or honouring them over a brass plate with rose petals. Two shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange robes sit nearby, one in white dhoti with rudraksha beads. An older woman in a white sari stands at left. Behind them are orange curtains, a framed deity picture, a carved wooden screen and a vase of flowers.2014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesA 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 copies