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A photograph of a pada puja ritual at a devotee's house. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha mala, kneels and pours liquid from a metal vessel onto a brass plate held by a woman in a red sari with glasses. A woman in orange garments with white jasmine garlands sits with folded hands beside a metal pole. Two saffron-clad ascetics with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and bangles sit nearby, and other devotees in orange and white stand in the background.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a pratyaksha pada puja at a devotee's house. A woman in a white jasmine garland and red-orange sari sits with her hands pressed together in namaskar. Beside her, a bald young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on the floor. A man in a white shirt with a pendant chain kneels and holds a small brass vessel, while a woman in an orange sari with a garland pours liquid from a brass pot over a silver plate. Older women in saris watch from the right, and several robed sannyasis in orange and maroon stand in the background of a pink-walled room with a pedestal fan.2014-06-26Photo of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A woman in orange and red clothing with a white jasmine garland sits on the floor at left, her feet being attended to. A shaved-headed young man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala kneels centre, holding a metal plate. A man in white with a pendant pours liquid from a small metal cup into a plate held by a woman in orange with glasses. Several onlookers in orange, red and white saris and robes stand or sit behind, and a standing fan and a pale wall are visible.2014-06-26A pada puja in a small room with pink walls and a standing electric fan. A sannyasi with a white jasmine garland and red floral garland, orange-red robe and rudraksha bracelets sits on the left holding a metal stand. A man in a white kurta and dhoti holds a small silver bowl. A woman in an orange-and-gold sari with folded hands sits at lower right, and an older woman in a teal sari sits behind. Several standing devotees in orange and white robes and rudraksha malas watch from the back. The seated sannyasi's appearance is not a distinctive presentation match, so no identity is asserted.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a pada puja in a small room with pink walls and a window. A seated figure in saffron-red robes with a red and white flower garland, rudraksha mala and red bangles has feet being washed by a man in white with a blue beaded necklace, who pours liquid from a steel vessel over the feet. A woman in an orange-red sari with a flower in her hair sits beside him. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beads kneels, a photographer in dhoti stands near the window, and several women in orange and white saris watch. Floral garlands and a steel rod are visible at the left edge.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27A seated devotee in an orange and red sari with a white jasmine garland and red flower garland sits with palms joined in namaskar while a ritual is performed in a plain pink-walled room with a metal stand and a ceiling fan. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a pendant chain sits and holds a small brass oil lamp, while a shaved-headed priest in orange and saffron cloth with rudraksha malas sits nearby. Women in saris and glasses kneel at a brass plate, and several robed devotees in orange and maroon stand behind, some wearing rudraksha malas and holding hands together. This appears to be a padapuja in a devotee's home.2014-06-26July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a home padapuja inside a bright room with a white wall. A seated figure in an orange-and-maroon robe with a garland of white jasmine and red roses receives reverence, with a hand extended toward a brass plate of flowers and an oil lamp at right. Several devotees stand and sit around, a woman in a red blouse and orange sari with palms pressed together at left, a seated elder in white with a rudraksha mala, and a man in white dhoti and shirt seated centre. Behind them, young men in orange and white robes stand with rudraksha malas, one pouring water or offering from a vessel, and a standing fan sits near the wall.2014-07-01