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Indoor scene in a home with a stone floor and a staircase with wooden railings at left. A man in a long-sleeved shirt wearing a dhoti sits on a white cloth at centre, shirtless with a red thread, while a woman in a magenta and purple sari with a gold bangle pours petals onto his shoulder. A seated man at right wears a saffron wrap, gold armbands and a large orange flower garland, and holds a brass tray of flowers and fruit. Two young men in saffron and white garments stand in the back, one holding a long white staff, and a younger boy in saffron sits nearby beside wooden boxes of fruit. A woman in a red sari sits at lower left. Text on the image reads a and

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July 08 20142014-07-08A domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A man seated on an orange cushion at right wears an orange robe, a red-orange garland, rudraksha mala and gold armlets, with a gold bracelet on his wrist. A shirtless priest in white dhoti kneels on a white cloth, washing the feet of the seated man from a silver plate of flowers and fruit. A woman in a magenta sari and a woman in a red blouse with orange sari sit nearby with hands together. Behind, two young male attendants in orange and white stand, one holding a silver trident, and a tray of fruit sits on a wooden stand. A staircase and tiled floor complete the room. a person is the seated man, identified by orange robes, garland, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of an indoor house-visit puja in a plain room with white walls and a window. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair sits on an orange cushioned seat, wearing an orange-and-maroon garment, a large orange-and-red flower garland, gold armlets and bracelets, and rudraksha beads. Facing him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward him. Seated on a white floral cloth, a young saffron-robed boy holds a silver plate of offerings, another saffron-clad person sits with a camera, and a woman in a maroon sari sits nearby. A white-clad elder stands at the doorway, and an older woman in a magenta sari sits at the right edge with flowers on a tray. a person is the man seated on the orange seat, identified by his long swept-back hair, orange-and-maroon robe, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments; the figure performing the aarti is a priest in white.2014-07-08A photograph of a home interior during a pada puja house visit. A seated man in orange and gold garments with a flower garland and gold armlets sits on an orange cushion at right, his bare feet offered toward a tray of fruit and flowers on a white cloth. A shirtless man in a white dhoti performs a ritual with a lit oil lamp held near the seated man's feet. Two young attendants in orange and white stand behind, one holding a tall silver trident-like staff. A woman in a red blouse sits with palms joined at lower left, and another woman in pink sits near the staircase. Marble stairs with a wooden railing are at left, and white walls surround the room. The seated man's identity is not established from appearance; he is described by his role as the honoured guest receiving pada puja.2014-07-08A padapuja ritual in a plain room with a barred window and orange sofa draped in orange cloth. A man with long swept-back hair, an orange-red garland and orange-red robe, with wrists adorned with gold bangles, sits on the sofa as devotees wash or honour his bare feet on a floral-patterned cloth. Kneeling devotees in orange and white clothing and a woman in red attend the ritual. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border wears rudraksha mala and wears a red garland. A silver trident stands upright beside the sofa, and a metal tray holds fruit and flowers. A woman in pink sari sits at the left edge with hands folded.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08