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A seated figure in a maroon-red turban and red-orange robe, adorned with white, red and pink flower garlands and gold bangles, holds a silver trident-like staff upright while smiling. Devotees in white dhotis and orange-clad young priests with shaved heads and tilaka sit around him on a patterned mat. A woman in white with a gold necklace cups her hands while an older man in white seated in front holds a small metal vessel. A portable air cooler stands behind, and a framed deity image garlanded with flowers hangs on the wall with a small oil lamp nearby. The scene is an indoor devotional gathering at a home.

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July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A small room with a green doorway and a white cooler fan shows a padapuja in progress. A seated figure in a maroon turban, maroon robe and profuse white and pink floral garlands holds a silver trident-topped staff and rests his bare feet on a metal plate. Beside him a framed deity picture is decorated with flowers. Around him, a man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and a shaved-headed attendant stand, a cameraman in white holds a camera, and a woman in an orange-bordered white sari presses her palms together while another young man in white holds a microphone and sings. Elderly devotees in white dhotis sit on the floor in front, with a bald man in glasses at the lower left.2014-07-03A seated man in a maroon-red robe and turban, wearing a long garland of white jasmine, red roses and pink flowers, holds a silver trident staff upright in his right hand while his feet rest in a metal tray, where a devotee in white pours or offers milk. Around him, a kneeling woman in an orange-yellow sari with a long braid joins her hands, and shaven-headed men in orange and white garments with rudraksha malas attend nearby. A framed portrait of a deity with flower garlands sits on a small shrine behind, and a wall-mounted cooler and fans are visible. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual foot-washing offering with milk and flowers.2014-07-03A seated figure in a maroon-red turban and red-and-orange robes receives a padapuja in a small room with pale blue walls. He holds a silver trident-like staff upright in one hand and wears long garlands of white flowers and pink-red blooms with green leaves, plus gold bangles. Behind him, a framed picture hangs on the wall and a white pedestal fan stands at left. A man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels at the feet, washing or anointing them with a small vessel, while a woman in a white sari with yellow border and flowers in her hair sits nearby. Shaven-headed men in orange-and-saffron cloth sit behind, one holding a microphone, and a woman with folded hands kneels at far left. Oil lamps and flowers are arranged on a cloth-covered seat.2014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in a deep maroon robe and matching maroon turban holds a tall silver trident upright, wearing a heavy garland of white jasmine, red roses and pink flowers, with gold bangles on the wrist. Four or five people sit on the floor around the throne-like seat: two young men in orange and white ritual dress with rudraksha malas, a woman in a multicoloured sari, and a bald man in white at right. One young man holds a microphone toward the seated figure. Behind them is a framed deity picture draped with flower garlands, with brass lamps and offerings on a white-covered table. A small poster with a religious image hangs on the wall at upper right. The scene reads as a padapuja or satsang in a home setting.2014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01