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A photograph of a padapuja in a home with yellow walls decorated with white jasmine garlands strung across the ceiling. A seated figure in a red-brown saffron robe with a red and gold garland and a white flower garland sits on a wooden chair at the right, his feet covered in scattered pink and white rose petals. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair stands facing him, holding a flower bundle, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti pours or offers from a vessel. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white, orange and red clothing stands watching, including monks in saffron robes with rudraksha malas at left and right. A striped mat lies on the floor.

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July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a devotee household interior decorated with white jasmine garlands strung across a yellow wall and ceiling. In the foreground a saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and white forehead markings kneels among scattered pink and white flower petals. Beside him, a woman in white sari with flowers in her hair stands holding a tray. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with red shawls, gather around. A seated figure in orange robes and a garland, with bare upper body and rudraksha mala, receives the pada puja. Others in orange and white stand nearby. Ceremonial padapuja at a devotee's home.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photo inside a home where a seated person in a green-and-gold ornate garment is surrounded and covered with pink and white rose petals and red flower garlands, with yellow marigold strands. Several saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand and kneel around the seated figure, one holding a silver trident aloft. Devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered clothing kneel and gesture with hands raised. A framed portrait and a garland hang on the wall behind. This appears to be a pada puja ceremony with flower offerings.2014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with cream walls and a slatted window blind. A seated figure sits on a wooden seat heaped with pink and red flower petals, wearing a red and white garland, with a silver trident placed beside them. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red sacred thread bows and offers petals from a steel bowl, while a woman in a white sari with red border offers petals from another bowl. Behind them, two men in saffron and ochre robes with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer, and women in red and orange saris stand at left. A framed portrait with a garland hangs on the wall, and an orange and red chair sits at right.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A padapuja-style ritual in a bright room with cream walls and a barred window. A seated figure is covered in pink and white flower petals, with red and white garlands and a silver trident standing beside. Several people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand around, including a bald man in orange and red at centre-right and a man in white at lower left bending forward with a silver plate. A young woman in red and another in white kneel nearby, and a photographer with a camera stands at lower right. A framed picture and a garlanded portrait hang on the back wall.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Indoor photograph of a devotee home with a seated figure on an orange-draped couch, dressed in maroon-brown robes with rudraksha malas and gold-toned armlets, holding red fruit and draped with white flower garlands. Pink rose petals carpet the floor around the couch. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and a white-clad devotee stand nearby; one priest in maroon with a rudraksha mala gestures toward the seated figure. A wooden cabinet, bamboo blind and hanging flower strings decorate the room.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01