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Photo inside a pale green room of a temple-style gathering. In the foreground an elderly woman with white hair, a red bindi and white clothing with gold border sits pouring from a small vessel into a brass tray of fruit and flowers, while a bowl of white food is held at the left edge. Behind her, a bald man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads sits beside a young shaved-headed boy in saffron robes and beads, and a young man in white cloth with beads and armband sits to the right. Several women in saris, including one in orange-bordered white and another in green, stand or sit watching. Part of an orange cloth is visible at the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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July 04 20142014-07-04A padapuja-style ritual in a decorated room. An elderly woman with white hair, wearing a white sari with gold border, kneels and pours liquid from a small vessel over the feet of a seated figure dressed in saffron-orange cloth, while she holds a brass plate with fruit and offerings. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms lie beside the feet. Behind her, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border sits with a rudraksha mala, and several young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit watching. A shaved-headed man in orange and a woman in a purple sari sit at the left edge, with pink and orange flower petals on the floor.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in a home room with green curtains and a shelf of framed photos and figurines. A woman in an orange and gold saree kneels and pours milk from a small white vessel over the bare feet of a standing figure in a saffron robe, onto a brass plate holding a small black pedestal and fruit. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white head cloth sits and assists. Several young men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, white tilak marks and bare upper bodies sit or stand behind them, and a few seated women and a child watch from the right. A flower garland is visible near the women.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors in a room with yellow walls. A bare-chested figure seated at right wears saffron and rust-coloured cloth, a large garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves, and rudraksha beads; he holds a tall silver staff with a metal finial and smiles with eyes closed. In front of him a young woman in white with gold jewellery kneels and washes his feet from a brass vessel over a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Around them devotees stand or kneel with palms joined, including a woman in a white sari with a red border, young men in white and orange, and a youth in orange with rudraksha beads. Some people in the background wear orange and saffron garments and white dhotis. The scene appears to be a devotional foot-washing ceremony with visible flowers, fruit and water vessel.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27