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A photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A man with shaved head and ornate dark robes, wearing a crown-like headwear, sits on a throne-like chair in a red-orange setting, draped with pink and white flower garlands, smiling and holding an object in his hands. Several devotees in orange and red saris and white and red clothes sit or kneel around him, including a woman in a black top at left, a woman in a red-and-white sari kneeling in the foreground, and a figure in orange at right. A small wooden table at right holds cloths and offerings beside a yellow wall and wooden door.

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A photograph of a padapuja (foot-worship) at a devotee's house visit. A smiling man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles sits on a red-cushioned seat before a wall decorated with pink, white and yellow flower garlands. Women in saffron and red saris and a seated woman in a red-and-pink patterned sari kneel and attend to him, while a woman in a black top and a bystander watch from the left. A brown wooden side table holds offerings and cloth. a person seated in the centre, identified by saffron robes, rudraksha mala, gold bangles and the seated throne-like placement.2014-07-07A photograph inside a small room during a padapuja house visit. A figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with pink and white flower garlands. Wearing a red-orange garment, he holds offerings with both hands while attendants in orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala, stand at left with a wooden tray of fruit, a red apple and marigold garlands. Two devotees sit in the foreground with their heads turned toward him, and a wooden door and yellow wall frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial clothing.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated woman in a deep red sari with orange border and a white garland with red flowers and rudraksha beads sits in a red, silver-trimmed chair against a pink wall with shelves and framed pictures. She smiles while placing her hand on the head of a bespectacled man in a red shawl, who bows toward her with hands joined. Behind them, a saffron-robed sadhu, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a doorway. A woman in a garland kneels in the lower foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or padapuja in a devotee's home.2014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27Indoor padapuja at a devotee's home. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long red and yellow marigold garland, gold armbands and a beaded wrist mala, holds a tall silver staff upright. Before him, a woman in a magenta sari and gold necklace holds a lit camphor flame on a brass lamp while smiling. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari and another in a purple-and-gold sari sit with palms pressed together, and an elderly man in white with folded hands sits at right. A priest in white dhoti stands in the background near an open wooden door with hanging brass bells and oil lamps, and a child stands near the seated figure. White wall-mounted air conditioner above.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A seated man with long hair in a bun, wearing a red-brown dhoti, orange shawl, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold armlets, sits on an orange cushion at right, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Before him, a woman in orange and a man in a white striped shirt with a forehead mark hold a lit flame over a brass plate of flowers and rice. Devotees in saffron and red stand and kneel around the room, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in an orange robe, a boy in a white shirt and a man in orange holding a camera. A bowl of flowers rests on the floor. The scene is a photo of a puja inside a home.2014-07-08A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with cream walls and a light switch panel. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, a multicoloured garland of white flowers, red and blue blooms, and a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident. Kneeling devotees in white dhotis and women in purple saris and gold bangles wash the feet of the seated figure from a brass vessel. Standing devotees in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one holding flowers, watch with hands folded. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure receiving padapuja, with cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. Around fifteen people are visible.2014-07-03A seated woman in a red-orange sari with a long garland of white jasmine and red roses sits on a raised orange cushion at right, smiling, while a devotee kneels and washes or anoints her feet with a brass vessel on a plate. Around her, several people sit or stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala, a man in white with an orange cloth, and a young woman in a yellow dress with gold jewellery. A shaved-headed priest in orange and rudraksha sits at center. Fruit and brass plates with red kumkum stand on the floor. A framed portrait with a jasmine garland on the wall shows a figure in orange robes seated before a tree, with another small framed picture beside it.2014-06-26June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31June 26 20142014-06-26