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A seated figure on an ornate silver-framed throne receives padapuja in a home room with purple walls and marigold garlands. He wears a maroon and saffron dhoti with a saffron shawl, a gold necklace, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds a silver plate with fruit and flowers. Standing behind him, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes holds a silver trident. Before him, a standing elderly man in white shirt and dhoti with a white and yellow marigold garland holds a fruit, and beside him a woman in white sari with pink blouse and a red flower garland holds a plate and prayer items. Other devotees in saris and white clothes stand nearby, and rose petals lie on a patterned mat on the floor.

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A photograph inside a home with lilac walls and marigold garlands strung over a doorway. A seated man in a saffron-and-red robe with long gold necklaces and gold bangles sits on an ornate silver throne, his hands extended as an elderly man in white shirt and dhoti, wearing a marigold and red garland, bows with folded palms. Behind them, two young men in white with red shawls and garlands stand near a silver trident, a shaved-headed man in orange holds a rudraksha mala, and several women in saris watch with hands joined. A photographer's camera is at left. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person on the throne, presented with pada puja style honour.2014-06-21June 20 20142014-06-20June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photo inside a home with lavender walls and yellow marigold garlands over the doorway. A seated figure in orange and red robes, with a shaved head and gold jewellery, holds a silver plate of offerings. Standing around are devotees: a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a flower garland, a woman in a green sari with folded hands, a man in white with a red shawl, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes holding a silver trident. A cameraman in white stands at right, and a shaved-headed figure in the foreground sits on the floor. Rose petals lie on the patterned mat.2014-06-21A seated figure in an orange-red robe and white and pink flower garlands sits on a wooden chair while holding up a silver ritual staff. A kneeling woman in a maroon sari with a white flower in her hair pours red powder onto a pair of bare feet, while a man in white kneels beside her. Another robed priest in orange with rudraksha beads and a shaved head holds a bowl of white flowers. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body watches from behind, and a few seated devotees line the back wall. Fruit, a brass plate and a red cloth sit on the floor in front of the chair.2014-06-20A padapuja ceremony in a decorated room with marigold and flower garlands on the walls. A seated figure in an orange and maroon robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, gold armband and rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident and smiles. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a beard kneels and pours flower petals over the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white kneels beside him holding a steel plate of petals. Orange and yellow fruit sits at the bottom right. Standing behind are a woman in an orange sari with pink blouse and hands folded, another in a yellow sari, a man in a white dhoti, a shaved-headed attendant in orange, and seated elders. Pink and orange petals cover the floor. Seven to eight people are visible.2014-06-20A seated man in orange and saffron robes, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold-coloured ornaments, a white and pink flower garland and a silver trident held upright, sits in a wooden chair in a tiled room while an elderly man in white kneels to wash his feet with a brass plate. Behind them devotees sit on a patterned rug: a woman in white, a man in a red shawl, a woman in yellow holding a toddler in yellow, a boy in white, and an elderly woman in white. A saffron-robed attendant sits nearby with a shaved head. Pink and white flower garlands decorate the chair, and a small bowl of flowers rests on a tray. This is a pada pooja foot-washing ritual at a home visit, with the seated figure matching probable Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments.2014-06-20A photograph of a seated figure in a red-brown dress with a heavy white flower garland and a gold pendant, holding a silver trident. He sits on a white-draped seat in front of a shrine decorated with pink and white flower strands and framed pictures. Around him, saffron-clad attendants with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas sit on the floor; one holds his hands in prayer, another carries a tray of fruit. A woman in a red blouse with a braid and a white-robed elder sit in front, with bananas, fruit and white flower heaps on the floor. Checkerboard floor tiles and a wooden cabinet complete the room.2014-06-20June 26 20142014-06-26June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja home visit in a tiled-floor room. A long-haired man in orange and maroon robes, adorned with a white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and bangles, sits on a chair decorated with pink and white flower strands and holds a trident aloft. Seated before him, an older man in white kneels and washes his feet from a brass plate, while a woman in a red sari assists with a plate of flowers. Around them, devotees sit or stand, including a woman in white, a woman in yellow holding a toddler, and a child in white. A shaved-headed young priest in orange sits nearby. Framed pictures hang on the pale wall.2014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies