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Indoor photograph of a devotional padapuja at a home. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rust-coloured turban wears white and red flower garlands and rudraksha malas, holding a silver trident upright beside him. Several young men in orange robes and rudraksha beads sit on the floor, one holding a steel bowl. An elderly woman in a pink sari and glasses sits nearby. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari kneels before a lit oil lamp on a patterned mat, while a man in white clothes leans in. A basket of apples, brass and steel bowls, a blue bowl and a yellow plate sit on an orange cloth. A cameraman in orange clothing photographs the scene from the doorway. Tiled floor, barred windows and white walls complete the room.

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A photograph of a domestic pada puja at a devotee's house. A man in a rust-brown robe with a gold-bordered sash, a red and gold turban, a white and red flower garland and rudraksha malas sits on a low seat holding a silver trident-topped staff. Seated on the floor around him are young saffron-robed monks with shaved heads, a woman in a white sari with a garland and gold bangles pouring from a small vessel, and an elderly woman in a pink sari with glasses. An older man in white sits in front of a brass tray of fruit, and a saffron-robed attendant with a camera stands by the doorway. A fruit basket, brass vessels and a flower tray sit on an orange cloth.2014-07-01June 21 20142014-06-21July 01 20142014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in orange and maroon robes with a green and red flower garland sits on an orange-draped chair in a small room with yellow walls, holding a tall silver staff topped with a ornate finial. Several people in white and orange clothing kneel or stand around, including a woman in white with a red-bordered shawl and folded hands, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala. Hands in the foreground hold a brass plate of fruit and offerings. Two onlookers in orange stand near a window in the background. Festive marigold-like flowers decorate the upper right wall. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a person with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-trimmed robes and a garland, seated as the central figure receiving the offering, while the others appear as devotees and attendants.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a red garland and gold bangles holds a silver staff and sits on a decorated seat draped with pink, white and yellow flower garlands. Shaved-headed men in saffron robes and a seated elderly man in white kneel close by, and devotees with folded hands sit in front. A bowl of fruit and small offerings lie near the seat, and a man in white photographs the scene with a camera at the top. Background includes a sofa and white-walled room with a woman in a blue sari and children watching. Pada puja appears to be taking place.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange shawl and maroon garment, wearing a red and white flower garland with yellow beads and a red tilak, holds a silver trident-shaped staff upright while looking down at a bald-headed devotee in front of him. A younger man in saffron and maroon with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver vessel into a small bowl, while a seated woman and a girl with a red flower in her hair watch. Behind them stand two young men in white dhotis and orange cloth, one with a white forehead mark. A framed portrait of a seated figure in orange with flower garlands, a brass lamp, and a small table with offerings stand against a window. Red and yellow floral cloth covers the floor.2013-06-23 +2 copiesIndoor house visit in a pale yellow-green room during a padapuja. A seated man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti, with white tilak and rudraksha mala, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a woman in orange saree and glasses seated at left. A man in an orange robe with white flower garlands sits on an orange cushion at right, with a silver staff and two young robed men with garlands behind him. A framed deity murti hangs on the wall and a standing man and woman watch at left.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon-brown shawl and dhoti, wearing a multicolour flower garland and beaded bracelets, holds up a tall silver ceremonial staff with a round disc at its top. Before him, several men in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor with rudraksha malas, one performing a lit oil lamp for the ritual. An older man in white and a woman in white kneel near a brass plate of flowers and offerings. A standing man in white and a robed figure stand against the back wall beside a fan and a curtain. The scene appears to be a padapuja or house-visit ritual at a home-style room.2014-06-22