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Indoor photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure in a maroon-and-gold sari, wearing a white flower garland, bangles and earrings, sits on a cushioned chair at right, holding a silver staff topped with a small silver ornament and a flower garland. Devotees kneel and sit on the floor around a small lit oil lamp on a red cloth, some reaching toward the lamp with their hands; others stand in the room. A woman in white with an orange blouse stands at left with hands joined, and a man in a blue t-shirt stands in the background. Shelves and framed prints line the walls, and a framed photograph with a garland hangs at top right. Roughly 15 people are visible.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home. A seated figure in an orange-red sari with a white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads, gold bangles and a silver staff is the central figure, receiving devotees. Several devotees kneel on a red patterned mat, reaching toward a small lit oil lamp in front of the seated figure, with red flowers scattered nearby. Behind them stand onlookers, including a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari on the left, a young man in a New York sweatshirt, and a man in a blue shirt, against a wall with framed photographs and a garland-hung portrait at the top right. Devotees are performing padapuja, washing or touching the feet area with oil lamp and flowers.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home padapuja in a small living room. A figure in an orange-red garment with a white floral garland and rudraksha mala sits on a black cushioned chair, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial, with a bangled arm extended. Kneeling before the chair, a woman in white and a man in a brown kurta and a young girl in yellow and a boy in teal guide hands toward a small oil lamp lit on a dark mat, with flower petals and offerings in front. Standing devotees watch behind, including an older woman in a maroon saree with gold border and a man in a striped shirt. Framed pictures of deities hang on the wall, and a framed portrait with a garland sits at upper right.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja during a house visit in a domestic living room. A seated figure in an orange-red garment with a long white flower garland, wrist bangles and a dark braided hair bun holds a tall silver staff, while a bowed attendant in white sits nearby. Devotees kneel on a patterned floor mat washing and offering to the seated figure's feet, including a woman in a maroon sari with hands pressed together and a man in a grey shirt. Onlookers stand along the walls beside framed religious prints, a shelf with small deity figurines and a television. A framed portrait with a garland hangs on the wall.2014-07-07 +1 copies