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A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. An elderly sadhu in saffron-orange robes and a large floral garland kneels and washes the bare feet of a seated man, pouring liquid over them from a silver vessel. The seated man is bare-chested with a bright red cloth draped over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala, and yellow and flower garlands on his wrist. Behind him, an orange tufted throne with gold trim stands out. A bare-chested assistant in a purple cloth bends over a steel plate of coconuts and flowers. On the right, a shaved-headed man in maroon robes with a beaded mala sits with hands pressed together. The setting is a decorated tent with patterned cloth backdrop.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a seated ritual inside a room with orange velvet sofas and gold-trimmed furniture. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a marigold garland sits on a striped mat, eating from a steel plate. Across from her a man in a purple shawl and orange dhoti sits with his back to the camera, serving or offering food. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in red-brown cloth and a woman in a red head cloth and gold ornaments bend forward over plates of food, bananas, bowls and marigold petals. Another man in brown robe and beaded necklaces sits near a tray of wooden sandals. The scene resembles a sadhu feeding ritual with prasad and sitting on mats.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A seated elderly sadhu in orange robes with a red and yellow flower garland has his feet washed with petals in a padapuja-style ritual. A younger man in a red-brown dhoti and wrap stands behind, holding a small bowl of rose petals and reaching toward the feet. The man in front of him wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown cloth with a ceremonial forehead mark. Behind them are ornate gold-framed orange velvet thrones, a striped rug, a tray with coconuts, mangoes and brass vessels, and a wooden footstool.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14