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A photo inside a small green-walled room during an evening pada puja at a house visit. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment, a red and pink marigold garland and gold bangles, sits on an orange and black patterned cushioned seat. A shaved-headed attendant in white with a rudraksha mala holds up a tall silver trident beside him. Around them, several boys in saffron and orange garments and a child in yellow sit on the floor, a woman in a red sari with a flower garland stands near a window, and a white-clad man sits in front with an apple-filled offering tray nearby. A garland of red and white flowers hangs along the window frame.

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A photograph of a seated figure in a small room with pale green walls, receiving a pada puja-style ceremony. The central seated person wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment, a long red and white flower garland, and gold bangles, with a red bindi on the forehead. A tall silver trident leans beside him. Around him, several people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, some holding brass vessels and fruit. A bald man in white clothing sits in the foreground, and a woman in orange kneels at left. Scattered red and yellow flower petals cover the floor, and a wooden offering box with fruit sits nearby.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A seated figure in a rust-red and saffron-orange robe with a matching red turban and a white-and-red flower garland sits on a low seat in a plain whitewashed room with barred windows. A tall silver trident stands beside him, held by a young man in white dhoti and orange sash. Seated devotees in white, one an elderly man with a lit oil lamp, perform a puja; saffron-clad young attendants with rudraksha malas hold offering plates. Fruit baskets, bowls and a fan are nearby. The seated figure appears to be a person based on the distinctive ornate turban, rudraksha-adorned robe and garland; the trident and flowers mark a ritual worship scene.2014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03July 08 20142014-07-08July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja in a home interior with orange walls. A woman with long dark hair and a red-and-gold-trimmed red garment sits on a black leather armchair draped in orange, wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and a bangle, holding up a silver trident-topped staff. Before her on an orange cloth is a tray of marigold and rose petals, a bowl of flowers and a lit oil lamp. A bald young man in orange robes with a white flower garland sits to her right, and a standing young man in white dhoti holds a shopping bag. A man in a camera-carrying role wears an orange-and-gold shawl at the top left. Devotees in front, including a seated man with folded hands in white and a woman in a pink blouse, face the scene.2014-06-26A seated man in a deep red-maroon dhoti-style garment with a golden border, wearing a red and white flower garland and a yellow marigold garland, holds a tall silver trident aloft in a small blue-walled room. His head has a dotted tilak and hair swept back; copper bangles on his arms. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes bow or sit on a patterned floor mat, one holding a brass plate with lamps. Piles of bananas, apples, oranges and a bowl of fruit lie before him. Saffron-robed attendants stand in the doorway and at right. A cooler is at left. The setting looks like a devotee's house visit with a pada puja, and the seated man has distinctive adornments and clothing consistent with the page's a person reference, a probable but uncertain match.2014-07-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand while smiling toward a group of devotees. He wears a red-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a bracelet, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead. A woman in a red-and-brown sari stands behind him near a garlanded doorway. Two young boys in saffron sit near a low table laden with fruit, a brass plate and oil lamps. In the foreground, women in bright dresses sit with hands joined in pada puja style reverence. A framed deity picture hangs in a shrine niche with a garlanded altar and lamps at left, and a flower-patterned sofa sits at right.2014-07-08A photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe and red and white flower garlands plus a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange sofa holding a silver trident aloft. Seated on the floor in front, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe bends forward, and another shaved-headed man in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth kneels at the right. Around them, devotees including women in saffron, purple and white saris and men in white dhotis and a light-blue checked shirt sit close together. A standing young man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads watches. Flower garlands hang above the sofa, a brass plate sits on the floor, and a wall shelf holds framed pictures and books. Printed and Source , which is omitted from the text list2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copies