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A photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's house under a covered veranda with concrete block walls and windows showing trees. A seated figure on the right wears a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with marigold and white flower garlands, smiling and extending hands toward a devotee. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, kneel or stand close, one bending forward with palms together. Shaven-headed priests in saffron and white stand at left and behind, one wearing a white shawl with gold border and a white flower garland. A woman in the foreground has a garland-draped tray.

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A photograph of a devotee gathering in a bright open-sided hall with concrete block walls and windows showing trees. A smiling person in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, wearing marigold and white flower garlands and gold bangles, extends a hand toward a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis. One man in the centre holds a small red object, and others with rudraksha malas and sacred threads reach forward. A bald young man in white with a white flower garland stands behind them. Several people are visible, and the scene appears to be a devotee interaction during a pada puja.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a crowded indoor room with concrete block walls and large glass windows, where a central figure in a maroon robe and maroon turban stands wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers. Several bald priests in saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand around him, one holding his arm, while a dense crowd of men in white shirts and women in white saris with coloured borders presses in. A framed portrait stands on a red cloth on the back wall. The gathering suggests a pada puja offering at a devotee's house.2014-06-26A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with cinder-block walls and a red floor. A seated man in a red-maroon robe and turban on the right, garlanded in yellow, orange and red flowers, holds a long ceremonial staff upright. Devotees in white shirts kneel and bow with hands together over a brass plate heaped with rose petals and marigolds. Other sannyasis in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari and a woman in purple sit in the foreground. A white pedestal fan stands in the background. Eleven or so people are visible.2014-06-26June 24 20142014-06-24June 26 20142014-06-26