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A photograph of a padapuja in a small room with lavender-painted walls. A person seated on an orange-cushioned chair wears an orange-and-gold sari, a red and pink flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a silver trident with raised palms. Seated devotees in front kneel and offer, one woman in a black-and-gold sari with an orange flower in her hair, another in an orange sari with white jasmine garlands. A man in white shirt and dhoti and several other devotees stand and sit around, some with hands folded. Fruit and a banana leaf with flowers are visible at the lower right, and a kalasha with a green leaf sits on a white-draped table behind them.

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A photograph of a devotee gathering in a home room with lavender walls during a padapuja-style worship. A seated figure on the right wears an orange and saffron robe, red flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a silver trident in raised hands folded in namaskar; a pile of pink flowers sits on an orange cloth before them. Kneeling devotees in front, including a woman in a black and gold sari and a woman in orange silk, hold their palms together. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind, with a kalasha and a white air conditioner in the background. About fifteen to twenty people are visible.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja in a room with a lilac wall and an air cooler. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, a red flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armlets, sits on a raised orange seat and holds palms together in namaskar while devotees wash and offer petals to their feet. Devotees kneel around a brass tray of pink petals; women wear saris in orange, black and striped colours, and a man in white dhoti and shirt pours petals. A brass trident stands beside the seat, and standing men in white dhotis watch from behind. A pot of flowers sits on the cooler. Roughly twenty people are visible.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a padapuja ritual inside a plain room with lilac walls. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala, a red flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands holds a silver staff while a young woman in an orange silk sari kneels and a girl in a white dress bends forward to wash his feet in a metal bowl. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold jewellery and garland) receiving padapuja. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris sit or stand, and a shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at the bowl; a small child is held on a seated man's lap. A cooler and a shrine with flowers and garlands are visible at the back.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual in a room decorated with garlands of red roses, white flowers and pink blossoms. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with gold bangles and beaded necklaces, holding a tall ceremonial staff, is receiving devotees. Several people kneel and bend forward; a man in white kurta and a woman in an orange sari with folded hands and a dark-haired woman bowing over a metal plate of water and offerings stand in front. Others sit or stand along the back, including a man in white dhoti and a woman in maroon. A table fan and a kalasha with flowers sit in the background.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual inside a house. A person seated on the floor in an orange robe, with red and white flower garlands and a gold necklace, holds a silver trident-topped staff and receives the worship. Around him, many devotees kneel and lean in, several in white and pale dress, others in saffron and pink saris, one in a lavender shirt, and a bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl touching the feet area. Two sannyasis in saffron robes stand at the back holding a fan and a camera, and a priest with a shaved head stands nearby. Onlookers in white, pink and green fill the room behind, and a pale green wall and open doorway frame the scene.2014-06-26June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copies