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A devotional padapuja in a small home room with a cream wall, wooden door and a curtained arched alcove. A central seated figure with long swept-back hair wears a rust-red robe, a red-and-white flower garland and rudraksha beads, and holds a silver trident; he sits on an orange-draped seat. Beside him stand saffron-robed attendants and a shaved-headed priest in white. Devotees crowd close, several with hands folded, and a man in a purple shirt kneels to offer. A brass gong, fruit and a covered steel plate lie nearby.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A 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 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA crowded indoor room during a padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure in orange robes with a red and white flower garland and a ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial receives reverence from a kneeling devotee in a lavender shirt, who is washing or offering to the feet while a woman in a red blouse assists. Around them devotees with hands pressed together stand and sit, including women in saris and men in white shirts. A bald priest in an orange-and-saffron robe with rudraksha mala stands near a brass kalasha-style vessel on the floor. Turquoise curtains and a framed picture hang on the wall behind.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a home with white walls and a doorway with green curtains. A person seated on an orange-draped seat at right wears a deep orange robe, a long red and white flower garland with gold ornaments, and a white tilak; a devotee has a light-coloured mark and folded hands. Around him, standing and kneeling devotees in saris, white shirts and white dhotis watch and join palms in namaskar. A kneeling man in a pink shirt sits near the seat, a child in white stands among the seated women, and a bronze tray with flowers rests on a rug. Several monastic men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a long staff stands near the seat.2014-06-26A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a swept-back dark hairstyle holds a tall silver trident-like staff and wears long garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers with rudraksha beads, appearing to be a person candidate receiving reverence in a room. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange garments with rudraksha malas stand or sit, and women in white saris and a lavender sari stand with hands joined. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and dhoti and a woman with flowers in her hair kneel at a brass vessel, pouring or offering. A framed deity picture of Ganesha hangs at left beside orange drapery, and a colourful striped floor mat lies on the floor.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01