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A seated figure in a dark red-orange sari with gold border sits on a throne-like chair before a gold draped backdrop, holding a silver trident upright in one hand and wearing a white and red flower garland with marigold and pink floral decoration. Two devotees kneel in prayer at the foot of the throne: a woman in a red blouse with folded hands, and a man in white with his hands together. At right, a bald saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala holds a string of beads, beside a table with fruit and an offering plate. A pedestal arrangement of flowers and fruit sits at the front, a cooler stands at right, and a second bald monk appears partially behind. Three people are visible.

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June 22 20142014-06-22July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a pada puja in a decorated room. A seated figure in orange-red robes and a red and white flower garland sits on a gold-draped throne with a silver trident held upright beside them and a lit oil lamp in front. Two devotees kneel and hold the seated figure's feet while a man in white shirt and dhoti kneels at right. A standing man in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a photographer in white shirt takes pictures. A tray of oranges and fruit sits at right beside flower garlands, with marigold strings and pink flower arrangements on the walls.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA 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 figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate red throne, holding a silver trident in his right hand and raising his left palm in blessing. He wears a multicoloured and white flower garland and rudraksha beads, with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Before him, devotees sit on the floor around a lit oil lamp and scattered pink petals, with fruit and brass bowls nearby. Participants include a woman in a purple sari with folded hands, a woman in white with jasmine in her hair, and shaven-headed men in orange and white garments with sacred markings. A photographer with a flash camera stands at the left edge. This appears to be a padapuja-style devotional gathering in a small room with cream walls and a white door.2014-07-03June 22 20142014-06-22July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesIndoor photograph of a pada puja-style ritual in a small room with yellow and cream walls and purple paper streamers. A central figure seated on an orange-draped chair wears a red and yellow marigold garland and gold bangles, and holds up a silver trident while smiling. Behind him a younger attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds the trident's shaft. In front, a man in white clothes and a red shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a flame. Seated devotees in green and white sit along the left wall, and a monk with shaved head in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at lower right beside a tray of apples and sweets, with white jasmine flowers on the floor.2014-06-22