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A pada puja ritual in a small blue-walled room. A woman in a white sari with a red blouse sits on the floor offering a lit flame to a seated man in a beige shirt and white dhoti. In the foreground at right, a priest in a red-orange dhoti and a garland of yellow and white flowers holds up a silver trident-like staff, with a tray of flower petals on the mat beside him. Behind them, a row of men and women sit or stand, several in white and saffron. One young man in a white shirt sits with hands folded. A woman in the background wears a pink dress. Plastic water bottles sit at the left edge.

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A photograph of a pada puja at a house visit. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti and shawl, rust-coloured garland and white jasmine garlands, and gold bangles, holds a silver ceremonial staff upright. Around him, saffron-robed young men with white tripundra marks sit and stand, one holding a mala. A white-clad man holds a tray of apples. A woman in a green sari with white flower garlands holds a lit oil lamp over a plate of flowers and leaves on the floor, while a man in a white shirt and another in glasses sit nearby. The setting is a plain room with a calendar on the wall.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 26 20142014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white and green flower garland holds up a silver ceremonial staff with a trident-like top, while a crowd of devotees watches in a small room with pink walls. Nearby, a woman in a maroon sari with a red-orange shawl holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings, and an older bald man with red and white malas kneels beside her. Other people stand with hands folded in namaskar, including a woman in pink, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and a young shaven-headed man in orange cloth and beads. Flower petals lie on the floor, and a calendar and framed pictures hang on the walls. The scene looks like a puja or aarti at a home visit.2014-06-27A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red floral garland receives a ritual at home, holding a silver staff with a clock-face top, bare arms with gold bangles. A woman in an orange and gold sari with gold jewellery holds a lit oil lamp or flame on a brass plate of offerings in front of him. An older man in white shirt with hands folded in prayer, a girl in green folding her hands, and a woman in white with a pink border stand watching. Two young attendants in orange and saffron dhotis stand behind; one holds a camera. A living room with a wall calendar, a framed picture, a TV and a glass cabinet with a doll. Puja at home with lamp and offerings.2014-07-08June 27 20142014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20