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A seated person in a deep red robe sits on an orange-draped throne-like seat under a canopy of white and orange flower garlands and blue sparkling drapes. The seated figure wears a long braided hair plait, a red and yellow flower garland across the chest and a tilak on the forehead, and smiles while holding hands together in the lap. A person in orange robes stands at the left beside a trident, and a shaved-headed figure in white kneels at the lower right near a brass vessel. Decorated flower strings hang along the canopy; a red-and-white carpet covers the floor. This is a pada puja setting in a home.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A seated man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala holds up a silver trident while smiling, on an orange-draped seat with a zebra-print cushion and garlands of white and orange flowers. Beside him a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti kneels and tends a brass plate, and a woman in white with jasmine in her hair kneels with a cup and pours water over a brass vessel, a padapuja-style foot-washing ritual. Fruit, flowers and a water bottle sit nearby, with a framed deity picture on the wall.2014-06-26A figure seated in lotus posture on a striped tiger-skin mat under a canopy hung with marigold and red flower garlands and a yellow cloth. The seated figure is a life-size statue or effigy, not a living person: it wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a white flower garland and bangles, and holds one hand raised in a mudra. Standing at right, a person with hair tied up wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, reaching up to adjust the yellow cloth above. In the foreground at right, a bare-backed person in saffron cloth with a white sacred thread is seen from behind. A purple and gold brocade backdrop and a metal bowl complete the setting.2019-05-18July 31 20152015-07-31A decorated room with a purple backdrop hung with white and pink flower garlands and orange marigold strands during a pada puja at a devotee's house. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and white forehead markings, wearing a red-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands facing a figure in a red shawl wearing a long rudraksha mala and a bracelet. A woman at left in a white-and-red flower garland holds a red apple. Other men in orange and saffron robes with yellow and orange flower garlands stand nearby, and a small framed deity picture hangs on the wall with a ceiling fan above. A low bed with orange cushions is set with flowers.2014-06-26A small room with a framed deity picture on the wall and a blue draped backdrop with white and orange flower garlands. A woman in white with a kumkum/vibhuti marked face holds a small oil lamp flame at lower left as a pada puja offering. A seated woman in a red-brown sari with a multicoloured flower garland and red garlands receives the ritual, holding a metal stand. Standing behind them are a young person in an orange robe with a large saffron bead garland, a person in white with a rudraksha mala, and a seated young sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a maroon sari stands at upper left and a man in orange holds a camera.2014-06-26A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a decorated room with a purple draped backdrop and white jasmine garlands hanging from above. A seated woman with a white forehead mark and a red-and-white garland wears a rust-red garment and gold bangles, holding a silver stand with one hand while her feet are washed by a woman kneeling beside a brass plate. Two saffron-clad devotees with rudraksha malas stand at left, one in white dhoti and shawl with a tote bag, and a shaved-headed young man in orange sits on a red carpet with hands folded.2014-06-26January 09 20182018-01-09July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a pada puja in a small room with pink walls and a window fan. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, a white and red flower garland, gold bangles and an armband sits on an orange-draped throne, feet being washed with a flower-filled vessel held by a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland in her hair. A man in white kneels and offers flowers and leaves; a woman in a teal sari with glasses watches. Other saffron-clad attendants sit in the background and a lit oil lamp and brass plates sit on the floor.2014-06-26May 24 20162016-05-24