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A pada puja ritual on an orange cloth. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red coral mala sits cross-legged, hands folded in prayer and eyes closed, while his bare feet are exposed. Beside him a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold border and a white vibhuti line on her forehead, wearing a beaded mala, bends forward to pour water from a silver vessel over the offering. Attendants in maroon and saffron robes with beaded malas stand behind, and a brass plate holds marigold petals, white flower garlands and a small offering of coconut and sweets.

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June 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 03 20142014-07-03July 07 20142014-07-07A padapuja ritual in a bright room with peach walls and a wall-mounted fan. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold border has bare feet resting on a silver plate heaped with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits at the feet, holding flowers and green leaves. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and dark-rimmed glasses, wearing a beaded necklace and gold bangles, offers leaves and flowers. Behind them, standing devotees in orange and saffron garments wear rudraksha-style beads and marigold garlands, and a man in an orange robe with a bead mala stands near a window. Several people in the background look on.2014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home pada puja. A seated devotee in a white shirt and black beaded necklace bends forward, pouring liquid from a small vessel over a pair of feet wrapped in orange cloth with gold borders, with a silver tray of offerings and white flowers below. Beside him a woman in an orange silk saree with gold border and a dark beaded necklace sits and watches, a bangle on her wrist. Behind them several saffron-robed monks in orange and gold attire stand, one holding a camera. A framed picture and a wall calendar hang in the room.2014-06-26A group abhishekam ritual in a room with people seated on a green and gold patterned mat around a brass tray holding a shiva lingam and offerings. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes and rudraksha beads on the left pours liquid with a vessel. A woman in white with a tilak and rudraksha mala leads the pouring, while men in white shirts with malas kneel nearby. Standing devotees in white, pink and blue saris press their palms together behind them, and a red garment and flowers appear at lower right.2014-06-27A photograph of a pada puja ritual at a devotee's house. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha mala, kneels and pours liquid from a metal vessel onto a brass plate held by a woman in a red sari with glasses. A woman in orange garments with white jasmine garlands sits with folded hands beside a metal pole. Two saffron-clad ascetics with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and bangles sit nearby, and other devotees in orange and white stand in the background.2014-06-26