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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with cream walls and a slatted window blind. A seated figure sits on a wooden seat heaped with pink and red flower petals, wearing a red and white garland, with a silver trident placed beside them. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red sacred thread bows and offers petals from a steel bowl, while a woman in a white sari with red border offers petals from another bowl. Behind them, two men in saffron and ochre robes with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer, and women in red and orange saris stand at left. A framed portrait with a garland hangs on the wall, and an orange and red chair sits at right.

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July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A padapuja-style ritual in a bright room with cream walls and a barred window. A seated figure is covered in pink and white flower petals, with red and white garlands and a silver trident standing beside. Several people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand around, including a bald man in orange and red at centre-right and a man in white at lower left bending forward with a silver plate. A young woman in red and another in white kneel nearby, and a photographer with a camera stands at lower right. A framed picture and a garlanded portrait hang on the back wall.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photo inside a home where a seated person in a green-and-gold ornate garment is surrounded and covered with pink and white rose petals and red flower garlands, with yellow marigold strands. Several saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand and kneel around the seated figure, one holding a silver trident aloft. Devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered clothing kneel and gesture with hands raised. A framed portrait and a garland hang on the wall behind. This appears to be a pada puja ceremony with flower offerings.2014-07-01A devotional scene inside a room where the floor is covered in pink and white rose petals. On the right, a seated figure wearing a red-and-yellow garland of roses and marigolds holds a silver trident-like staff and wears bangles; the figure is decorated with flowers and sits beside a low seat. Kneeling in front on the petals, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a man in a white shirt bow with their hands extended toward the petals, and a girl in red presses petals. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands, and several men and a woman wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. One robed man in a red-brown garment and mala presses his palms together. A brass vessel stands at left. The scene resembles a padapuja-style devotional offering.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a pada puja ritual indoors. A seated figure in a maroon garment with rudraksha mala and face and arm markings sits on a bed covered with rose petals and white jasmine, while a woman in a white sari with gold border and white flowers in her hair kneels beside him offering bananas. Attendants in orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala, stand around, and a wooden tray holds fruit and offerings. A wooden lattice screen and a framed picture appear in the background.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01