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A photograph of a pada puja in a domestic room decorated with hanging flower strands and yellow streamers. A seated figure in a deep red-brown robe with rudraksha beads and bangles, adorned with flowers, sits on an orange cushion amid heaped pink and white petals, smiling and holding a yellow fruit. An older woman in a bright pink sari kneels with folded hands and bends toward the seated figure. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together and a red-beaded mala. Two standing men in saffron-orange robes with bare heads and white forehead marks flank the scene, one wearing a dark rudraksha mala. A framed portrait with flower garland hangs on the right wall. Several other devotees in white stand in the background.

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A photograph of a padapuja in a home interior. A seated figure on the right, wearing a red-and-white garment with a red and white floral garland, is almost entirely covered by pink rose petals and red and yellow flower garlands. A large trident is held upright beside them by a monk in orange robes and rudraksha malas. Around them, several shaved-headed monks in saffron and orange robes stand with joined hands, while a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kneel and pour liquid from a small bowl onto the petals. A young child in pink stands at the left edge. The scene is a devotee-hosted ritual of foot worship and offering.2014-07-01A seated figure in a red-maroon robe with gold border and a red-and-gold turban-style head covering sits on a red cushioned seat, holding a silver trident (trishul) upright while flower petals and garlands cover the floor around them. An elderly woman in a white sari with patterned border stands at left, gesturing toward the seated figure. Saffron-robed young men in orange clothing and rudraksha malas sit or kneel nearby, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the background near a garlanded shrine with framed pictures. A small brass plate and steel vessels sit on the floor at right, with a wall-mounted air cooler and potted plant visible. a person in the central role, seated and receiving padapuja-style honour.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01Indoor photograph of a devotee home with a seated figure on an orange-draped couch, dressed in maroon-brown robes with rudraksha malas and gold-toned armlets, holding red fruit and draped with white flower garlands. Pink rose petals carpet the floor around the couch. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and a white-clad devotee stand nearby; one priest in maroon with a rudraksha mala gestures toward the seated figure. A wooden cabinet, bamboo blind and hanging flower strings decorate the room.2014-07-01A seated figure is covered in pink petals and draped with red and yellow flower garlands, while devotees kneel at his feet performing padapuja. The seated person has long swept-back hair, wears an orange garment and holds a silver staff. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand watching, and a young man in white dhoti and shawl with beaded necklaces stands at left. A woman in a red blouse and white sari with gold border kneels at lower left, a small child in pink stands at far left, and petals carpet the floor in a room with yellow walls and a bamboo blind. The seated person's visible cues include long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable).2014-07-01A seated man in a dark red-brown robe with long braided hair and a bare upper arm sits on an orange-draped wooden seat heaped with pink and white flower petals. Two young men in white dhoti and orange shawl stand behind, one in white with a rudraksha mala and sacred marks on his forehead, the other in orange with a mala, both appearing to chant. A man in a pink patterned garment and white shirt kneels at right, scattering petals and holding a banana, near a brass vessel. Flower petals cover the floor, and the room has yellow walls, a barred window and a wooden blind. The scene suggests a padapuja or devotee ritual with flower offerings.2014-07-01A seated central figure wearing a maroon garment with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas, bangles and white jasmine garlands sits on a bed covered with orange cloth and scattered pink and white flower petals, holding fruit and yellow flower offerings. Beside them a wooden tray holds fruit, sweets and small containers. Standing to the left are two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with a white forehead mark, and an older man in white dhoti. A young man in white and a shaved-headed priest with white tripundra marks kneel at right, and a woman in white with jasmine in her hair sits at lower left. The setting is a plain room with a wooden-slatted window and wooden furniture. The central figure's appearance is ambiguous, so the identity is unsure; the scene reads as a padapuja-style devotee offering.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01