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A photo of a padapuja at a devotee's house, a domestic room with a red wall, brown sofas and a wooden cabinet. A seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red roses and bangles, holds a silver trident-like staff and rests bare feet on a brass tray of fruit and flowers. A woman in a red-and-yellow sari with a white forehead mark kneels and offers flowers at the feet, while a man in a red shirt and white dhoti kneels nearby and another young man in an orange shawl stands behind. Several standing and seated devotees, including a woman in a white shawl and an older woman, watch; a man in white with orange garland stands at the back. A cameraman in orange robes films.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home, with a sitting figure in orange robes, a long swept-back hairstyle, gold bangles and a thick white-and-red flower garland holding a long ceremonial staff. A woman in a red-bordered white sari kneels at his feet, pouring water from a steel vessel over his foot on a brass plate of lemons, while a man in a maroon kurta sits nearby. Around them, several devotees stand or sit in a red-walled living room, including a young man in orange with a garland and a boy in white, with flower-decorated sofas and a window behind.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photo of a home padapuja inside a red-walled living room. A long-haired figure in orange robes, wearing gold armlets and a garland of white and red flowers, sits on an orange-draped seat holding a silver trident. Before them a woman in a red-and-white sari and a man in red shirt and white dhoti hold a lit oil lamp over a plate of fruit and flowers. A young boy in orange and a teen in white and orange garlands kneel beside them. Standing devotees in white clothes with garlands press their palms together along the wall, and a cameraperson with a camera is visible. Pink and red floral garlands decorate the doorway.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja house visit in a living room with red walls and a stone-block wall. A seated figure in saffron and orange robes with a long silver trident staff, red and white flower garlands, and gold bangles sits on a chair at right, while a line of devotees sits on the floor in front of them. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala holds a flower offering, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti holds fruit with hands folded, and a young man in an orange shawl and rudraksha beads sits beside a young man in white with a garland. Other people in white dhotis and orange garments stand in the background, and a cameraman films at left.2014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA 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.2014-06-26