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Indoor house-visit scene in a plain whitewashed room. A man seated on a wicker chair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a large red, green and yellow flower garland and gold armband, holds a silver staff topped with a small ornament. Before him, a devotee in an orange top kneels and washes his feet from a metal bowl, while another person in white attends nearby. Around them, women in green, red, purple and yellow saris, a boy in a dark t-shirt, and older men in white shirts stand or sit on a patterned carpet with scattered petals. A cameraman in orange stands at right, and framed pictures hang on the wall behind. This appears to be a pada puja (foot-worship) ritual during a home visit.

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July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A seated figure in an orange-and-red robe with a long pink and yellow marigold garland and gold armband receives worship in a domestic room. The figure holds a tall silver staff topped with a trident, while a woman in a purple blouse and orange sari holds a lit oil lamp and a brass plate of offerings near their feet. An elderly man in an orange shawl and a child in white with a rudraksha mala assist beside them. Standing onlookers in white, yellow and purple garments watch with hands folded, and a man in a dhoti records the scene with a video camera. Framed photographs and wall notices hang behind them. This is a pada puja with aarti in a house visit.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a house-visit pada puja inside a modest room with peeling whitewashed walls and framed pictures. A seated figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a crystal-and-bead mala and a bright garland of pink roses, yellow and green flowers, holds a silver trident aloft and extends bare feet toward a brass tray of offerings. Adjacent, a figure in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp. Several women in saffron, purple and green saris sit or stand with folded hands, one in purple kneeling with her hands cupped toward a lamp. Behind them an older man in white, a cameraman in a rust-coloured garment, and a crowd of standing onlookers fill the room, with a television and a wooden cabinet on the right.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08Indoor scene in a modest room with white walls, a small television and framed pictures. A man on the right in orange robes and a long multicoloured garland of red, yellow and green flowers sits holding a tall silver trident-topped staff upright, with bracelets on his arm; the figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold armlets, matching distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated as recipient of honour. Around him, women in saris of green, purple, yellow and red sit and kneel, one in purple washes or tends the feet of a person in orange, while a shaved-headed younger person in white dhoti with rudraksha mala sits nearby. A cameraman in orange stands at upper left filming. Several seated and standing devotees watch in a satsang-style padapuja gathering.2014-07-08Indoor photo of a pada puja at a house visit. A seated man in an orange-and-maroon robe, with a yellow-and-red floral garland and bangles, sits on a cushion while a woman in a red top and orange saree and a man in orange robes wash his feet from a brass plate. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a silver staff or sceptre beside him. Two monastic attendants in orange with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a camera. Several people in white and saffron-toned clothes sit or stand with hands folded along the wall, and a red patterned rug covers the floor. The depicted man is labelled a person on appearance cues: the swept-back hair, the ceremonial floral garland and gold-toned adornments; this is an appearance-based candidate, not a confirmed identity.2014-07-08Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copies