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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain concrete-block room with a window and a red floor covering. A seated figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and a long garland of yellow, white and green flowers holds a tall metal ritual implement upright, smiling. Before them a shaved-headed child in orange sits with flower garlands while a man in a white shirt bends over their feet, and another man in white kneels nearby. Around them, a woman in a purple blouse and a woman with a flower-decorated braid are seated, and several men in white shirts and orange-and-maroon shawls with rudraksha malas stand or sit in the background, a white pedestal fan visible behind.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a pada puja ritual held indoors in a plain room with concrete block walls and windows. In the foreground, a bare-chested woman in an orange-red headwrap and a green-and-white garland holds a silver trident-like staff upright while smiling; she is a priest or sannyasi figure. Several devotees sit on a red mat: a man in a white shirt and a woman in a purple blouse with white and orange flower garlands bow forward, and a man in a white shirt kneels near feet. Other shaven-headed men in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas stand behind, and onlookers in white and colored shirts watch. A white fan and a camera operator are visible at the right edge.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26Indoor photo of a Pada Puja at a devotee's house, with a red carpet on the floor and a cement-block wall with windows behind. A seated figure in a red-orange turban and red-orange robes, wearing large garlands of yellow and white flowers with red beads, holds a tall silver ritual staff upright and looks down toward kneeling devotees. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and bow in front, including a woman in a purple blouse and a woman in red. Behind, a young man in orange-and-white robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a standing figure in white with a flower garland, and a man in orange and gold cloth holds a camera. A white electric fan and a small pile of yellow fruit sit nearby.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with cinder-block walls and a red floor. A seated man in a red-maroon robe and turban on the right, garlanded in yellow, orange and red flowers, holds a long ceremonial staff upright. Devotees in white shirts kneel and bow with hands together over a brass plate heaped with rose petals and marigolds. Other sannyasis in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari and a woman in purple sit in the foreground. A white pedestal fan stands in the background. Eleven or so people are visible.2014-06-26A pada puja at a devotee's house: a seated figure in a red-orange turban, orange-red robe, and a yellow, white and red flower garland holds a long silver staff-like ritual implement upright while receiving devotees. Before them, a man in white shirt and dhoti and a younger man in white holding flower petals and garlands, plus a woman in a purple sari bowing and offering flowers at their feet. Behind them stand saffron- and maroon-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas, a bald man in white, and onlookers seated on the floor under a window with a standing fan. The setting is a plain concrete-walled room.2014-06-26A seated figure in a red-orange robe and a matching orange turban sits on a wooden stool on a red carpet, receiving a pada puja. A flower garland of yellow, white and red blooms hangs over the robe. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis kneel around, one pouring water from a brass vessel over the seated figure's feet while others hold a steel plate. Women in white saris with purple borders and flower-decorated hair also attend. Nearby monks in saffron clothes and rudraksha malas stand, and offerings of fruit, flowers and brass lamps sit on a tray at the lower right. A fan and metal stand are behind the seat.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26July 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01