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A living-room scene of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A woman in a white and cream sari with gold-edged border stands at left, pouring rose petals and flower garlands from a silver plate onto a seated figure in a red chair. A young girl in a purple top with a braid and an orange-and-white flower garland helps scatter petals. Behind, a man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands near a mirror framed with white jasmine garlands. Shelves with figurines and a wooden cabinet with a small shrine are visible, along with an overhead ceiling detail. Petals cover the floor.

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Indoor photo of a domestic room where devotees shower a seated figure with pink and white flower petals and garlands. A woman in a white sari with gold border and gold jewellery holds a silver plate of petals while a girl in lavender top and blue dupatta, wearing jasmine garlands, reaches in. A young boy in a checked shirt stands among them. Several men in white dhotis and a shaved-headed man wearing rudraksha beads stand behind. A wooden-framed mirror is decorated with flower garlands, and a cabinet holds small figurines. The seated figure is largely covered by flowers and cannot be identified.2014-07-01A photograph of a devotional pada puja in a domestic interior with wood-panelled cabinets and a shrine wall decorated with framed pictures and garlands. A seated figure in red and gold robes is covered with white and pink flower petals and loose blossoms, while a man in a white shirt pours liquid from a silver vessel with a trident handle over the seated figure. A girl in a lavender top and braided hair with orange and white flower garlands holds an offering over the seated figure. Several onlookers stand and sit around, including a boy in a checked shirt, an elderly woman in a pink sari, and a shaven-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala. Floral garlands line the doorway and ceiling.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A 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.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours flower petals and water from a silver vessel over a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and red turban, who wears a red and white garland and a rudraksha mala. He sits in a chair in a decorated room with a trident-like staff, garlands strung along the wall and framed deity pictures. Other people watch on the left, and a basket of red and white petals is held nearby. The woman wears a gold chain and bangles. A seated man in red-orange clothing is among the attendees. The scene looks like a pada puja or devotee house ritual with flower offering.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Two women in a home room pour flowers from a silver vessel over a figure at floor level, creating a cascade of white jasmine petals. The woman on the left wears a red kurta over white garments, with a bun and bangles; the woman on the right wears a white sari with a red border and a flower-garlanded bun. Behind them, a low orange-draped stand holds red and yellow flower offerings, fruit on a plate, and garlands hang on the wall. A figure partly visible behind the vessel is hard to make out, so no identification is made.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01