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A devotee in a white checked shirt and white dhoti, with a red cloth draped over one shoulder, bends forward and touches his forehead to the bare feet of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a gold border. A marigold and yellow flower garland lies on a brass plate with a red-and-white cloth beneath the feet, set against an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Two other people in white are partly visible at the top edge. The devotee's bangles and a ring are visible. Pada puja is depicted in this moment of seated reverence at the feet of the honoured figure.

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January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesNight-time devotional scene: an older man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and orange shawl, kneels low and touches the bare feet of a seated figure in red-orange cloth with a gold border. Flower petals in yellow and pink lie on a brass plate near the feet. Behind them, a cameraman in white with a camera on his shoulder films, and several men in white and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks stand nearby, while a red-and-gold carved seat is visible at right.2016-01-02A photograph of a devotee in a grey and white checked shirt bowing deeply with palms pressed together, his forehead lowered toward the feet of a seated figure. The seated person wears an orange-saffron robe with yellow trim and a red and white floral garland at the shoulder, and their bare feet are visible at the lower right. A reddish cloth-covered seat and a second bare foot are visible at the bottom of the frame, with a dark wooden surface and floral fabric behind. The devotee's bowed posture suggests padapuja-style reverence, but the seated figure's face is not visible and no clear appearance-based identification is made.2015-07-19A photograph of an elderly man with grey hair and a white shirt and white dhoti, bending low and touching his forehead to the bare feet of a seated figure. The man wears a red cloth draped at his neck and holds a white coconut wrapped in white cloth, with his hand resting on it. The seated figure wears a deep red garment with a broad gold-orange border and sits on a patterned cloth cushion beside a garland of yellow and pink flowers and a small brass item. Behind them, other people in white clothing are partly visible, and a gold-embellished throne-like seat is at the right edge.2016-01-02A devotee in white clothes bows with his forehead touching the bare feet of a seated figure wearing a red-and-orange garment and a garland of white flowers. Beside them a large golden ornament, possibly a deity murti or decorated seat, glints in the foreground. Other people's arms, white clothing and beaded wrists appear at the top and right edges. The seated figure's face is not visible.2015-07-26July 31 20152015-07-31A devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels on a red-carpeted floor and bows forward, touching the bare feet of a seated figure. The seated person wears a rust-brown dhoti or robe and sits on a gold-carved throne with red cushions. Marigold, jasmine and yellow flower petals are scattered on the carpet, and a red velvet cushion lies in front of the throne. A large garland of red and white flowers drapes over the throne's arm.2016-08-14July 06 20152015-07-06A man in white ritual clothes kneels on the floor and bows his head to rest on a red velvet cushion set on an ornate silver footstool with scrolled legs. A second person in a rust-red robe with a gold border stands beside him, his hand resting on the kneeling man's head. The setting is a dim hall with a patterned floor, and a gold-trimmed red cloth hangs in the background.2018-03-09Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05