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A photograph of a padapuja home visit in a tiled-floor room. A long-haired man in orange and maroon robes, adorned with a white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and bangles, sits on a chair decorated with pink and white flower strands and holds a trident aloft. Seated before him, an older man in white kneels and washes his feet from a brass plate, while a woman in a red sari assists with a plate of flowers. Around them, devotees sit or stand, including a woman in white, a woman in yellow holding a toddler, and a child in white. A shaved-headed young priest in orange sits nearby. Framed pictures hang on the pale wall.

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A seated man in orange and saffron robes, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold-coloured ornaments, a white and pink flower garland and a silver trident held upright, sits in a wooden chair in a tiled room while an elderly man in white kneels to wash his feet with a brass plate. Behind them devotees sit on a patterned rug: a woman in white, a man in a red shawl, a woman in yellow holding a toddler in yellow, a boy in white, and an elderly woman in white. A saffron-robed attendant sits nearby with a shaved head. Pink and white flower garlands decorate the chair, and a small bowl of flowers rests on a tray. This is a pada pooja foot-washing ritual at a home visit, with the seated figure matching probable Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20July 08 20142014-07-08A padapuja ceremony in a decorated room with marigold and flower garlands on the walls. A seated figure in an orange and maroon robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, gold armband and rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident and smiles. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a beard kneels and pours flower petals over the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white kneels beside him holding a steel plate of petals. Orange and yellow fruit sits at the bottom right. Standing behind are a woman in an orange sari with pink blouse and hands folded, another in a yellow sari, a man in a white dhoti, a shaved-headed attendant in orange, and seated elders. Pink and orange petals cover the floor. Seven to eight people are visible.2014-06-20A seated man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange and maroon robe, a white flower garland, gold necklaces and a gold armlet, holds a silver trident in his right hand and smiles. A woman in a red sari kneels before him and performs padapuja, washing his feet from a brass plate, while an older man in white kneels beside her holding a lamp or offering. Behind them a shaved-headed priest in orange sits with a rudraksha mala, and family members in white and orange sit on a checkered floor. Bananas sit in a basket at the lower right, and pink and white flower garlands decorate a wooden seat and a framed picture on the wall.2014-06-20June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered orange cloth draped over an orange-cushioned seat holds a silver trident aloft, wearing a long garland of red roses and white flowers and a rudraksha mala. Before him, a woman in a white sari with gold border and flowers in her hair sits on a patterned mat while a man in white shirt pours from a metal vessel over a plate. A younger white-clad boy with a shaved head and tilak sits nearby, and women in saris stand behind. A tray of red fruit and a box of offerings sit at the right. The setting suggests a ritual puja.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A seated figure in a red-maroon garment with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads holds a silver trident aloft and extends a foot toward a brass plate. Standing behind are an older woman in a maroon and gold sari and an older man in white with a yellow shawl, hands folded. A seated man in white with a rudraksha mala bends to pour water over the foot, while a young woman in white and two women in orange saris kneel nearby. A pink-and-white checked curtain hangs in the background. The seated figure's identity is not established by the visible scene alone; the robed devotees and priests are shown in ritual posture.2014-06-26July 01 20142014-07-01June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies