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Indoor photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange and rust robes with a white and red flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold armlet, raising a silver ceremonial staff with a round top while smiling; a crown-like shape is not visible. Before him, a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl, with a grey beard and rudraksha mala, bends forward with hands together, while a woman in white sits at lower right. Behind, a young man in orange robe with rudraksha mala and a standing man in rust dhoti holding a camera stand in a room with orange-draped chair, glass cabinet, gold tray and wooden boxes.

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July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a padapuja ceremony inside a home. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti and shawl, a red floral garland and gold armlets, sits on an orange-cushioned seat holding a tall silver staff. A woman in an orange and maroon sari, with glasses and a floral hair piece, kneels and washes his feet from a brass vessel with flower petals. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and maroon shawl and a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti with rudraksha malas kneel with folded hands. Several devotees in the background sit with palms joined, a boy in a teal shirt among them, and a robed attendant stands holding a camera. a person: long swept-back hair, red garland, gold armlets and ceremonial staff, seated as the honoured recipient.2014-07-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white flower garland and rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushioned sofa in a bright room, smiling as a devotee kneels before him with hands folded. A man in white dhoti and a sandal-coloured scarf holds hands together on a patterned rug beside a plate of fruit and flowers, while a standing attendant in white holds a silver trident. A cameraman in orange robes stands at the window, another orange-robed attendant sits behind, and a woman in a blue sari with bangles sits at the lower left. A brass tray of flowers rests on the sofa beside the seated figure.2014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in a home setting. A long-haired man seated on an orange-draped chair wears a maroon dhoti, layered gold necklaces, a white jasmine garland and a gold armband, and holds up a tall silver ceremonial staff. Before him a man in white kneels, washing or offering water over the seated man's feet from a silver plate holding fruit and flowers. Behind them two shaved-headed men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit, and a man in orange stands. Seated devotees on the left, including a woman in a white top with folded hands, watch. A man in orange near the top left takes a photograph. Wooden doors and windows are in the background. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a garland, though identity is uncertain from appearance.2014-06-20A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a domestic living room with cream walls, a window with blinds, and colourful hanging strings. A seated man in a long-sleeved orange-brown robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha-style beaded mala and white flower garland, bangles on his arms, holds up one hand and sits on an orange cushioned sofa. In front of him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels and pours water from a vessel over the foot of the seated figure, which rests in a brass plate. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a white cloth sits and watches, a woman in a teal sari with a white flower in her hair and two young women and a young man in casual clothes sit on the floor. A standing man in an orange-striped dhoti holds a camera. Flowers, a fruit bowl and a small vase sit beside the sofa. Collective people count is visible.2014-07-08A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white flower garland with red roses and a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange-draped chair while a devotee in a white dhoti and shirt kneels and performs a pada puja by washing his feet from a small silver vessel. A younger monk in orange robes sits beside them, another orange-clad attendant stands behind, and a man in a striped dhoti holds a camera at the right. Orange and yellow flower decorations hang on the pink wall, with a fan and a window behind. a person is not asserted by the page; the seated figure shows a rudraksha mala, garland and orange robes, and is described here by role only.2014-06-26A photograph of a padapuja, the foot-worship ritual, in a domestic room with orange curtains and a carved wooden screen. A seated person in a rust-red robe with white flower garlands and gold armbands holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a blue ball, smiling. Before them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels and washes their feet from a brass plate holding fruit and flowers. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at left with palms pressed together. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala sits nearby, and a photographer in a rust-red robe with a camera stands in the background. Several people are visible in total. The seated person is an appearance-based candidate; the image is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance cues are uncertain.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with white walls and a barred window. A seated figure in rust-orange robes and a marigold garland sits on an orange-draped couch with bangles on the wrists and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a silver trident stands upright, and a wooden box holds red fruit. A standing young man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a rudraksha mala and speaks, while younger attendants in orange cloth assist, one kneeling with a bowl and a plate of flower petals on the floor. A photographer at the right frames the scene. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the orange robes, garland and bangles, though the face is not clearly visible enough to be certain.2014-07-08