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A photo of a pada puja in a room with blue walls and a glass display cabinet of small deity murtis. A seated figure in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a multicoloured flower garland, holds a silver trident aloft with one hand while bare feet rest on a round silver plate of milk and offerings. Behind him, a sheaf of bananas and a tray of red apples. Two younger men in saffron-orange cloth stand at left, one holding a camera with a rudraksha mala, and a shaved-headed priest in brown and gold attire kneels at right. A woman in orange and white and an older man sit at lower left, leaning forward toward the plate. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a multicoloured garland, and ceremonial gold-trimmed brown attire, a trident raised in ritual.

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June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22Indoor photograph of a padapuja in a small room with a light grey floor and a teal wall. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, a multicoloured flower garland and gold armbands sits on a cushioned chair and smiles as a woman kneels before him, washing his feet from a metal plate of flowers. A kneeling woman in orange and white sari and an older man in white with a rudraksha mala watch, and a man in white holds a camera. Behind them stand a woman in maroon sari, a man in white dhoti and shirt, a man in white with hands folded, and a sadhu in orange with a trident and rudraksha mala. A glass cabinet on the right holds small deity murtis and brass figures, and a mark on the wall suggests a ceremonial setting.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph inside a room with a red-and-gold chair at right. A person with long hair, a white and orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, orange-red robes and a decorated armband sits on the chair, holding a long ceremonial staff. In front, seated on a colourful striped rug, a devotee in white clothing with folded hands receives a ritual, while a man in white sits beside a steel bowl and an offering plate with flowers. Behind them, several people stand in saffron and white clothes, some with folded hands; a photographer at right holds a camera. The scene appears to be a pada puja or darshan in a home.2014-07-01June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20Photograph of a padapuja (foot-worship ritual) during a house visit. A long-haired figure in a rust-red and saffron-orange robe with a thick rose garland and rudraksha beads sits on a wooden chair, holding a silver staff, while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a white-marked forehead kneels and pours water over the seated figure's bare foot from a brass vessel. Nearby, a younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala kneels on a patterned carpet beside a brass lamp and a flower-filled plate. Standing devotees in orange and yellow saris and white dhotis watch, and a photographer in white holds a camera. Rose petals are scattered on the floor and a striped mat lies in the foreground.2014-07-07 +1 copies