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A padapuja ritual in a plain white-walled room. A figure seated on a red cushioned seat at left, wearing a saffron-red cloth with orange-gold borders, a white flower garland, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, raises a silver staff with one hand. Seated on the floor, devotees in white and orange clothing wash and offer flowers at the seated figure's feet, which rest on a tray of red flowers and fruit. A young boy in orange robes sits nearby, and a standing man in orange and saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala holds a camera. A steel bowl and a patterned mat are on the floor.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A seated man with short grey hair, a red-and-red garland of flowers, gold bangles and a maroon-and-gold robe sits on a chair, holding a silver staff, while devotees perform padapuja by washing his feet with water from a silver vessel into a tray of flowers. A woman in a red blouse and white sari kneels and pours, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in white kneels beside them. Behind, saffron-robed young sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand, and a man in white holds a camera. Maroon-and-gold draping and a floral arrangement frame the scene inside a room.2014-06-21 +1 copiesDevotees perform padapuja on a seated figure in a home setting. On the left, a person in a red-brown saree with gold border and a red-white flower garland sits on a chair, holding a metal pole. Beside them, a bald man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha mala has his feet washed. A woman in a maroon blouse and white saree pours water from a metal vessel over the feet, while a man in white shirt and orange shawl kneels over a brass plate with flowers and fruit. Other devotees in white, orange robes and a maroon saree stand behind, hands folded, and a man in white holds a camera. The scene shows a ritual of foot worship in a ceremonial room.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange-and-maroon silk garment with gold border, wearing a white jasmine garland, gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and bangles, sits on an orange-cushioned chair holding a silver trident while his bare foot is being washed in a bronze plate. Probable Swamiji with distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and orange-maroon silk clothing, receiving padapuja. Three saffron-robed sannyasis with white tilak and rudraksha malas attend him, one kneeling to pour water over his foot. Two devotees in white dhoti and shirt sit on a white cloth, one woman with folded hands in a white salwar kameez, a red-walled room with a wooden deity murti and a fireplace in the background.2014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house in Bangalore. A man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti, a white floral garland, rudraksha beads and gold armlets, sits on a red cushion holding up a silver staff. Seated on a patterned mat, devotees in white and orange garments wash his feet from a brass plate with fruit and flowers. A young man in white kneels on the right, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse assists, and two shaved-head boys in orange robes sit nearby. A woman in a pink top and scarf stands at the back by a white wall with an orange cloth hanging above.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland, rudraksha malas, gold bangles and an armband, holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a disc as devotees perform padapuja at his feet. Beside him a young boy in saffron robes and rudraksha beads kneels with a small vessel, a woman in white sari and bangles pours or offers something over a brass plate of fruit, and a boy in white holds a steel bucket. Several devotees in white clothes sit on a patterned carpet, with a bowl of apples and bananas nearby, in a plain white-walled room with a small wall light and an orange cloth hanging at the top right.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a maroon and gold-bordered garment with a red and white flower garland, bangles and gold bracelets, holding a tall silver staff, while a devotee in white kneels at his feet pouring water from a metal vessel over his feet during a pada puja on a tray of flowers. A woman in a red blouse and white sari kneels beside them, and standing devotees in saffron-orange robes, a man in white with a camera around his neck, and children in white and maroon watch. A television sits on a shelf behind them. The seated figure resembles the a person candidate, with long swept-back hair and gold jewellery, though the appearance is uncertain.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies