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A photograph of a ritual foot-washing inside a plain room with orange-yellow walls and a speckled floor. A seated figure in orange robes and a long garland of white and red flowers smiles while his bare feet are washed in a metal basin. A man in a white shirt and belt kneels beside him, pouring water from a small brass vessel, with a steel plate of offerings nearby. A table draped in gold cloth holds a flower arrangement of pink roses and marigolds, with a patterned gift box at the right edge. A woman in a red-brown sari stands at the right, and a child in orange is partly visible. The seated figure has a long-haired, saffron-clad appearance with a garland and a visible shaved-looking head, consistent with a person; the page indicates this event. The scene reads as a padapuja-style welcome.

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A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a thick white and red flower garland receives ritual attention in a room with orange-painted walls and a speckled grey floor scattered with marigold petals. A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels low at the figure's feet, holding a small metal vessel. The seated figure, with a white tilak on the forehead, smiles and rests a hand near a bouquet of pink and white roses on a gold-patterned cloth. Plates of flowers and a bowl sit on the floor, and a doorway behind shows a blue chair.2009-08-03Indoor ritual scene in an orange-walled room with a barred window. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, sits on a white chair with hands near a brass plate of wet turmeric paste. He appears to be a person by his saffron robe and garland, though the appearance cues are limited. Beside him on a gold-brown cloth-covered table stands an ornate kalasha-like pot in orange and blue patterned fabric with a coconut and flower garland, plus a flower arrangement of pink and white blooms and orange marigolds. Two people in white clothes kneel at left, one holding a steel plate of yellow sweets, while another tends brass vessels.2009-08-03October 15 20082008-10-15July 25 20052005-07-25August 08 20092009-08-08August 16 20092009-08-16A small room ritual where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair, a flower garland of white, yellow and red blooms, and bangles on the arm, holds a silver trident aloft. Kneeling devotees in white clothing perform padapuja, washing or honouring his feet from a brass plate. A woman in a white sari with red blouse sits at left, and a monk in orange with rudraksha beads stands at upper right. Behind them, a shrine with a framed deity image, marigold garlands, a brass lamp and an orange draped altar. Swamiji (probable) identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ceremonial garland and trident, seated as the honoured figure receiving padapuja.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 27 20102010-06-27A photograph of a padapuja in a room with a red curtain hung with white flower strands. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and has a bindi and tilak. Their bare feet rest on a wooden stool scattered with pink and white petals. A man in a blue shirt and white dhoti bends low with his hands on the floor before the feet. Beside them, a man in orange robes holds a clear bowl. Another orange-robed man sits nearby, and several men in white shirts stand by a wooden door. Patterned rugs cover the floor.2008-10-15June 16 20142014-06-16A padapuja ritual in a home interior with white walls and a pink wall. A man seated on a white-draped bed with red and white flower garland and a fruit garland, wearing an orange cloth and red top, has his feet washed by a young man in orange robes who kneels in front of a metal tray. A woman in a white sari with gold border and flowers in her hair kneels with folded hands, beside a lit oil lamp, brass items and flowers on the tray. Seated and standing devotees in white and yellow clothing watch with hands folded. Glass table and water vessels at left.2009-08-08A seated figure in a burnt-orange robe with a white and red flower garland receives padapuja in a room with cream walls and an orange cloth draped over a chair. A man in a white shirt kneels and washes the feet with a metal plate beneath; a young boy in white and orange sits beside him. A standing attendant in white dhoti holds a silver rod. Others in orange and white stand in the background. The seated figure appears to be a person, with long swept-back hair, and an orange robe and garland as cues; this matches the event as a padapuja ritual. Beside the chair, an orange drape and rudraksha malas are visible.2014-06-28 +1 copies