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A photograph of an indoor ritual in a small room with mint-green walls and a green curtain. On the right, a person with long dark hair, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange-red robe, holds up a long ceremonial staff topped with a metal ornament while seated on a pink lotus-like cushion. In front of them, a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and tends a brass plate holding fruit, flowers and kumkum. Around them, a man in a white shirt, an elderly woman in a green sari, a woman in a purple sari, saffron-robed young men with rudraksha malas and a shaved-head boy in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl look on. A photographer in orange stands at the top right.

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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors in a room with yellow walls. A bare-chested figure seated at right wears saffron and rust-coloured cloth, a large garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves, and rudraksha beads; he holds a tall silver staff with a metal finial and smiles with eyes closed. In front of him a young woman in white with gold jewellery kneels and washes his feet from a brass vessel over a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Around them devotees stand or kneel with palms joined, including a woman in a white sari with a red border, young men in white and orange, and a youth in orange with rudraksha beads. Some people in the background wear orange and saffron garments and white dhotis. The scene appears to be a devotional foot-washing ceremony with visible flowers, fruit and water vessel.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +2 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-pink flower garland sits on a raised orange cushioned seat in a small room with floral floor covering. A devotee in orange kneels before the seated figure, washing or offering at a brass plate of flowers and a tray, while another devotee in white shirt and folded hands bends forward. Standing attendants in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas surround them. Women in white and purple saris stand nearby, one photographer in white shirt holds a camera. Framed pictures and a deity image appear on the walls, and a metal stand holds a lamp fixture near the seat.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a pada puja in a small room with pink walls and a window fan. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, a white and red flower garland, gold bangles and an armband sits on an orange-draped throne, feet being washed with a flower-filled vessel held by a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland in her hair. A man in white kneels and offers flowers and leaves; a woman in a teal sari with glasses watches. Other saffron-clad attendants sit in the background and a lit oil lamp and brass plates sit on the floor.2014-06-26A photograph of a seated figure in an orange shawl over a maroon garment with gold border, wearing a long white-and-red flower garland with yellow beads and bangles, holding a silver staff-like pole with a ball finial while looking down at a brass plate of offerings. Beside them a man in white dhoti and red-orange shawl kneels on a floral-patterned cloth and handles offerings, while a woman in a green blouse and others sit or stand around, some with hands pressed together. A brass vessel sits on the floor, and a standing woman in a rust-orange sari and rudraksha mala is visible at upper right. The room has white walls and a white door.2013-06-23 +3 copies