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A photograph of a padapuja in a plain white room with an orange cloth hanging on the wall. A seated man on the left, wearing an orange dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold armlets, holds a silver staff with a round top. Beside him a shaved-headed boy in orange sits on the floor. In the centre a woman in white sari and a man in white kurta sit on a rug, the man extending a hand toward a flame in a small lamp while a woman in a white sari reaches toward it. Fruit, red flowers and a plate lie on the rug. A cameraman in orange stands at the back right with a camera, and another woman sits at the right edge.

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July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor house visit during a ritual. A seated figure on the left in a rust-red and gold-bordered robe, with rudraksha mala beads, a white flower garland and gold armlets, raises a silver-and-white ceremonial staff. Across from them, devotees in white and cream clothes hold a lit oil lamp in an arati gesture above a tray of fruit and flowers, while a man in orange and rudraksha beads stands at the back holding a camera. A shaved-headed seated devotee in orange sits near a brass vessel. A few other seated devotees watch, and an orange cloth hangs on the wall behind.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA padapuja at a devotee's house in a plain white-walled room. A figure in long swept-back hair, orange-red robes with gold borders, a white flower garland, and rudraksha malas sits on a red cushioned seat, raising a silver ceremonial staff with a fan-like top; the person appears to be a person by appearance cues. Before him, a seated woman in white with a red blouse and gold-bordered sari holds her feet over a brass plate of flowers and fruit while a devotee tilts a lit oil lamp. Other devotees in white sit on a patterned rug; a man in orange robes with a camera stands at the right, and a woman in a white sari with gold border watches at the far right.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in orange-and-saffron robes with a garland of white flowers and rudraksha beads, wearing gold bangles, raises a silver ceremonial fan-like staff over a seated group in a plain white room with an orange cloth hanging on the wall. In front, a young sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala tends an oil lamp lit on a brass plate, while women in white saris and a man in white kurta offer padapuja, with a tray of fruit and red flowers placed nearby. A cameraman in orange robes photographs the scene at the back.2014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a home padapuja visit. A man seated on a red cushioned chair wears saffron-red robes, a white flower garland, rudraksha malas and gold-coloured bangles, and raises a silver-handled ritual fan or whisk with one hand while the other hand holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Before him on a patterned rug, a woman in white sari with orange border, a younger woman in white sari, and a young man in white dress with a mala sit holding red fruit or offerings, while a boy in saffron robes sits between them. A saffron-robed young attendant photographs the scene with a camera at the right, and an older woman in a sari sits at the far right. Orange cloth hangs on the wall behind. a person is the seated man in saffron robes, garland and malas, appearing to conduct the house-visit padapuja.2014-07-07 +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 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain room during a house-visit pada puja. A man with long swept-back hair, a floral marigold garland, a gold armband and orange-and-saffron cloth sits on an orange cushioned seat, with a tall silver staff beside him. In front, a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp over a white cloth scattered with petals. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits nearby with hands folded, a woman in red and orange sari kneels with palms pressed together, and an older woman in a magenta sari sits at right. A man in orange with a camera photographs the scene, and an elderly man in white stands in a doorway. A small fruit and flower offering rests on a plate at lower left.2014-07-08