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A bright white-walled room in a Malaysian ashram setting shows devotees performing pada puja. On the right, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a long yellow-and-white marigold garland sits on a white sofa, smiling, with a bronze tray of flowers and offerings at his feet. Beside him, a man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala kneels and attends. Left, a woman in white sari with gold border bows toward him. A young girl in white sits on the floor, and other devotees in white and orange stand or sit in the background, one holding a red-and-white cloth. A wooden cabinet and a small pink flower decoration appear at right. Appearance cues on the garlanded seated figure are a shaved-to-short hairstyle and bare chest with orange cloth, which are insufficient for a confident identification, so role is given instead.

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A bare-chested man in orange clothing sits on a white sofa wearing a large garland of yellow marigolds and purple flowers, with a green cloth draped beside him. In front of him a man in white kneels on a white cloth performing padapuja, with brass plates, lamps and flower offerings arranged on the floor. A young boy in orange robes with a red tilak sits with folded hands beside the sofa. Behind them several people in white and orange sit or stand in a bright, plain room with a wooden cabinet and framed photos.2008-08-13Indoor photo in a white-walled room with a blue patterned rug and a glass cabinet on the right. A devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with his head touching the feet of a seated figure on a white cushioned seat, wearing saffron/orange cloth and a large garland of yellow and white flowers with purple and pink blooms. Beside the seated figure, a younger man in saffron robes sits near a tray of brass lamps and offerings. Around them, about a dozen standing and kneeling devotees in white, yellow and red saris and salwar kameez watch, several with hands folded in greeting. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with the saffron clothing and garland cues, shown in a pada puja setting.2008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13A woman in white sari bows deeply and touches her forehead to the feet of a man seated on a white sofa, as part of a padapuja. The seated man is bare-chested and wears a saffron/orange cloth, with a long garland of yellow, white and purple flowers draped over his shoulders and dark hair swept back, which is a distinctive presentation cue; he is a person (appearance-based), receiving the devotee's veneration. Beside him, a younger saffron-robed attendant sits on the floor near a silver puja tray with flowers, a silver dish and a brass pot. Standing devotees watch in white kurtas, a red-and-gold sari, a red shawl and a purple shirt, in a plain white-walled room with a wooden cabinet and a small pink flower on the right.2008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13A seated man in orange robes with a bare upper body, wearing a yellow and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white sofa while a devotee in white clothes kneels on a white cloth to perform padapuja, touching his feet with hands and head. Brass plates with flowers, a small lamp and offerings lie on the cloth. A seated young monk in orange and a woman in white sit nearby, and a standing group of about ten people in saree, kurta and white ritual dress watches in a bright room with a wooden cabinet at right. a person: the seated figure in orange with a bare upper body, flower garland and rudraksha mala is a candidate, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13Photo 11688066Photo 11688054August 13 20082008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13A seated woman in an orange sari with a yellow and orange marigold garland sits on a cream sofa with pink flower-shaped cushions, palms pressed together in namaste. Before her on a white cloth are brass puja vessels, a conch-shaped vessel, fruit and flowers. A young man in an orange robe kneels at left with his hands near the offerings, and a woman in orange kneels at lower right. Men in white and cream shirts stand at right, and a woman in white kneels at far left in a bright white-walled room. A pada puja offering scene.2008-08-13