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A photo of a padapuja ritual in a decorated room with marigold and jasmine garlands draped along the walls and doorway. A seated figure in an orange-red cloth and gold bangles, wearing a white-and-red garland, has bare feet being washed by a man in a white shirt and red shawl kneeling on a red mat. Nearby a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a woman in a white sari hold a silver trident-topped staff. A silver plate of kumkum and flowers and a tray of mangoes and bananas sit on the floor. Several seated and standing onlookers in white, cream and orange clothing watch from the background, and framed pictures hang on the white wall.

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June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a padapuja in a room with white walls and marigold and rose garlands hung along the wall. A seated figure in an orange cushioned chair wears a maroon-and-orange robe, bare upper torso, gold armband, and a red and white flower garland, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl and a woman in white kneel at his feet, washing or offering flowers from a plate of petals. Standing behind them are a woman in a pale yellow and pink sari with folded hands, a man in a white shirt, a monk in white dhoti, and a shaved-headed man in orange. Bananas and fruit sit in the foreground. Seated at the left are a bespectacled elderly man and a woman in a pink top. a person appears as the seated figure receiving the padapuja, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold armband and orange cushioned seat, in a ceremonial role. Ten people are visible.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A padapuja ritual in a home setting. A long-haired man seated on an orange-draped chair wears a maroon dhoti, layered gold necklaces, a white jasmine garland and a gold armband, and holds up a tall silver ceremonial staff. Before him a man in white kneels, washing or offering water over the seated man's feet from a silver plate holding fruit and flowers. Behind them two shaved-headed men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit, and a man in orange stands. Seated devotees on the left, including a woman in a white top with folded hands, watch. A man in orange near the top left takes a photograph. Wooden doors and windows are in the background. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a garland, though identity is uncertain from appearance.2014-06-20A padapuja ceremony in a decorated room with marigold and flower garlands on the walls. A seated figure in an orange and maroon robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, gold armband and rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident and smiles. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a beard kneels and pours flower petals over the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white kneels beside him holding a steel plate of petals. Orange and yellow fruit sits at the bottom right. Standing behind are a woman in an orange sari with pink blouse and hands folded, another in a yellow sari, a man in a white dhoti, a shaved-headed attendant in orange, and seated elders. Pink and orange petals cover the floor. Seven to eight people are visible.2014-06-20A photograph inside a white-walled room decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands around a doorway. A seated figure with a bare head and adornments, wearing a saffron-orange garment and rudraksha mala, is receiving a ritual offering on a metal tray; a man in a cream shirt bends forward to touch the tray. Standing around them are visitors in saris, a white sari, and western jackets, plus several saffron-robed monastics, one holding a trident-like staff. Framed prints hang on the wall. The scene suggests a padapuja style welcome visit.2014-06-20June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copies