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A padapuja at a home in Bangalore, with a seated figure in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala receiving devotees. Two young men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand and sit at the sides, one holding a wooden box of offerings. Devotees in white dhotis and a woman in a green sari with a white and red flower garland bow forward with heads near the seated figure's feet. Pink flower garlands wrap the wooden pillars of a swing or canopy, and a brass plate, lit oil lamp and fruit offerings sit nearby on the floor.

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June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04Indoor home visit with a red-walled room and a wooden carved panel on the wall. Before him, two shaved-headed priests in white and maroon dhotis with orange shawls perform a padapuja, one holding a silver plate. A man in white with a flower garland and a young girl in white with flowers kneel on the floor, and a woman in white kneels offering a red fruit. Another man bows low on the floor over scattered petals. Standing onlookers in orange robes and black clothing watch from the back, with a woman in green near them. Red apples are held by several participants.2014-06-20 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20June 28 20142014-06-28A seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti, wearing red and white flower garlands with green leaves and a rudraksha mala, smiles while holding a long silver ceremonial staff upright. Before him on a brass tray, younger devotees in white garments with orange-clad attendants kneel and pour liquid from a small white bowl; fruit and flowers sit on the tray. Standing around are women in red and maroon saris and men in white shirts and orange robes with rudraksha beads, some with hands pressed in namaskar. The room has yellow walls and a window with grills, and a small red decoration hangs at right. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and ceremonial adornment, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photo of a pada puja at a home shrine room with pale peach walls and a small cabinet holding deity figurines and framed pictures. A central figure in an orange-and-saffron wrap with long hair pulled back sits on an orange cushioned seat, surrounded by yellow and white flower garlands hanging on white drapery. A woman in a red blouse and orange sari and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneel before the seated figure, bowing with a white flower garland around his neck. Priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand at right beside an open wooden box of ritual items, while a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti leans in at left and a photographer in orange clothing holds a camera at upper left. The scene shows devotees receiving padapuja.2014-06-26June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies