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A man in white ritual clothes kneels on the floor and bows his head to rest on a red velvet cushion set on an ornate silver footstool with scrolled legs. A second person in a rust-red robe with a gold border stands beside him, his hand resting on the kneeling man's head. The setting is a dim hall with a patterned floor, and a gold-trimmed red cloth hangs in the background.

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A bare-chested older man with grey hair and a shaved head bends forward, pressing his forehead to a seated figure's bare foot resting on a red velvet cushioned footstool with a silver-embossed base. The man wears white dhoti-style cloth, a gold armlet and a long mala of dark beads around his neck. The seated figure wears a rust-orange robe and is seated on an ornate silver throne. Behind them, a white and gold-bordered cloth hangs, and a silver lamp or vessel sits on the colourful woven floor mat. This is a foot-touching gesture of reverence, a padapuja-style act of devotion. The seated person's face is not visible, so no identity is asserted.2017-10-15July 06 20152015-07-06A photograph of a devotee kneeling and bowing with palms pressed together in namaskar, head lowered close to the feet of a seated person. The devotee wears a white garment with a thin red border and a silver bangle on the wrist. The seated figure wears orange and maroon cloth and rests bare feet on a red velvet cushion set on a gold-coloured base. Ceremonial gold metalwork is visible at the lower right edge. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a grey floor. The seated person is an ordinary devotee-receiving figure whose appearance is not clearly established from the frame, so identity is uncertain.2006-10-21July 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 24 20132013-04-24May 06 20182018-05-06October 08 20062006-10-08A devotee in a white checked shirt and white dhoti, with a red cloth draped over one shoulder, bends forward and touches his forehead to the bare feet of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a gold border. A marigold and yellow flower garland lies on a brass plate with a red-and-white cloth beneath the feet, set against an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Two other people in white are partly visible at the top edge. The devotee's bangles and a ring are visible. Pada puja is depicted in this moment of seated reverence at the feet of the honoured figure.2016-01-02A devotee in white dhoti and white shirt, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, bows forward with palms pressed together in namaskara toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears a rust-brown shawl with gold border and rests a hand on an ornate silver-engraved stool or peetha. A person in an orange robe stands at left, and another in white with gold-bordered dhoti stands behind. The setting is an indoor ritual space with a red floor mat. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14July 20 20102010-07-20