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A photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A figure in an orange-and-red garment with red and yellow marigold garlands sits on a cushioned seat, holding a tall silver staff upright with one hand, while a devotee seated on the floor in white clothes with a red beaded garland and a woman in a grey sari and pink shawl kneel nearby. A bowl sits at the feet of the seated figure. A man in a dark orange-and-maroon dhoti holds a camera, a young man in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace stands on the stairs, and several women in colourful salwar kameez and saris stand watching. A white dog lies on the tiled floor beside an orange wall.

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June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A seated figure in a red-maroon garment with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads holds a silver trident aloft and extends a foot toward a brass plate. Standing behind are an older woman in a maroon and gold sari and an older man in white with a yellow shawl, hands folded. A seated man in white with a rudraksha mala bends to pour water over the foot, while a young woman in white and two women in orange saris kneel nearby. A pink-and-white checked curtain hangs in the background. The seated figure's identity is not established by the visible scene alone; the robed devotees and priests are shown in ritual posture.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A figure seated on an orange-draped seat, wearing a red-and-white flower garland, rudraksha mala and bangles, raises a silver trident while smiling. Around him, devotees sit or stand: a woman in a red-and-orange sari, an elderly man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl, a woman in orange with a garland, a shaven-headed boy in orange, and seated people in white and pink. A devotee in orange and a man in white shirt and dhoti kneel near the seat, and a woman in orange bends forward. Pink and patterned cloth hangs on the wall behind. Six visible physical people.2014-06-26A domestic puja inside a tiled home room with yellow-patterned wall tiles. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a red-and-yellow garland holds a silver trident aloft, while a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands beside him. A woman in an orange saree with white flowers in her hair bows with folded hands, and a man in white kneels with a brass bowl. Other devotees stand watching, including a woman in teal holding her palms together and a man holding a small child. A monk in orange photographs the scene, and a kalasha-style brass vessel sits near the floor.2014-06-27July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house, with a seated figure in orange and saffron robes holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident and a yellow paper cone bouquet. Strands of rudraksha and garlands of red and white flowers are draped on him, and he has gold armbands. He sits on a wooden chair before an orange drape decorated with marigold garlands. In front, a woman in a magenta sari and a man in a white shirt kneel and hold their hands over a small oil lamp, while a young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala assists beside a tray of fruit. Behind them a man in orange robes takes photographs with a camera, and a woman in a green-bordered red sari stands by a refrigerator in the room.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange-red robe, rudraksha-style beaded mala with a gold-and-pink flower garland, and gold armlets, sits on a raised orange cushion holding a tall silver staff with a crescent-topped finial. Before him, a devotee in an orange sari and a white-shirted man kneel on a cream cloth and wash the feet of the seated figure, a ritual padapuja. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch, while a man in an orange-and-gold dhoti holds a camera and a saffron-clad attendant stands beside the staff. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls and a staircase is visible at the back of a tiled home room. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, shown with his distinctive long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland.2014-06-22June 26 20142014-06-26A domestic house visit with a pada puja in a living room decorated with orange drapes and marigold garlands. Seated devotees in white and purple saris and a white shirt sit on a mat with a brass oil lamp and a tray of fruit and flowers. A young boy in white ritual cloth sits with a tray, a shaved-head boy in white stands nearby, a woman in a pink and green sari stands at left, and a man in an orange cloth photographs the scene.2014-07-07 +1 copies