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A photograph of a house visit with a pada puja in a small home shrine room. A man seated on an orange cushioned chair at left wears a maroon and gold robe, a long white and red flower garland, and pink bangles, and holds a tall silver staff. Beside him, a bald man in a maroon and gold robe with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor, touching the feet of the seated man. Kneeling devotees in white shirts and a woman in a cream sari with a floral garland bend forward to offer homage. Behind them a shelf holds framed deity pictures and calendar prints of deities, with a brass kalasha-like lamp stand on a yellow cloth. A standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at upper right, with a ceiling fan and white walls beyond.

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June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22Indoor photograph of a padapuja ritual in a home. A seated figure on the left wears a maroon and gold-bordered dress, a red and white flower garland, gold bangles and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a tall silver staff. Kneeling beside him, a woman in a maroon blouse and cream sari pours liquid from a metal vessel, while a man in a white shirt with an orange beaded necklace kneels at the lower right. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand or kneel, and a man in white holds a camera. A television and wooden shelf are visible in the background.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange-saffron robe with a shawl draped over his shoulders is receiving a garland-like wrap from a shaved priest with long hair, white sandalwood markings on his chest and arms, an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace. Beside a gold-carved throne with a red cushion stand a man in orange with a long garland of yellow and white flowers, and a few men in white and orange garments. A silver tray holds flowers and offerings on the foreground table, and a backdrop shows a deity mural of a temple scene. The man on the throne wears a rudraksha-style necklace and his saffron-orange clothing dominates the centre. Several other people observe in white dhotis and orange saffron robes.2010-09-18June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22A seated man with swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style cloth, sits on an orange cushioned seat with raised hands in anjali and a tall silver staff beside him. He wears a white jasmine garland, a red flower garland, a gold-toned ceremonial necklace and beaded bangles. In front of him, a man in white dhoti and shirt and a woman in a white sari with red border hold a lit oil lamp, a tray of flower petals sits nearby, and a shaven-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala offers a tray. Several saffron-robed young men stand or sit behind, and a camera is visible at lower left. Oil lamp and petal offerings suggest a pada puja.2014-06-22January 18 20092009-01-18June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJanuary 01 20082008-01-01