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A photograph of a devotee pada puja in a home. A seated man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a black rudraksha mala and glasses, holds flower garlands and leaves. Beside him, a woman in an orange-red silk saree with gold border and a jasmine flower in her hair holds leaves and white flowers. On the left, a bare-headed monastic in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sits near a seated figure's feet. Several saffron-robed attendants stand in the background, and a red and gold cloth covers the floor with scattered petals and flowers. A wall fan is visible at top left.

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A padapuja ritual in a bright room with peach walls and a wall-mounted fan. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold border has bare feet resting on a silver plate heaped with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits at the feet, holding flowers and green leaves. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and dark-rimmed glasses, wearing a beaded necklace and gold bangles, offers leaves and flowers. Behind them, standing devotees in orange and saffron garments wear rudraksha-style beads and marigold garlands, and a man in an orange robe with a bead mala stands near a window. Several people in the background look on.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A pada puja in a small room with pink walls and a standing electric fan. A sannyasi with a white jasmine garland and red floral garland, orange-red robe and rudraksha bracelets sits on the left holding a metal stand. A man in a white kurta and dhoti holds a small silver bowl. A woman in an orange-and-gold sari with folded hands sits at lower right, and an older woman in a teal sari sits behind. Several standing devotees in orange and white robes and rudraksha malas watch from the back. The seated sannyasi's appearance is not a distinctive presentation match, so no identity is asserted.2014-06-26A photograph of a house visit where devotees gather around a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a long garland of red flowers and beaded ornaments. The seated figure, on the right with short dark hair, is smiling. Several people crowd in on the left: a woman in a red sari and gold necklace leans forward, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends over, a shaved-headed man in white with a red sash kneels and holds red flowers, and children reach forward with flowers. A woman with white hair in a red sari with gold border also reaches in. Hands offer red flowers and petals toward the seated figure. Background shows orange-clad attendants standing near a pole.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a pada puja in a small room with pink walls and a window. A seated figure in saffron-red robes with a red and white flower garland, rudraksha mala and red bangles has feet being washed by a man in white with a blue beaded necklace, who pours liquid from a steel vessel over the feet. A woman in an orange-red sari with a flower in her hair sits beside him. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beads kneels, a photographer in dhoti stands near the window, and several women in orange and white saris watch. Floral garlands and a steel rod are visible at the left edge.2014-06-26July 01 20142014-07-01