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Padapuja ritual in a home interior. A seated man in orange-red robes with a garland of white and multicolored flowers holds a silver staff and smiles while two older devotees wash his feet from a silver tray; the woman wears a white sari with orange blouse, the man wears white. Standing behind are a man in white with hands folded, a photographer in an orange-red garment holding a camera, and an orange-robed attendant with rudraksha beads. A glass cabinet holds small painted figurines and a tray of apples and bananas sits at right. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes with a garland and silver staff, receiving padapuja, matches the page's note of his presence, though his appearance is only partly distinctive.

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June 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22Photograph of a padapuja (foot-worship ritual) during a house visit. A long-haired figure in a rust-red and saffron-orange robe with a thick rose garland and rudraksha beads sits on a wooden chair, holding a silver staff, while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a white-marked forehead kneels and pours water over the seated figure's bare foot from a brass vessel. Nearby, a younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala kneels on a patterned carpet beside a brass lamp and a flower-filled plate. Standing devotees in orange and yellow saris and white dhotis watch, and a photographer in white holds a camera. Rose petals are scattered on the floor and a striped mat lies in the foreground.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA seated person in a home shrine room receives padapuja, the feet being washed by a woman in a teal blouse and gold-bordered sari who kneels before a brass plate of fruit and flowers. The seated figure wears a rust-orange robe with a gold border, a red-and-yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a silver staff topped by a trident, and smiles while sitting on a wooden chair. Behind, a young man in orange and a bare-chested young man in orange with rudraksha beads stand, a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and rudraksha sits, and a man in white kurta holds a phone. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall, with a brass lamp and a television in the room. Six people are visible.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a home interior with light grey floor tiles and a blue door. A seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes, wearing a long multicolour flower garland and gold armbands, holds a silver trident-tipped staff and smiles with eyes closed while his bare feet rest in a metal plate of white flowers and dark offerings. Beside him, a woman in an orange blouse and white sari with a red bindi kneels and washes his feet, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala kneels in front of the plate. A small oil lamp burns on the floor. Behind them, a woman in a white sari and a younger woman sit with folded hands, a man in white dhoti and shirt and an older man in white stand with palms together, and a shaved-headed figure in orange stands with hands joined, while glass shelves hold small figurines.2014-06-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a home pada puja in a tiled room with blue walls and a glass display cabinet holding small deity murtis and framed images. A seated man in a rust-brown and saffron robe wears a multicoloured flower garland and bangles, and holds a silver trident-like staff upright. Before him an elderly man in white with a rudraksha mala offers flowers from a silver plate, while a woman in a red-brown sari sits on a red cushion with hands joined. Behind them a bald man in an orange robe with a mala stands beside the staff. Several people in white dhotis and saris stand or sit along the wall, some with hands folded in namaskar.2014-06-22Photograph of a padapuja in an indoor room with white sheer curtains. A man in rust-red robes with a long yellow-and-green marigold garland sits on a low seat, smiling. A white-clad elderly man in white kneels at left, washing his feet in a brass bowl while a woman in a white and orange sari pours or holds the bowl. Two young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand or kneel behind, and a tray of red flower petals sits on the floor at left. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate: long hair swept back, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, with the page indicating he is present.2014-07-07 +2 copies