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A photo of a seated pada puja in a small room with cream wall tiles decorated with brown leaf motifs. A central figure in red-orange robes and a white-and-red flower garland sits on a red cushion, extending his feet over a silver plate of fruit and flowers. A devotee in a red-and-orange sari sits to one side, holding a silver mace-like staff raised by another person in orange robes at left. A young boy in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits beside him. Several devotees in saffron and red clothing and women in saris gather around the plate offering marigold petals and flowers at the feet. The scene is watermarked with a copyright notice.

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A seated figure in a saffron-red robe and matching turban sits on a red-draped chair holding a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with gold bangles on his wrists. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in orange and white clothing; one shaved-headed young man in orange cloth sits beside the chair, and others hold handfuls of white flower petals or rice above a silver plate of fruit and offerings, as in a padapuja or puja. A pink-tiled wall displays a framed picture and a small shrine picture in the corner. Several people are visible, some partially cut off at the frame edges.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in orange robes and a long hair bun sits on a raised orange-draped seat, wearing a garland of white jasmine and red and pink flowers, with a rudraksha mala and a silver trident held upright beside him. Around him devotees in white and orange sit on the floor offering flowers, and a standing young man in white with a rudraksha mala watches. A tray with fruit and flowers, a kalasha-like offering and a deity poster on the wall are visible. A seated man in a white shirt holds flowers and a photographer with a camera stands at the back. Several people watch from the doorway.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated figure in rust-orange and maroon robes, wearing a maroon turban, a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sits on a chair in a small room with pink walls and patterned tiles. He holds a tall silver trident. Several people sit or kneel around him: a bare-chested man in an orange cloth holds the trident, a child in orange sits beside him, a man in white and orange shawl touches the seated figure's feet, and a woman in yellow and others lean in. A framed photo hangs on the wall, and a plate of fruit is at the right edge. Appearance-based label: a person, the seated figure, shown in person with ornamental cues of turban, garland and trident.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated man with a shaved head and a rudraksha-free bare upper body wears a saffron-orange cloth and a long garland of white jasmine and red roses. He sits on an orange cushion holding a brass ceremonial lamp in his right hand while a woman in a blue sari with white flowers in her hair presents a plate of red and white flowers, and a man in white shirt and dhoti kneels and offers a plate beside her. Standing behind are attendants in orange robes and a woman in white sari with gold border. The floor has a colourful striped mat and a brass tray with fruit sits nearby. The scene looks like a padapuja or devotee home ritual.2014-07-01June 26 20142014-06-26