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A padapuja ritual in a home room with orange curtains and a carved wooden screen. A woman in a maroon sari with jasmine garlands and gold bangles sits smiling in a wooden armchair, her bare feet extended. A man in white kneels before her, holding a brass plate of flowers, fruit and leaves that he offers at her feet. Behind him, a shaved-headed young priest in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneels on an orange cloth, and a young attendant in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands holding a long staff. A framed halo-style image hangs on the screen. Rose petals and a small brass lamp lie in front.

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July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A seated person in a maroon robe with white and red flower garlands and gold bangles sits in a wooden armchair in a home interior with orange curtains, smiling and raising both hands. A man in a white shirt and red-orange beaded necklace kneels before the chair, washing or honouring the feet with flowers and a brass vessel on the floor, as a padapuja. A young attendant in orange kneels beside him, and another stands in white dhoti holding a silver staff, while a fourth in orange sits behind a carved wooden screen. A woman in a maroon sari stands at left near a sofa, and a framed deity picture hangs on the wall. The page calls this a padapuja house visit, but the image itself shows only the ritual and room.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja, the foot-worship ritual, in a domestic room with orange curtains and a carved wooden screen. A seated person in a rust-red robe with white flower garlands and gold armbands holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a blue ball, smiling. Before them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels and washes their feet from a brass plate holding fruit and flowers. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at left with palms pressed together. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala sits nearby, and a photographer in a rust-red robe with a camera stands in the background. Several people are visible in total. The seated person is an appearance-based candidate; the image is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance cues are uncertain.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA padapuja at a house visit in a home with orange curtains and a wooden carved room divider. A seated figure in a maroon-red robe with white flower garlands, gold bangles and an upper-arm band smiles while a man in a white shirt with a coral-red bead necklace kneels and washes or anoints the seated person's bare feet, which rest in a shallow dish of red-orange petals. Two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas attend: one kneels beside the feet and the other sits behind on a chair. A standing young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver-and-white staff. A woman in a maroon sari stands at the left by a floral sofa, and a framed devotional picture hangs on the wall. A blue balloon and garlands decorate the room.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA home interior during a padapuja house visit: a person in a rust-red robe with white jasmine and red flower garlands sits on a wooden chair, holding a silver staff with a fan-like ornament, with gold armlets on the upper arm. A man in white with an orange-beaded necklace kneels at the feet, washing or honouring them over a brass plate with rose petals. Two shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange robes sit nearby, one in white dhoti with rudraksha beads. An older woman in a white sari stands at left. Behind them are orange curtains, a framed deity picture, a carved wooden screen and a vase of flowers.2014-07-07 +2 copies