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Indoor house visit with a seated ritual. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair wears a red-orange robe, a saffron shawl, a flower garland and gold armbands and bangles, seated on an orange cushion. Before him on a white cloth is a brass plate with flowers and fruit, and a small oil lamp burns on the floor. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits at the centre, with two women in red and orange saris with hands joined in prayer at left. Behind them, two young attendants in saffron and white stand, one holding a tall trident-topped staff, and a stairway with wooden railing runs along the left wall.

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July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a home visit ritual indoors beside a staircase with dark wooden railings. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti sits on the floor holding a lit oil lamp, performing aarti near a seated man on the right wearing an orange-red shawl, a large orange floral garland, and gold armbands and bracelets; his eyes are closed. A young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beside the lamp, and two standing attendants in white and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a tall trident. A woman in red and a woman in orange sit in the foreground with hands folded in prayer. A tray of fruit and flower petals rests on the floor. Two seated men and a few women are visible, with the seated man in the orange shawl a possible a person candidate whose appearance is not conclusive.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a home interior during a pada puja house visit. A seated man in orange and gold garments with a flower garland and gold armlets sits on an orange cushion at right, his bare feet offered toward a tray of fruit and flowers on a white cloth. A shirtless man in a white dhoti performs a ritual with a lit oil lamp held near the seated man's feet. Two young attendants in orange and white stand behind, one holding a tall silver trident-like staff. A woman in a red blouse sits with palms joined at lower left, and another woman in pink sits near the staircase. Marble stairs with a wooden railing are at left, and white walls surround the room. The seated man's identity is not established from appearance; he is described by his role as the honoured guest receiving pada puja.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph inside a plain room during a house-visit pada puja. A man with long swept-back hair, a floral marigold garland, a gold armband and orange-and-saffron cloth sits on an orange cushioned seat, with a tall silver staff beside him. In front, a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp over a white cloth scattered with petals. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits nearby with hands folded, a woman in red and orange sari kneels with palms pressed together, and an older woman in a magenta sari sits at right. A man in orange with a camera photographs the scene, and an elderly man in white stands in a doorway. A small fruit and flower offering rests on a plate at lower left.2014-07-08A domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A man seated on an orange cushion at right wears an orange robe, a red-orange garland, rudraksha mala and gold armlets, with a gold bracelet on his wrist. A shirtless priest in white dhoti kneels on a white cloth, washing the feet of the seated man from a silver plate of flowers and fruit. A woman in a magenta sari and a woman in a red blouse with orange sari sit nearby with hands together. Behind, two young male attendants in orange and white stand, one holding a silver trident, and a tray of fruit sits on a wooden stand. A staircase and tiled floor complete the room. a person is the seated man, identified by orange robes, garland, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments.2014-07-08A photograph of a pada puja in a tiled domestic room. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on the floor at left, holding a lit camphor flame in a small brass dish toward a seated figure on the right. That seated figure wears a long orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, a gold armlet and bracelets, and a rust-orange cloth wrap, with a tilak on the forehead and swept-back dark hair; he sits on an orange cushion beside a wooden tray of fruit and flowers. Behind them, a young boy in orange robes with rudraksha beads kneels holding a plate, while two standing young men in white and orange cloth stand near a silver staff with a finial.2014-07-08A photograph of a house-visit ritual indoors on a grey marble floor. A man with a bare chest and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, sits cross-legged holding a lit oil lamp flame toward an elder seated on an orange cushioned sofa. The seated elder wears a flower garland, orange and maroon robes with gold border, gold armbands and bangles, a rudraksha mala, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them two young attendants stand: one in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads, the other in orange robes holding a tall silver staff with a ornate top. A seated attendant in orange robes beside a wooden box with offerings and a brass plate of flowers completes the scene. a person is the seated elder in orange and maroon, shown receiving the pada puja.2014-07-08A seated man in an orange-red garment with a bright orange flower garland, gold armbands and bangles, receives a lit oil lamp (aarti) from a bare-chested man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala. A young monk in saffron robe holds a silver plate, a woman in red and orange sari sits with hands folded, and an older man in white stands behind. Padapuja and house visit atmosphere; a silver pole stands beside the seated figure.2014-07-08