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A photograph of a house entrance during a padapuja house visit. A figure in an orange saffron garment with bare upper body walks along a red carpet strewn with yellow petals toward a doorway, carrying a flat wooden tray. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds white garlands, and a young man in white with a sandalwood-marked forehead and rudraksha mala stands at left. A woman in a cream and green-bordered sari holds a brass plate with a kalasha and flowers at right. Marigold garlands hang on the gate and a pink wall. Four people are visible.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A photo of a pada puja procession at the entrance of a pink and orange house in Bangalore. On the left, a young man with a shaved head wears white dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged cloth, holding a silver staff. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a garland. A boy in a red kurta stands behind them. In the centre, a man with a shaved head in an orange robe and red-orange waist cloth carries a wooden tray of flower petals over a red carpet strewn with yellow petals. On the right, a woman in a white and green-bordered saree carries a brass plate with flowers and an orange cloth. Colourful streamers hang in the doorway, and a small garlanded shrine hangs by the wall.2014-07-07June 27 20142014-06-27July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard scene at a house visit: a monastic in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of red and yellow flowers stands on a floral-strewn red mat while a devotee in white kneels and touches the ground before him. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas and white saris stand with folded hands, a man in white holds a brass tray with a lotus-like offering, and a monk with a shaved head in white robes and rudraksha beads stands at left. Iron gate, potted plant and apartment building behind.2014-06-27A procession outside a house decorated with a red, white and green striped awning and banana plants at the entrance. Several saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas walk in front, one in a white dhoti with a yellow border and gold-toned trim. Behind them a man in a white kurta and dhoti and a woman in an orange sari carry trays of flowers and fruit, with a woman in a red sari also present. Orange and yellow petals and rangoli-style patterns are scattered on the ground, and more people stand inside the doorway.2014-06-26A photograph of a street procession of devotees carrying offerings during a pada puja at a house. A bare-headed man in a saffron-and-maroon dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together. Women in white and cream saris carry covered woven baskets decorated with flowers and fruit, and a young girl in an orange sari holds a steel tray of petals. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds up a long garland of red and white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand behind, and a pink building with a red shutter forms the backdrop.2014-06-26March 03 20112011-03-03July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor temple procession on a red-and-cream carpet under a red canopy with draped white cloth. A boy in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a brass tray of flowers and garlands. Behind him, a bearded man in white with a white flower garland and orange shawl stands beside a woman in an orange sannyasi robe, orange head wrap and rudraksha mala, who extends her hand. A child in white kneels in the foreground. Men in white dhotis, a drummer and a man in orange-and-green shawl stand nearby, with decorated umbrellas and a golden pillar at right. Photo credit line reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , Source Nithyanandapedia2006-12-31December 11 20112011-12-11