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A padapuja ritual in a home setting. A long-haired man seated on an orange-draped chair wears a maroon dhoti, layered gold necklaces, a white jasmine garland and a gold armband, and holds up a tall silver ceremonial staff. Before him a man in white kneels, washing or offering water over the seated man's feet from a silver plate holding fruit and flowers. Behind them two shaved-headed men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit, and a man in orange stands. Seated devotees on the left, including a woman in a white top with folded hands, watch. A man in orange near the top left takes a photograph. Wooden doors and windows are in the background. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a garland, though identity is uncertain from appearance.

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June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20A seated figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing a long white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and bangles, holds a long silver ceremonial staff upright while a line of people in white and orange attend a home ritual. Two shaved-headed men in orange sit on the floor with white tilak and rudraksha malas, one leaning forward with a bowl. A young man in white kneels at a brass plate of offerings, a woman in white with folded hands sits nearby, and seated devotees in the background watch in a tiled living room with a wooden door and fruit on a table. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive gold ornaments, consistent with a person candidate in a seated role of honour, though appearance is not conclusive.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20Indoor house-visit scene in a living room with cream walls, framed prints and a wooden console. A seated figure in a rust-brown robe with orange shawl, wearing a red and yellow marigold garland, sits on a raised orange-covered seat with an ornate silver staff beside him while his feet are being worshipped. Kneeling in front of him, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower in her hair performs padapuja, offering flowers and a brass plate of food. An older man in orange with folded hands and a white cloth over his shoulder kneels nearby. Behind them a young man in white sits with a rudraksha mala, a standing man in orange holds a camera, and several women in saris sit with folded hands along the wall. a person: the seated figure in the rust robe with garland and staff matches the page's noted presence, based on his ornate silver staff and garlands, though his face is not used for identification.2014-07-08A home interior where a seated figure in saffron and maroon robes, with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a garland of white flowers, receives padapuja from a kneeling devotee in white. The seated figure holds a tall silver staff and rests a bare foot on a metal plate of offerings. Two saffron-clad attendants with white forehead bands kneel nearby, while a priest in saffron with a shaved head pours from a vessel at the lower left. Family members in red, pink and maroon clothing stand and kneel along the back wall, and a man photographs the scene. Framed pictures hang on the walls and orange cloth covers the chair.2014-06-20A 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 photograph of a pada puja in an interior room with cream walls and an orange-cushioned seat. A man in white dhoti and shirt kneels at the feet of a seated figure wearing a red-brown robe with gold border and a white-and-red flower garland; the seated figure holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a lotus finial. A devotee in orange robes with rudraksha beads bends forward. A plate with water, flowers and offerings sits on the floor. Behind them, several men in white dhotis, orange robes and shaved heads stand watching. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in red-brown robes and garland, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold-bordered garment and central seated position in the puja.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A photograph inside a home room during a padapuja at a house visit. A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red and gold garment, a crown-like adornment absent, and a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange cushion with bare feet extended while a devotee places offerings on a brass plate. Multiple marigold and red garlands are draped over the seated figure. Nearby, a woman in a red blouse and an older man in orange robes press their palms together in namaskar. A standing attendant in white dhoti holds a tall silver trident, and another attendant in orange kneels beside. Several people in white and red sit or stand in the background near framed pictures and a wall map.2014-07-08July 01 20142014-07-01