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A photo of a paduka puja-style blessing on a ship's atrium. A figure seated on an ornate silver-framed throne draped in leopard print and a leopard-print headwrap, wearing orange-brown robes and white pearl beads, places one hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white shorts who presses his palms together. A woman in a white t-shirt kneels with hands joined in the foreground. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes with orange sashes watch, and a silver tray with offerings sits nearby. Yellow shag rugs and drapes frame the scene.

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A pada puja ceremony on a stage. A long-haired figure in a striped tiger-print garment with orange drape and a tall beaded crown sits on a red velvet throne with a gold lion-headed armrest, extending hands toward a kneeling girl in a maroon dress with a red garland. A man in white dhoti with folded hands and glasses stands before them beside a young boy in white. A saffron-robed priest holds a plate with fruit and a second robed man holds an offering tray behind. Floral offerings and a decorated deity figure appear in the background, along with a large screen. Six or more people are visible.2012-12-20A house-visit padapuja in a living room. A seated man with long swept-back hair, orange and maroon robes, rudraksha-style beaded adornments, bangles and a white flower garland sits with palms joined in prayer on an orange-draped couch. Two people in white clothes kneel at his feet: a woman in white with a red shawl washes his feet from a brass plate, and a man in white with glasses assists. Behind them stand two shaved-headed young sannyasis in saffron robes and white flower garlands, one holding a tall silver staff. A sofa with a white flower garland hangs in the background.2014-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 16 20122012-12-16December 24 20122012-12-24December 16 20122012-12-16July 21 20132013-07-21December 16 20122012-12-16May 09 20152015-05-09A photograph of a ritual blessing on a leopard-print mat. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold-coloured waist cloth sits and raises his hand over the head of a seated man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers, who kneels with hands folded. The officiant holds a small silver-coloured object in his other hand. Behind them, a seated audience in red and white clothing and red shawls watches; a lit green-framed sign and a framed photo of a flower-decorated figure appear to the side. The officiant's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2012-12-16November 26 20142014-11-26December 16 20122012-12-16December 17 20122012-12-17