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A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in progress. A long-haired man seated on an orange cushion wears an orange-and-gold robe, a garland of white and red flowers, multiple rudraksha beads, and gold bangles; he holds a silver staff raised overhead and a green leaf bundle in his right hand. Nearby, a man in a white shirt kneels and washes the feet of a woman in a pink patterned sari who holds a small child, while another young girl watches. Behind them, saffron-robed young men in orange and white garments stand and sit, and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stands with hands folded in namaskar. Brass vessels and a plate with offerings sit on the floor. The appearance-based label applies only if the qualifying cues are clear: the seated man shows long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, so he is a person candidate in the central ceremonial role.

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June 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-and-gold saffron garment, layered red, white and green flower garlands, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, extends a hand toward a tall silver ritual stand while sitting on an orange cushion. a person, in appearance-based identification with long swept hair, saffron-gold clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments. Before the figure, a man in a white shirt kneels and holds a brass plate with offerings, and seated devotees including a young girl in pink and a woman in a red sari with a child wait nearby. Several shaven-headed sannyasis in orange robes sit behind, and a crowd of standing men in white shirts watches. This is a padapuja or pada puja foot-worship ritual in a hall with orange seating.2014-06-21June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a padapuja in a room with lilac walls and an air cooler. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and pink rose garland, heavy gold necklaces and gold armband, sits on a red-cushioned seat holding a silver staff, with a flower garland on the upright wooden peetha. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in an orange sari with a jasmine flower in her hair, bow and offer water and flowers at his feet from a silver plate. Onlookers in white and pastel clothes line the room, and a young child stands at left. Two of the people closest to the seat are seated on the floor, with a metal bowl of offerings in front.2014-06-21 +1 copies