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Indoor padapuja at a devotee's house in a small room with a split air conditioner and a shrine cabinet. A central seated figure wears a red-orange robe, a red and white flower garland, and a bracelet, and sits on an orange-draped chair; a tall silver trident stands beside him. a person cues are the swept-back long dark hair and the saffron-orange robe with a floral garland, but identity is uncertain. Around him, shaven-headed sannyasis in orange with rudraksha malas sit on the floor, and a woman in a purple sari and several elderly women in saris and a man in a white shirt with glasses kneel or sit with hands pressed in prayer. A brass plate with offerings and an oil lamp rests on the orange cloth. A framed portrait with a garland hangs in the shrine behind, and a man in orange stands in the doorway.

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A home shrine room during a padapuja house visit. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a deep red-orange robe, rudraksha-style beads, gold bangles and a fresh red and white flower garland, sits on an orange-draped seat holding a tall silver ceremonial staff. Seated devotees on the floor, including a woman in a magenta sari and a woman in an orange sari, join palms in prayer while a figure in orange kneels before a lit oil lamp and offerings on a tray. Elderly seated devotees watch at right beside wall shelves with small deity murti and a framed picture. a person is seated at left as the central figure receiving padapuja.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home room during a padapuja. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a deep red-maroon dhoti and a large red-and-white marigold garland, sits on an orange cushion holding a silver trident-topped staff, while a woman in a red sari washes his feet from a brass plate with orange cloth spread on the floor. Around them sit devotees: shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas, women in saris, and an older man in white kurta and a bearded man in white dhoti with bead necklace. A framed portrait with garland hangs on the wall beside a small shrine altar with hanging bells, and a photographer with a camera stands at the right edge.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesIndoor photograph of a pada puja house visit in a plain blue-walled room. A seated man in orange robes with a red-and-white-and-green flower garland holds a tall silver trident and smiles, with gold bangles on his wrist. A woman in a purple blouse and white sari holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate toward him, and a man in white shirt and glasses sits beside her with hands near the plate. Two seated men in white at left have hands pressed together in namaste, and a row of seated devotees, including women and children, sits on striped mats. A standing shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron robes and rudraksha mala behind the seated figure holds his palms together, and another orange-robed attendant sits near the doorway. Calendars and a framed deity picture hang on the walls, with flowers scattered on the floor.2014-06-22A photograph of a pada puja in a small home room. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armband, raises a silver trident above a low orange-draped seat strewn with white flowers. Before him, a shaven-headed devotee in orange sits with folded hands. A younger shaven-headed attendant in white dhoti and shawl stands center holding a red-and-white bag. Along the left, a row of devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis stand and sit with palms pressed together, while a woman in a pink sari sits in the foreground. A dark wooden door framed with marigold and leaf garlands and a framed picture on the wall complete the scene.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe and red and white flower garlands plus a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange sofa holding a silver trident aloft. Seated on the floor in front, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe bends forward, and another shaved-headed man in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth kneels at the right. Around them, devotees including women in saffron, purple and white saris and men in white dhotis and a light-blue checked shirt sit close together. A standing young man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads watches. Flower garlands hang above the sofa, a brass plate sits on the floor, and a wall shelf holds framed pictures and books. Printed and Source , which is omitted from the text list2014-06-26July 03 20142014-07-03