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A padapuja in a brick-walled room with a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban and orange robes sits in a wooden chair with his palms pressed together in namaste, his feet resting on a silver plate. Seated on rugs before him are devotees: a woman in a pink and orange sari with a young child in orange, a woman in white with a red bindi and beaded necklace, an older woman in white with glasses, a man in white with a lanyard, and a bald man in orange. A silver tray holds small brass vessels and a tray of fruit and sweets sits on a low table at left. Oil lamps, a wooden armchair and a red cushioned chair complete the scene.

January 28 2010

A padha puja in a brick-walled room. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange turban and orange robes, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, his bare feet visible. Seated on the floor in front of a pooja tray, a woman in an orange blouse and pink bandhani skirt pours water from a small vessel over a brass plate of flowers, while a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala assists. Behind them, saffron-robed men sit with hands folded, and an older man in white and an older woman with folded hands look on. A small boy in orange sits at right. A table holds bowls of apples and sweets, and a white cloth drapes a side table.

A photograph of a pada puja in a brick-walled room at a devotee's house. A man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a cushioned chair with palms pressed together, while a bare foot rests on a silver plate being washed by a devotee kneeling before him. Other seated figures wear orange robes, white clothes and a yellow shawl, and several women in white saris with red borders, one in a pink and orange sari, watch with hands folded. A tray holds apples, sweets and a bowl of rose petals, with a steel flask nearby. A framed picture hangs on the brick wall and a wooden cabinet sits at the right.

A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, sitting on a white cushioned seat with his palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. Around him on the floor sit several devotees: women in white saris and men in white dhotis with yellow and green borders, some with hands folded in prayer and others holding brass plates of offerings. A brass thali with flowers and fruit sits in the foreground, and a red wooden box with small items stands on the white table behind. The room has cream walls, a wooden cabinet and orange draping. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame. Visible physical people number about ten.

January 24 2010

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A seated group in a small pale-yellow room gathers for a pada pooja at a devotee's home. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a white-draped sofa, palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him another saffron-robed person in orange kneels and offers something from a tray. Devotees sit on a patterned rug: a woman in white with a mala, a man in a gold-embroidered kurta, an older man in white, and several women and girls in white and yellow sarees. Flowers in a vase, a tray of fruit and a folded red cloth lie on the floor. The saffron-robed figure on the sofa is an appearance-based a person candidate, marked by long hair, saffron robe and garland cues.

August 02 2009

January 24 2010

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne with gilded carved armrests. Devotees in white and yellow kneel or sit before him with hands in anjali mudra, while others sit in front with silver trays of fruit, flowers and small offering bowls. Behind the throne is a wooden box with brass fittings and a window with pink walls in the room. Several people are visible, including a man in white at the right, a woman in yellow and a bald man in white in the front row.

A padapuja ritual in a red-walled hall with gold-carved thrones. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits leaning back on a gold and red throne, his bare foot extended over a brass tray. Devotees kneel before him with palms pressed together: a man in yellow dhoti and a woman in white with a yellow shawl, plus a bald man in a light blue shirt with hands folded. Brass plates holding apples, pink lotus flowers and small oil lamps surround the tray. A priest in white stands in the doorway behind, and another figure sits on the floor at right.

November 15 2010