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October 14 2008

October 14 2008

A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala sits in a wooden chair in a small room, his bare feet resting on an orange cloth spread with rice. Around him sit about eight devotees in orange and saffron robes, several with white tilak on their foreheads, two holding a brass trident-topped staff and a steel flask. Fruit, a plate of food and a banana bunch sit on a side table, and strands of white flower garlands hang from the ceiling. A pada puja scene in a home setting.

Photograph of an indoor home-darshan gathering in a light-coloured room. A man with a shaved head and red head-cloth, wearing a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, sits on a wooden chair at left, smiling and gesturing toward the seated group. Several people sit on the floor at the lower edge with their backs partly turned, one in a red shawl and another in blue. Centre: a deity murti, dressed in red and gold cloth with a peacock-feather backdrop, sits on a gilded arched throne draped in red. In front are fruit trays of apples, bananas, oranges and sweets, flowers, and a brass lamp. At right, a framed portrait labelled with a readable caption, garlanded with orange and white flowers, sits on a pink-and-gold cloth-covered table with a lamp and orange roses. Setting suggests a satsang or puja.

Indoor home ceremony in a bright living room with white walls and a framed artwork. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red headcloth and a long rudraksha-style mala stands at center, arm outstretched, with ash and tilak marks on his forehead. Several people sit on the floor in front, including a woman in a red and gold sari, a man in white dhoti, a bald man in white, and a younger man bare-chested with a white dhoti. A woman in a green and red sari stands at right beside a large round wooden drum-like plate.

A photograph inside a home interior during a padapuja house visit. A figure with long hair swept back, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, rich gold-coloured bangles and armlet, and a white-and-red garland, sits on a raised seat holding a silver staff and touching it with one hand. Seated on the floor in front are two young boys in saffron-orange robes and a man in white with a grey-streaked beard, a boy in white, and a woman in a dark red sari with gold border, all holding flowers and leaves. Behind them stands a woman in a brown sari and a man in an orange shawl holding a camera. Wooden carved deity murtis, a hanging brass bell and a shelf are visible on the right. Rose petals and a marigold-and-white garland decorate the seat. The figure in the seat is.

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October 11 2010

A indoor photo of a seated woman in a red-brown sari with a yellow-and-red garland of marigolds and roses, hands folded in namaste, while a plate of flowers is offered at her feet. Behind her, a standing priest in white dhoti holds a long ceremonial staff and bell, and attendants in saffron and orange cloth stand or kneel with hands in prayer. A man in orange robes and white shawl sits at left with palms pressed together, and a woman in red sits at bottom left. A framed picture hangs on the wall, with a rug on the floor.

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October 14 2008

A 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.

A photograph of a home pada pooja in an indoor room with white walls. A seated woman in a rust-red and gold sari with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads holds a fruit, while a young priest in orange and gold cloth holds a brass tray of bananas and apples. A bearded man in a white shirt and red-and-white shawl holds an apple above a paper plate. A woman in a black top and floral scarf sits in front with bananas. A young attendant in white dhoti stands at left, and a shaved-headed youth in orange cloth stands behind with papers. Several onlookers in casual clothes, including a woman in a blue floral sari, stand at the back.

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