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June 07 2015

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June 21 20152015-06-21Photo of a seated figure in a brown leather armchair, wearing a rust-orange turban, bare-chested with an orange-and-brown wrap, a white and orange flower garland, and beaded bracelets, smiling and extending a hand over a wooden tray of oranges and silver-toned ritual trays. Standing women in white and cream ritual clothes, one with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala, stand around him, while a man in a lilac shirt kneels with palms pressed together holding an orange.2015-06-07June 07 20152015-06-07June 07 20152015-06-07A padapuja at a home in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure in orange-red robes, a red turban and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver-and-gold chair and reaches toward a wooden tray of fruit. Around them, devotees with folded hands crowd close and kneel, including a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a pink sari with blue border. Several young men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand behind, and one man in a striped shirt leans in. A man at the back photographs the scene with a camera. Flower garlands of white and red hang near the seated figure. The room has white walls and a small window with a wooden frame.2014-07-03A seated figure in an orange-red sari and matching red-orange turban sits on an ornate gilt throne with a heart-shaped red cushion, holding hands raised in blessing. Around them, devotees in saffron-robed sannyasi attire and white dhotis crowd close; one bearded elderly man in white with ash marks, several women in red and blue saris, and a man in a striped shirt kneel and fold their hands. A wooden tray with fruit and flower offerings sits before the throne, and a photographer in an orange cloth is visible in the background. The scene reads as a padapuja with devotees honouring the seated figure, whose appearance is consistent with the page's context but not clearly established, so the identity is left uncertain.2014-07-03A seated priest in a rust-red turban, bare-shouldered with an orange-gold wrap, and wearing a white and orange flower garland and orange bangles, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a pink shirt. A woman in white with a red bindi and red bangles watches, and a small girl in a purple skirt holds an orange. An orange and oranges sit on a tray in front, along with a small wooden box and a white paper slip. Behind them stand other people, one holding a child, in a hall with black curtains. The scene suggests a blessing ritual with fruit offerings.2015-06-07July 03 20142014-07-03November 20 20142014-11-20July 04 20142014-07-04A seated figure in an orange turban and saffron-red robe, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, smiles broadly from a brown leather chair while receiving an orange from a man in a white short-sleeved shirt. Wooden trays before the chair hold oranges, bangles, sweets and rudraksha malas. Standing women in white and cream garments, one wearing a saffron-red shawl, and a woman with a red-orange shawl and orange garland look on.2015-06-07August 02 20152015-08-02