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2002 - Pada puja and blessing citizens in Salem

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July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a fresh flower garland and a beaded mala, holds a tall silver staff with a lotus-topped finial in a yellow-walled room. Two young saffron-clad attendants sit near him. Before him, an older man in white kneels and bows, and a woman in an orange-and-brown patterned sari sits beside him with hands folded. Standing behind them are a man in a grey shirt, a man in white with an orange shawl and red garland, a woman in an orange sari, other women in saris and a man in a checked shirt. A framed portrait with flowers is visible in the background. The seated figure's face and bearing show an appearance consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the cues are limited, so the identity is left unsure.2014-07-10Indoor photo of a home visit in a yellow-walled living room with a cream sofa. A bare-chested figure in orange-red saffron cloth, with multiple rudraksha malas and gold bangles, sits on the right holding a red apple, with a garlanded attendant in orange behind him. An elderly man in white kurta and pants, holding a walking cane and wearing a mala, sits on a stool, while an elderly woman in white sari and glasses stands in front of him. A woman in a teal sari and a child in a striped shirt stand at left, and a young man in a checked shirt stands behind. a person: the bare-chested figure in saffron with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments is the central ritual presenter at this padapuja house visit.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor house visit in a bright room with wooden-framed windows and a patterned floor rug. In the foreground, a woman with grey hair in a pink sari with a gold border kneels and reaches to take a red fruit from a seated figure dressed in saffron-orange robes with a yellow shawl and a white flower garland. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his hands pressed together. Other people in orange and white attire, including a woman in orange with grey hair and several men in white dhotis and saffron shawls, stand or sit around the room, some holding red fruit. The seated figure in orange is a devotee's host, presented here as a priest-like attendant; no further identity is asserted.2010-02-18July 09 20122012-07-09August 08 20092009-08-08A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and bare-shouldered saffron wrap, wearing a layered orange and white flower garland and orange bangles, smiles while holding a whole orange toward a kneeling man in a white polo shirt and white-framed glasses who presses his palms together. Oranges fill a wooden tray in the foreground. Behind them, women in white and green saris wear beaded necklaces and stand watching in a plain room with a ceiling fan. The appearance of the seated figure, with orange turban, saffron clothing and garland, is consistent with the a person cues, though not certain.2015-06-07Indoor photo in a hall with ceiling fans, tiled walls and windows. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits at left, seen partly from behind, with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. A woman in a yellow floral saree with red blouse and a bindi bends forward with cupped hands, receiving something. Behind her stand a man in white shirt and white trousers and a woman in white apron-style uniform. A row of smiling women in saris, including one in purple dupatta and one in white, watch from the right, several wearing ID badges. The page identifies this as a person Spurana convention day, but no programme text is visible.2006-12-15October 15 20082008-10-152002 - Pada puja and blessing citizens in SalemAugust 15 20142014-08-15August 22 20122012-08-22