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Indoor padapuja in a white-walled room with a barred window and open doorway. A figure seated on a red-draped throne at left wears a red-orange turban, garlands of white flowers and orange blossoms, gold bangles and a deep red-orange robe, and holds a silver staff. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing press palms together, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits on a patterned mat before a lit oil lamp, and rose petals are scattered on the floor. A photographer in white stands among the devotees and a few young men in orange robes stand nearby. Standing devotees in white clothes also fold their hands at the back of the room.

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July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in a maroon-red turban and maroon garments wears a white and orange-red flower garland and gold bangles, holding a long silver staff with a rounded top. He sits on a red-draped throne-like seat before a woman in white sari with orange shawl seated on a patterned mat, with a lit oil lamp flame, a brass plate of fruit and flower petals in front. Around them devotees in white dhotis and saris stand and sit with folded hands in a padapuja setting; a photographer in white takes pictures near a window. A brass object lies at the lower left and rose petals are scattered on the mat.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesA padapuja in a plain white-walled room with barred windows. A seated figure on the left wears a rust-red turban and orange-red dhoti, with a long white and orange-red flower garland, gold bangles and a silver staff topped with a round ornament held upright. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor around offerings of bananas, apples, coconut halves, oranges and a plate of red flowers. A woman in white with an orange shawl presses her palms together, a man in white beside her holds a small metal vessel, and an older woman in white with folded hands sits to the right. Saffron-robed young men with rudraksha malas sit in the background, and standing men in white and orange stand near the doorway.2014-07-03A padapuja ritual in a small room with cream walls and a window. A seated figure in a rust-red turban and red-orange robe, wearing white and orange flower garlands and orange beaded bangles, holds a long silver staff upright and raises a hand. Before him a woman in white sari with an orange border sits with palms joined in prayer, flanked by offerings of fruit, a coconut, red flower petals and a brass plate. Around them saffron-robed young boys with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, and white-clad devotees, including older women and a man in white shirt holding a small brass vessel, watch or join in.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A small whitewashed room during a padapuja at a devotee's home. A figure seated on an ornate gold-and-silver throne wears an orange-red turban and a red-and-orange robe, a garland of white and red flowers, and gold bangles, with hands joined in greeting. Before the throne a man in a saffron robe and rudraksha mala holds a flaming oil lamp and offers it; a woman in a white sari with a red blouse kneels nearby with hands folded, and a girl in white kneels beside her. Scattered pink petals lie on a patterned mat. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis stand and sit along the wall, one holding a camera, and a man in orange stands at the doorway with other figures in saffron behind him. Small devotional pictures hang on the right wall.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of an indoor ritual in a small room with a gold-curtained doorway and framed pictures on the wall. A figure seated on the left wears orange-saffron robes, a garland of white jasmine and pink flowers, and holds a tall silver ceremonial staff with a round finial. Before him, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits with palms joined in namaste, beside a woman in a white and gold sari lighting an oil lamp on a brass plate with red flowers. Behind them, several people in orange and white clothing stand and sit, including a woman in a blue sari on the right and a woman in purple on the far right, and a man photographs with a camera. Orange drapes and an orange cloth lie on the seat.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03