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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red seats. In the centre, a man in a cream dhoti and shirt with a vertical tilak and glasses ties a red thread to a woman in an orange saree who sits with her back to the camera. Nearby, a woman in a pink and red saree and a man in a maroon kurta, both wearing red and white flower garlands, sit on white cloth. Behind them, more participants in white and red garments and red-bordered shawls sit among rows of red chairs. Small clay oil lamps sit on green leaves in the foreground. The scene resembles a wedding-style ceremony with thread-tying and garlands.

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December 20 20122012-12-20Indoor photo of a wedding-style ceremony (Pada Puja / Tirukalyanam setting) in a seated audience hall. In the foreground, a man in a cream dhoti and shawl wearing a multi-strand red and white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads sits beside a woman in a green sari. Behind them, a man in a beige kurta and glasses ties a red thread on a man in white with a marigold garland, while a woman in orange and another in white assist. Audience members in white with red shawls sit and stand in the background. Ceremonial details include a green leaf plate with offerings at lower right.2012-12-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a home in Coimbatore. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and a fresh white and red flower garland sits on a silver-framed chair, raising a hand near a silver ceremonial staff. Before the chair, a devotee couple sits on a patterned mat: the man in a white shirt with red suspenders, the woman in a white sari with pink border holding a lit oil lamp and offering flowers. Saffron-robed monastics with rudraksha malas sit behind them, and standing onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watch, one holding a camera, while a man in a red-scarved white kurta sits in the lower right with hands folded.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18June 19 20132013-06-19September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of a devotee pada puja in a home. A seated man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a black rudraksha mala and glasses, holds flower garlands and leaves. Beside him, a woman in an orange-red silk saree with gold border and a jasmine flower in her hair holds leaves and white flowers. On the left, a bare-headed monastic in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sits near a seated figure's feet. Several saffron-robed attendants stand in the background, and a red and gold cloth covers the floor with scattered petals and flowers. A wall fan is visible at top left.2014-06-26June 19 20132013-06-19