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Indoor house-visit ritual in a living room with a red accent wall and staircase at left. A seated figure in orange and red robes, adorned with a white-and-red flower garland, bangles and a gold armlet, holds a silver trident-topped staff and sits on a low seat with a fruit-laden plate before him. A woman in a white sari with red border holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward him while a man in a red shirt and white dhoti presses palms together. Around them standing and seated devotees fold hands in anjali; a woman in red sari and an older man in red shirt stand at left, and several white-clad men with rudraksha-style garlands are behind. A cameraman films at right.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a home in Bangalore, with a seated figure in orange-red robes, long swept-back hair, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style white and red flower garland holds a silver trident and receives a flame. A woman in a red-and-white sari with a dark beaded necklace holds a lit aarti lamp toward a seated man in a red shirt with his hands folded. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls and garlands stand with palms pressed together near a sofa draped in orange cloth. A tray of fruit and flowers sits in front, and pink and white garlands decorate the wall at right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in orange-red robes receiving puja; appearance cues are the long swept-back hair, gold bangles, orange robes and garland.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's home in a living room with red walls and brown sofas. A figure seated on an orange-draped armchair, wearing an orange-red robe, gold armbands and a long garland of white and red flowers, holds a silver staff and extends a foot onto a brass plate of fruit, flowers and offerings. Before him, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti sits on the floor beside a woman in white with a lit oil lamp in hand. A young boy in saffron and a teen in white with garlands sit near the plate. Behind them, several people in white with orange shawls stand with hands folded, a cameraman in a saffron wrap films, and a woman in red sits on the left. A pink garland hangs on the right wall.2014-07-07 +1 copies