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Photograph of a padapuja house visit in a domestic living room with a yellow wall. A man seated on an orange cushion wears red and white floral garlands, gold bangles, and an orange-red dhoti, and holds a silver staff with a ceremonial head. Two young boys in orange robes and garlands sit on a red patterned rug, one holding a small brass vessel. A woman in white with a garland pours liquid from a vessel over a brass plate held by a man in red. A woman in a red sari stands with hands folded in namaste at right, and a cameraman in orange clothing films from the background near a dining table with fruit. A mirror-backed shrine with garlands is visible at upper right.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A photo of a padapuja at a devotee's house, a domestic room with a red wall, brown sofas and a wooden cabinet. A seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red roses and bangles, holds a silver trident-like staff and rests bare feet on a brass tray of fruit and flowers. A woman in a red-and-yellow sari with a white forehead mark kneels and offers flowers at the feet, while a man in a red shirt and white dhoti kneels nearby and another young man in an orange shawl stands behind. Several standing and seated devotees, including a woman in a white shawl and an older woman, watch; a man in white with orange garland stands at the back. A cameraman in orange robes films.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure on an orange cushioned throne wears a red-and-orange robe, a white-and-red crown, layered red, orange and white flower garlands, and gold bangles, one arm raised to grip a silver rod. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and tripundra markings sit and stand, some wearing rudraksha malas. In front, a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with folded hands, while a woman in a pink-and-gold sari pours liquid from a small cup over a silver plate of offerings, and a young man in a checked shirt sits with palms joined. A deity murti and framed pictures sit on a shrine shelf behind, and a garland-decorated window frames the room.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA seated man in orange-and-maroon robes wears a red and yellow flower garland and holds a tall silver ceremonial staff upward with his right hand. Around him, several people kneel on a patterned rug before a brass plate and tray: a shaved-headed attendant in orange, a woman in a white sari with a striped border, and several children in pink, red and yellow outfits. A man in a white-and-striped shirt bends over a bowl of offerings. Behind them, a cameraman in orange robes films, a woman in an orange sari stands by the doorway, and a fruit platter and flowers sit on a table.2014-07-10A seated man in a maroon-red robe with gold border and a white flower garland holds a tall silver staff upward, appearing to perform a home puja. Gold bangles adorn his wrists and rudraksha beads hang at his chest. Beside him, a young monk in saffron robes and rudraksha mala sits on a mat, and a young girl in a cream sari with a red blouse kneels with palms joined and rudraksha mala. A woman in the lower right also joins her palms. Behind them a man in saffron robe with a camera stands in a living room with a sofa, bookshelf, brass lamps and a brass tray with offerings.2014-07-07 +1 copies