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Indoor home shrine room with pale green walls and green patterned curtains. A figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red-and-orange flower garlands sits at left, holding a long silver staff topped with a silver ornament, with a bare-bodied man in orange cloth and a standing man in white to the side. Several people in orange or white clothing kneel on a cream sheet around a brass plate; a woman in orange sari and a girl in red and blue sit in front of them. A standing crowd of women in saris and men in white and orange watches from the right. Framed portraits and a deity murti are on the wall and shelf. This is a pada puja ritual during a house visit.

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June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a home interior during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A figure seated on a red-cushioned chair at right wears a saffron wrap, a white flower garland, red floral garland, gold bangle on the upper arm, and holds a tall ceremonial staff with a round top. Three seated and standing devotees face them: a man in a white sleeveless top and saffron cloth kneels with a metal plate, a woman in a white sari with gold border presses her palms together, and a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits nearby. Standing onlookers in white dhotis, orange robes and colourful saris fill the room, with framed photographs on the wall behind and an open doorway.2014-07-01June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home with pale green walls and a staircase. A man in a red-orange robe with a red and yellow flower garland sits on a cushion at right, holding a long silver staff, while an attendant in orange stands behind him holding the staff upright. Before him, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp, flame raised, above a brass plate of red and white flower petals. Seated seekers with palms pressed together line the left side, including a woman in an orange sari and women in pink and white. A standing man in orange with a camera watches nearby. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls. Ritual pada puja style worship in a house visit.2014-06-22 +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 home interior during a padapuja house visit, a devotional ritual in a living room. A man seated on a red-and-gold cushioned chair at the right wears a long dark braid, a garland of white flowers, rudraksha beads, orange-red robes and gold armbands; he holds a long silver-topped staff. Facing him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl kneels beside a small lit oil lamp flame on the floor. A young girl in a green dress and a woman in a red sari stand nearby, and a row of devotees with folded hands, including women in saris and a man in white, watch from the back. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall and a camera operator in an orange-and-gold outfit stands at the top right.2014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a domestic pada puja in a home in Pudukkotai. A person in a red-and-maroon robe with a white floral garland and red flower garland sits on a red-upholstered ornate chair, holding a tall silver staff upright while smiling. Seated on a striped colourful mat, an orange-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala tends a small flame in a brass vessel. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits with palms joined in front of a tray of flower petals and garlands. Behind them, a white-clad devotee and orange-robed attendants stand with hands folded, and framed family photographs hang on the pale yellow wall.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +2 copies