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Photo inside a home room during a padapuja devotee gathering. A woman in a green-and-red flower garland strung with yellow marigolds and white jasmine holds a tall silver trident (trishul) and faces the camera; she wears bangles and gold earrings. Around her a crowd of devotees presses in with palms joined in namaskar, several women in white and cream saris with gold borders, one in a purple top, and a few men in white. An elderly man in white bends low, forehead nearly to the floor, while a young boy in white dhoti and rudraksha mala kneels at the front. A saffron-robed sannyasi with shaved head and orange garments stands behind the crowd holding a paper. A lit oil lamp glows in the lower left, flower petals lie on the floor, and garlanded framed pictures hang on the right wall.

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A padapuja ritual in a home interior with green walls and a wooden cabinet draped with garlands. A seated figure in orange-saffron dhoti and bare chest, wearing a long red and white flower garland with lemons, bracelets and a ceremonial silver trident held upright, is the central figure; the bare-chested figure with ornate bangles and garland fits the cues for a person, seated and smiling. In front, an elderly man in white kneels and bows his head toward a seated woman, with another man in white and red shawl pressing hands together. Around them, many devotees in white and yellow saris, and saffron-clad men with shaved heads, stand with palms joined. A small flame burns on the floor among flower petals.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a devotional home visit. A seated figure in saffron-orange and red robes, wearing a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangles, holds a silver trident aloft. Kneeling before him, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a girl hold a lit oil lamp in a puja, while a man in white kneels with folded hands. Other devotees and sannyasis in orange stand around with hands joined. Marigolds and offerings lie on a plate on the floor, with incense smoke rising in a turquoise-walled room with a wooden door. The seated figure is described as a person by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03