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A seated woman in an orange-draped armchair is almost buried under a heaped mound of pink and red flower petals, wearing red and yellow garlands and a white flower crown. She holds a silver trident (trishul) upright beside her and smiles. To her left, a man in a maroon and orange ochre robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands beside a tray with offerings, adjusting a sacred mark on his forehead. At right, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and black beaded necklace stands with hands pressed together. Brass vessels and a small offering lie on the floor. The scene appears to be a flower-honouring or padapuja-style ceremony in a room with a wooden chair and a window with blinds.

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A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony indoors. A seated figure in an orange-draped wooden chair is almost buried under a large heap of pink and white flower petals, with garlands of red, orange and white flowers around their neck and head. A bald man in a brown dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands beside the chair, holding a trident-topped staff. Two women stand at left, one in red and one in orange, one holding folded hands near a tray of fruit and flowers. At right a woman in a white sari with gold bangles and beaded necklaces leans forward, reaching into the petals. At lower left a man in a white shirt with a red garland and tilak sits partially visible. A framed photograph is on the wall behind. Overall the setting is a cream-walled room with bamboo blinds.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photo of a padapuja scene in a domestic room with a cream wall and a wooden blind on the window. A seated figure in a red-brown garment with a long garland of pink and white flowers and yellow marigold, with a silver trishul held upright, sits on an orange-draped wooden sofa covered with pink petals. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red beaded mala bends over the petals, and a devotee in white lies prostrate at the lower right. Behind, a bald man in a saffron-orange garment with a dark rudraksha mala stands beside the sofa. A red-and-orange upholstered chair sits at the right.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A domestic devotional scene in a home room where devotees perform a pada puja. A woman in a red and gold sari and a man in a white shirt kneel and hold an oil lamp near the feet of a seated woman who is nearly covered in pink and white petals and red and yellow flower garlands; she holds a silver trishul and gestures with one hand. Behind them, a bald man in an ochre robe with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, while young men in saffron robes and white dhotis stand with palms joined. A framed portrait with a flower garland hangs on the wall, and a rolled bamboo blind covers the window.2014-07-01A photo inside a home where a seated person in a green-and-gold ornate garment is surrounded and covered with pink and white rose petals and red flower garlands, with yellow marigold strands. Several saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand and kneel around the seated figure, one holding a silver trident aloft. Devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered clothing kneel and gesture with hands raised. A framed portrait and a garland hang on the wall behind. This appears to be a pada puja ceremony with flower offerings.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photo of a padapuja-style ritual in an indoor room with a plain wall and a bamboo blind behind. A seated woman in a maroon sari with a large garland of red, pink and yellow flowers on her head and shoulders receives flower petals poured over her. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange tilak kneels at left, pouring petals. A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident-like staff beside her. Two women, one in red and one in white with a black bead necklace, and a shaved-headed young man in orange with a white forehead band stand nearby. Pink and white petals cover the floor and an orange cushioned seat.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure on an orange-draped wooden armchair is almost completely covered by a heap of pink rose petals, with red and yellow marigold garlands around the shoulders and white flowers in the hair. The figure holds a silver trident, a shiva-style trishula, and smiles. Three men in maroon and saffron-bordered dhotis stand beside them; the nearest wears rudraksha malas and has a bare upper body with arm bands and a shaved head. A devotee in a white shirt prostrates on the red floor mat at the lower left, and a brass vessel sits at the right. A wooden latticed screen and a framed picture on the wall form the background. The page excerpt mentions a Pudukkotai darshan and pada puja at devotee homes, but no specific identity is established by appearance here.2014-07-01