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Indoor photo in a small room with pink walls and green shelving. A seated figure in orange-red robes with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff upright and smiles. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged at right, holding a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of white and yellow flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange-and-gold saree bends forward over offerings. Two standing men at the top, one in white shirt and one in white, press their palms together in namaskar. Puja with a lamp and flowers, with devotees in attendance.

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July 10 20142014-07-10June 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a wood-panelled room with bamboo blinds. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-and-maroon robe, a long white and multicolour flower garland, and beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a tall golden staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Two oil lamps burn on the floor in front. A bald elderly man in white clothes bends forward over the lamps, while a woman in an orange patterned sari sits beside him. Behind them, a young man in white dhoti with a beaded mala sits, and other people in saffron and white stand by a wooden cabinet, one holding a camera. Fruit sits in a basket near the seated figure.2014-07-10June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a house visit ritual in a small interior room. A figure seated on an orange-draped throne-like seat wears a multicolour marigold and rose garland over a maroon-and-gold garment and holds a silver standing lamp stand. Beside them a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of red petals. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, hands joined in prayer, sits before an oil lamp flame on a brass tray with flower offerings. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together, and a photographer in white clothing stands at the back. Ritual aarti in progress at a home during a Tamil Nadu visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a seated figure in saffron and maroon robes holding a tall silver staff with a crescent-topped finial, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha mala. An elderly man in white shirt and dhoti kneels at lower left, holding a lit oil lamp, beside an elderly woman in a peach sari with gold bangles, both offering a puja. Two young men in orange robes and a boy in white with rudraksha beads kneel nearby. Standing behind are a man in a red shawl, a man in white, a woman in pink sari with folded hands, and a young man in orange with a camera. Wooden cabinets and a window with bamboo blinds frame the room.2014-07-10A seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident and receives an aarti flame from a kneeling woman in a white sari with red bindi. A kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl is also receiving the lamp. Standing devotees, some with hands folded and one holding a pot of flowers, fill a turquoise-walled room with wooden doors and stained glass windows. Marigold garlands lie on the floor. The scene appears to be a house-visit puja. The seated figure appears to be a person, shown by the orange robe, trident, rudraksha mala and the floral garland in the throne-side setting.2014-07-01A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala receives ritual honour inside a small room with pink walls and green shelves. The seated figure holds a long silver staff upright and smiles. Beside them a woman in an orange-and-gold sari leans forward holding a small brass vessel near a lit oil lamp. In the foreground a seated man in white clothes with a white-marked forehead holds his hands over the flame of the lamp. A woman in a teal blouse with palms pressed together sits at the lower left before a brass plate of rice, fruit and offerings. Two men in white stand in the background with hands folded.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja in a hall decorated with colourful flower garlands hanging on the wall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha-style adornments, long swept-back hair and a white-and-red flower garland sits on an ornate silver-framed throne holding a silver staff, with a bangled arm and a bare-chested upper body wrapped in orange cloth. a person is seated on the throne as the central figure. A woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a man in white shirt kneel before him, the woman holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) and the man offering his hands over it. A silver plate of flower petals and offerings sits at his feet. A cameraman in white shirt photographs the scene, and a young attendant in orange stands behind the throne. Seated devotees with folded hands line the left side of the room, and a child is at the far left.2014-06-22 +1 copies