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A seated man in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robe holds a tall silver trident upright in his right hand, with a long garland of white jasmine and red-orange flowers draped over his shoulders. He sits on a maroon-draped sofa in a plain room with a window and a lit lamp in an adjacent doorway. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with hands joined in prayer; one man kneels offering a flower-decked brass plate, and a woman in white with an orange border beside him kneels with a copper kalasha. A man in orange robes and shaved head sits at the right edge. This looks like a padapuja gathering with devotees honouring the seated figure.

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July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in a maroon-and-red robe and an orange-red turban, wearing a large white jasmine garland with orange and red flowers and a gold armband, sits on a red cushioned sofa and holds a silver trident. Around him in a living room, devotees in white dhotis and cream saris with gold borders stand and sit with hands folded, some with white ash marks on their foreheads. A seated woman in a red-and-gold sari and a young boy in white receive a padapuja-style blessing, while a man in white kneels in front of the sofa. A glass display cabinet holds decorative items in the background. The scene shows a home padapuja with devotees gathered around a seated teacher.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with pale yellow walls. A figure seated on a large reddish-orange upholstered chair wears orange-saffron robes, a long garland of white flowers with blue, green and red ribbon, bangles, and holds a silver trishul trident aloft in one hand while the other is raised in greeting. Seated on the floor before him, a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a shaved head tends a brass oil lamp, and a woman in white sari with gold border offers flowers and a brass vessel. Devotees in white and saffron, a woman in purple sari, a girl in red and gold, and a boy in white shirt kneel or stand with hands folded in anjali. A man in a checked shirt and a cameraman in orange clothing stand at the back. Flower petals and a brass tray lie on the floor. The seated figure is a person, identified by the chair, trident, saffron robes, and garlands, in a padapuja setting.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03June 26 20142014-06-26July 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copies