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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.

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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.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in orange and rust-brown robes, wearing a long red, white and green flower garland with rudraksha beads, holds a tall silver ritual staff topped with a ornate finial over a small flame in a domestic room. Devotees surround him: a woman in a magenta sari and gold bangles, an elderly woman in red reaching toward the flame, a man in white with a forehead mark, and several boys in striped and plain shirts with sacred ash marks, all with hands joined or cupped toward the fire. Rose petals and white flowers lie on the floor. Several saffron-clad attendants stand behind. The scene appears to be a house-visit blessing with a lamp and flowers. Visible people: about 12.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03A photograph inside a small room with pink walls and an orange bolster area. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long red-and-white flower garland holds a silver trident aloft, with a wide smile. Before him a man in a white shirt with a brown rudraksha-style mala and a woman in white sari with red-and-yellow trim hold a lit oil lamp and an offering, while a young boy in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby. A row of standing women in white saris and blue-patterned saris, with hands folded in namaskar, watches. A framed portrait and a second print hang on the wall behind. Marigold petals lie on the floor.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 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.2014-07-01