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A home room during a padapuja house visit. A seated figure in deep orange-red robes with a garland of white flowers and red roses, rudraksha beads and gold bangles sits on a sofa with a dark wall and flat-screen television behind. A silver trident stands in the foreground at left. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand on a rug, one holding a silver tray with a white and red flower garland. A woman in a white sari with a black border, hair in a bun with white flowers, offers the garland. Brass oil lamps, bowls of fruit and food, and a framed image sit on a side table.

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July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor house visit in a pale yellow-green room during a padapuja. A seated man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti, with white tilak and rudraksha mala, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a woman in orange saree and glasses seated at left. A man in an orange robe with white flower garlands sits on an orange cushion at right, with a silver staff and two young robed men with garlands behind him. A framed deity murti hangs on the wall and a standing man and woman watch at left.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photo taken indoors in a small room with peach walls, a flat-screen television, and a wooden side table holding brass plates and a plant. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-gold shawl and a long white and orange garland sits on a raised red seat, eyes lowered, while a brass tray with flowers and a green sprig is held before him. Several men in orange and saffron clothing, one with a silver trident (trishul) raised, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, assist around him; one holds a camera. A man in white dhoti in the foreground kneels with hands raised toward the tray, and a small oil lamp flame burns at the right. Scene appears to be a ritual puja in a devotee's home.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home interior during a padapuja house visit. A figure with long hair swept back, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, rich gold-coloured bangles and armlet, and a white-and-red garland, sits on a raised seat holding a silver staff and touching it with one hand. Seated on the floor in front are two young boys in saffron-orange robes and a man in white with a grey-streaked beard, a boy in white, and a woman in a dark red sari with gold border, all holding flowers and leaves. Behind them stands a woman in a brown sari and a man in an orange shawl holding a camera. Wooden carved deity murtis, a hanging brass bell and a shelf are visible on the right. Rose petals and a marigold-and-white garland decorate the seat. The figure in the seat is.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated woman in a maroon-brown sari with a garland of white and orange flowers holds a silver trident aloft while smiling, sitting on a cushioned seat draped in blue fabric decorated with white flower strands. In front of her a woman in a white sari with a red border kneels on a red patterned rug, holding a lit oil lamp and offering items, while a shaven-headed young man in saffron and rudraksha beads sits beside the lamp. A standing person in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A framed deity picture hangs on the white wall, and a white-flower garland with marigolds decorates the scene.2014-06-26June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors in a small room with cream walls and sheer striped orange curtains. A seated figure in a rust-red robe and orange shawl, wearing a white and yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange-draped chair with bare feet resting on a patterned rug. Standing beside him, a young priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a black rudraksha mala holds a tall silver trident (trishul). A seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on the left, a woman in a blue sari with gold trim kneels at the lower left holding an orange cloth, and a shaved-headed man in orange kneels at the lower right beside a silver tray of lamps and brass vessels.2014-07-10