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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a bright, plainly furnished room with pale pink walls and a window. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a white jasmine and green-grape garland, and hands folded in prayer sits on a white cushioned seat at the right; the figure has short dark hair and a person appearance, though this is uncertain from the image. Facing them, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit oil lamp and a plate, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits beside him. Other women in white and orange saris, and standing men and women along the back wall, watch with hands pressed together. Fruit, flowers and brass vessels sit on a striped cloth in front of the group. About 25 people are visible.

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August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of an indoor puja in a small room with pale pink walls. A man in white clothes holds a lit camphor flame toward a seated figure wearing an orange robe and a white-and-green flower garland, hands pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels beside him and holds a small brass vessel. Fruit trays, banana leaves, and brass bowls are arranged on a striped mat in front. Around the room, about twenty devotees stand and sit with hands folded in namaskar. The flame and offerings suggest an aarti and padapuja. The seated orange-clad figure may be a person, shown by long swept-back hair, an orange robe, and a garland, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Indoor photo in a plain pink-walled room with a barred window. A seated person in an orange garment and white cloth, wearing a long garland of white flowers and green fruit, has long dark hair pulled back. In front of them a man in white shirt and dhoti stands extending his hands over a brass tray of fruit and flowers, with a small brass lamp and vessels on the floor. Around the room, women in saris, several in orange and red, sit or stand watching, and a man in a checked shirt sits at lower left. Puja-style offering scene; a seated figure in orange with fruit garlands is visible but no clear identity cue beyond garments and garland.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a devotional gathering inside a plain room with cream walls and wooden doors. In the centre, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala presses her palms together, seated beside a monk in saffron-orange robes. To the right, a woman in orange with a jasmine garland sits with folded hands before fruit and metal vessels set on a striped cloth. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, with rudraksha malas, surround them on a red mat, while standing onlookers in shirts and saris watch from the back. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph inside a home living room with white walls, a brown sofa and cream curtains. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wears white dhoti and a red-beaded rudraksha necklace and holds a lit oil lamp, with a burning flame, over a small bell-like ritual while another man lies bare-chested on an orange cloth, wearing a red and yellow flower garland and hands pressed in namaskar. Behind them a young man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads stands, and several women in saris, some in orange and cream, stand with folded hands. A silver ceremonial pole stands in the centre. A wooden tray with fruit sits on the floor. The lying figure is not clearly identified by cues, so the person is recorded only by role as a devotee receiving padapuja.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated woman in orange and maroon robes, wearing a red and white flower garland and bangles, holds a silver trident aloft beside a small flame in a brass lamp on a patterned mat. A plate of white flowers sits in front. Around her, a crowd of devotees sits and stands with palms pressed together in a whitewashed room with framed pictures, many women in saffron, pink and green saris and men in white shirts. A young girl in white watches the flame, and a monk in saffron stands behind with a pair of traditional cymbal-like instruments. The scene shows a pada puja at a devotee's house.2014-06-26August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08