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A crowd gathers in a small room during a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A woman in a white and cream sari with a pink flower garland stands at centre with hands joined, while a seated group of young men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and shaved heads sit on the floor beside a tray of fruit. Behind them an elderly woman in a blue sari and a woman in a white sari stand with palms pressed together. A man in a white shirt holds a fruit in cupped hands toward the group. Flower petals and garlands lie on a patterned cloth on the floor. A white pedestal fan and a teal door are visible in the background.

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Photo of a household pada puja during a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure on the right wears an orange robe and a long garland of pink, red and white flowers and green leaves, holding a silver trident-topped staff upright. Before them, a devotee in a white dhoti sits with palms joined, while a young boy in white with a red thread and beads folds his hands. A woman in a green sari on the left holds a flame over offerings. A bald young priest in an saffron robe and rudraksha beads holds a plate of rice, with bananas and fruit on a striped mat. Flower heaps and a brass lamp lie in front. Other people in orange and white stand behind, and a fan and a turquoise door with framed photos are in the background.2014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a visit inside a home, with a crowd of devotees pressing close. A long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top, with a pink flower garland and a red bindi, sits on the floor offering fruit from a wooden tray of apples, one apple being held out toward a woman in a white sari with flowers in her hair who bows forward. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand among women in saris and salwars. A man in orange clothing with palms pressed together stands at right. A glass cabinet, framed pictures and a wall clock are visible in the room. The figure's face is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone, so the identity is left uncertain.2010-01-23July 04 20142014-07-04 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-and-gold dhoti and a large pink, white and green garland, holds a silver trident upright in a small room with purple curtains and a standing fan. Several devotees in orange and white attire sit around him, one woman in a green blouse with palms joined in namaskar, and a priest in orange-and-gold cloth kneels nearby beside a tray of fruit and flower offerings. A videographer with a camera stands at left and a man in white holds a gold-handled ceremonial staff at right. The scene appears to be a welcome or honouring ritual in an ashram-style room. a person: the seated man's long swept-back hair, orange-and-gold clothing and garland with the trident are consistent with the page's reference to him.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +3 copiesA photograph of a puja inside a small room with a teal painted door and a purple wall. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a large pink, white and green flower garland sits on a wooden chair, smiling and raising a silver trident-like ritual staff. Seated on a striped cloth before them, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads holds a plate of rice, and a bronze-skinned young man in white with a red-and-white bead necklace sits with palms joined. Other devotees in white and saffron kneel and sit nearby; a woman in green sari holds a lit oil lamp. Fruit, bananas, flower heaps and a brass tray are arranged on the cloth, with framed photographs on the wall above. A desk fan stands in the background.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA crowded photograph inside a small home during a house visit. A central figure in white dhoti and shawl wears a long pink flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala, and bends forward with hands near a devotee's feet. Around him, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a beaded mala kneels and an orange-robed young man with shaved head stands at right. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in blue sari press close. Behind them are a turquoise wooden door with glass panels showing framed pictures and a small shrine. A pedestal fan sits at right.2014-06-23