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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body, a tilak on his forehead, a flower garland and gold armbands sits on a golden-cushioned seat before draped red, orange, blue and green fabrics hung with marigold garlands. He holds a ceremonial staff-like object. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti holds a tray of fruit, another shaved-headed man in orange robes sits cross-legged, and a seated woman in a white sari with green border and a man in white shirt tend a small oil lamp flame on the floor for a puja. A photographer in white with a camera stands behind them; standing devotees in white and orange garments line the right side with hands folded. Eight people are visible.

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June 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA seated figure on a gold-framed throne with pink and gold cushions, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long red-and-white flower garland with yellow marigold strands, holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a disc. Before him, a man in white and a woman in a green-and-red sari kneel, with the woman pouring liquid from a steel tumbler over a silver plate, a pada puja style offering. Saffron-robed men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand and kneel behind, and a photographer in white clothes takes pictures. Draped colourful fabrics in orange, pink and blue hang behind, with marigold garlands and brass lamps on the right.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style reception inside a draped hall hung with colourful silk cloths and marigold garlands. A man with a shaved-looking head and a white forehead mark sits on a raised cushioned seat in an orange-red robe, smiling and holding a tall silver staff, wearing a garland of red, white and yellow flowers and gold armbands. In front of him a kneeling man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with green border press their palms together, and a plate of flowers sits on the floor. Behind them, monks in saffron robes and men in white dhotis stand or kneel, and a man in white with a camera photographs the scene. Oil lamps burn at the right. Around 9 people are visible.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a house-visit padapuja in a home interior. A figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a bare upper body with gold armlets and a garland of white and pink flowers, sits on a raised cushioned seat on the left. Several people sit or stand around a floral-patterned rangoli mat: two young boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, a man in white kurta, a boy in white with glasses, and a woman in a dark sari holding a flame. A man in a light blue shirt holds a brass lamp at right, and a woman in a green sari and another in a patterned sari stand behind. A photographer in an orange-and-white garment with a camera stands among them. A brass hanging bell, a carved wooden shrine cabinet and a potted plant appear at the right.2014-07-07 +1 copies