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A crowded small room with pale green walls and a yellow painted dado, where devotees gather around a seated figure in a red and orange turban and orange-red robe, adorned with white and red flower garlands and gold bangles. The figure holds a silver ceremonial staff and a metal vessel. Nearby, a woman in a green and orange sari raises a hand, a man in saffron robes stands with a staff, and a shirtless man kneels with clasped hands. Offering plates with flowers and yellow marigolds sit on the floor. On the right, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with garlands hangs beside a blue-and-yellow shrine with deity images. A camera is visible in the lower right corner.

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July 01 20142014-07-01Photograph inside a small domestic room during a padapuja-style devotional visit. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rust-red turban, with a large garland of white jasmine and red and orange flowers, sits on a yellow-cushioned chair; a silver trident-topped staff rests beside him and he raises his right hand toward a devotee. Around him, women in saris (one in green with a gold-bordered sari, another in orange-red) and young men in saffron cloth stand close, hands folded or reaching in, and a bare-chested man in the background kneels. A framed portrait in orange robes with a garland hangs on the wall above a shelf of religious images and a steel thali. Five to twenty people are visible.2014-07-01A 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 copiesA seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident and receives an aarti flame from a kneeling woman in a white sari with red bindi. A kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl is also receiving the lamp. Standing devotees, some with hands folded and one holding a pot of flowers, fill a turquoise-walled room with wooden doors and stained glass windows. Marigold garlands lie on the floor. The scene appears to be a house-visit puja. The seated figure appears to be a person, shown by the orange robe, trident, rudraksha mala and the floral garland in the throne-side setting.2014-07-01Indoor ritual photo at night under bright lights. On the right, a man with a red-orange turban, bead bracelets and a floral garland of white jasmine and red-orange flowers sits on a gold-trimmed seat, holding a trident-like staff and smiling. Center-left, a shaven-headed devotee in orange robes with a rudraksha mala kneels on flower petals while another man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame and petals. Women in saris and attendees in saffron and white stand around, some with hands raised. Floor covered with pink and red petals.2014-07-01June 26 20142014-06-26A seated man in a red-orange turban, orange-red shawl and layered garlands of white jasmine and red-orange flowers sits on a red-cushioned chair while lifting a long silver staff or ritual rod. In front of him a kneeling woman in a red blouse and white sari, with jasmine in her hair, bends forward over a silver tray of pink petals and small offerings, while a man in white kneels nearby. Around them, several saffron-robed men and a bare-chested man stand in a small room with green walls and flower petals scattered on the floor. A camera with a flash is in the foreground. Ritual pada puja or abhishekam-style blessing.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in a red-and-gold robe with a red and white flower garland and a sandalwood-coloured shawl sits on a red cushioned chair, raising a silver trident in one hand while a few devotees kneel before him on a tiled floor. A kneeling man in a white shirt holds a camera, a woman in a green sari with white flowers kneels in front, and a man in white kneels in the foreground with his hands pressed together. Behind them, a standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti with rudraksha beads blesses the scene, and a row of women in saffron and pink saris and a small girl in a yellow dress watch. Steel plates with flowers and offerings sit on the floor at the lower right, and a metal kalasha-like vessel is visible nearby. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and the garland and gold armbands as cues, a padapuja-style devotee offering is taking place.2014-06-22July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copies