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A padapuja ritual in a home visit setting. A seated figure in an orange and maroon robe, wearing a white jasmine garland, gold armlets and a dark wrap, raises one hand holding a ceremonial ritual staff while sitting in a wooden armchair with orange cushions. A devotee in a white sari kneels on an orange cloth, washing or honouring the seated figure's bare feet. Another man in white dhoti and shirt kneels beside them with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind, a standing group of men and women in white, cream and saffron clothes watches; a monk in orange robes stands at the back. A tray of fruit, including apples, mangoes and bananas, sits in front. A wall shelf holds a small elephant figurine and a vintage radio.

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June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA home visit padapuja in a tiled living room. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes, adorned with white jasmine garlands, gold necklaces, bangles and armband, sits in a wooden rocking chair raising one hand in blessing while a woman in white and gold sari, with a red-and-purple shawl, holds a lit lamp near his feet. A man in white kurta sits cross-legged beside her, hands folded. Behind them, a standing crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saffron-clad monks and a cameraman watches; a kalasha-like brass item and a bowl of mangoes and bananas sit on the floor. Wall shelves hold a wooden carving, a brass elephant and a vintage radio. A bald monk in orange stands nearby.2014-06-20June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a home pada puja. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and gold armlets, sits in a wooden armchair with his bare feet resting on a small platform. He raises a silver ceremonial staff with his right hand. Before him, a woman in a cream sari and a man in white kurta sit on the floor; the woman holds a lit oil lamp towards the seated figure's feet. Fruits, flower petals and a flower bundle lie on the orange cloth. Standing devotees in white and cream clothing and a cameraman in a red robe watch from the background, beside brick pillars and wooden shelves holding small statues.2014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A seated man with long hair in a bun, wearing a red-brown dhoti, orange shawl, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold armlets, sits on an orange cushion at right, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Before him, a woman in orange and a man in a white striped shirt with a forehead mark hold a lit flame over a brass plate of flowers and rice. Devotees in saffron and red stand and kneel around the room, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in an orange robe, a boy in a white shirt and a man in orange holding a camera. A bowl of flowers rests on the floor. The scene is a photo of a puja inside a home.2014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies