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A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a open-sided hall with a ceiling fan and a metal pillar fan stand. A seated monastic in a red-orange robe and red turban, garlanded with yellow, white and red flowers, holds a silver ceremonial staff upright while her feet are washed. Kneeling in white clothes before her, a man holds his hands in prayer near a woman in a purple blouse and white sari who holds a burning oil lamp. Orange-red flower petals cover the floor. Behind them, saffron-robed monastics wearing rudraksha malas stand with folded hands, and a man in white stands at the back. Several people stand and watch in the background.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a house visit ritual in a small interior room. A figure seated on an orange-draped throne-like seat wears a multicolour marigold and rose garland over a maroon-and-gold garment and holds a silver standing lamp stand. Beside them a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of red petals. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, hands joined in prayer, sits before an oil lamp flame on a brass tray with flower offerings. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together, and a photographer in white clothing stands at the back. Ritual aarti in progress at a home during a Tamil Nadu visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a small interior room. A figure seated on a wooden chair at left wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white-and-red flower garland, gold bangles and a gold armlet, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and shaved heads. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis and women in yellow and green saris fold their hands in anjali. A seated woman in white holds a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure, and a silver tray with flower petals and garlands rests at his feet, beside a wooden box of rudraksha beads. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold adornments during a receiving ceremony.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long red-and-white flower garland, with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a copper kalasha or lota aloft while a circle of devotees kneels around a bed of rose petals and white flowers. Women in white, red and maroon saris with gold bangles and a small boy in a blue-and-white striped shirt lean in, one lighting or holding a flame near the flowers. Men in white dhotis stand and kneel behind. The setting is an indoor tiled floor.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph inside a small room with pink walls and an orange bolster area. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long red-and-white flower garland holds a silver trident aloft, with a wide smile. Before him a man in a white shirt with a brown rudraksha-style mala and a woman in white sari with red-and-yellow trim hold a lit oil lamp and an offering, while a young boy in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby. A row of standing women in white saris and blue-patterned saris, with hands folded in namaskar, watches. A framed portrait and a second print hang on the wall behind. Marigold petals lie on the floor.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 02 20142014-07-02June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesIndoor 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.2014-07-01Indoor ritual scene in a wood-panelled room with bamboo blinds. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-and-maroon robe, a long white and multicolour flower garland, and beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a tall golden staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Two oil lamps burn on the floor in front. A bald elderly man in white clothes bends forward over the lamps, while a woman in an orange patterned sari sits beside him. Behind them, a young man in white dhoti with a beaded mala sits, and other people in saffron and white stand by a wooden cabinet, one holding a camera. Fruit sits in a basket near the seated figure.2014-07-10A seated man in orange and red robes with a long flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms and gold bangles sits on a silver chair holding a silver staff, smiling, while devotees in white and red shawls sit on a rug and fold their hands. A seated woman in a pink-bordered white sari lights a small oil lamp on a metal tray of rose petals, while a man in white kneels beside her. Standing devotees in white and a green sari, with hands folded, watch from the back. A seated figure, possibly a monk or a devotee, is partly visible. The room has lavender walls and a tiled floor.2014-06-21 +1 copies