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Indoor photograph of a pada puja-style ritual in a small room with yellow and cream walls and purple paper streamers. A central figure seated on an orange-draped chair wears a red and yellow marigold garland and gold bangles, and holds up a silver trident while smiling. Behind him a younger attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds the trident's shaft. In front, a man in white clothes and a red shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a flame. Seated devotees in green and white sit along the left wall, and a monk with shaved head in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at lower right beside a tray of apples and sweets, with white jasmine flowers on the floor.

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A photograph of a ritual padapuja at a house visit. A figure seated on a red-orange cloth-draped seat wears a large red, yellow and green garland, a red-orange shawl, a dark maroon-and-gold dhoti, and a bindi, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A standing attendant in orange robes with a trident-marked forehead and rudraksha mala stands behind on the left. In the foreground a man in white with a red shawl offers white jasmine flowers, while a shaven-headed priest in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on the right. Other seated men in white and orange watch. Purple streamers and star decorations hang on the wall. Printed text reads '2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam '2014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual reception in a room with cream walls and purple and red streamers. A seated figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing a long multicolour garland of yellow, orange and red flowers and bangles on the arms, holds a silver trident-topped staff upright. Behind the seated figure, a standing attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds the staff. In the foreground, a man in white with red shawl holds a lit oil lamp, a shaven-headed priest in orange sits with a white flower garland, and an attendant in orange on the right holds a tray of apples and sweets. A woman and several seated men in light shirts sit at the left edge.2014-06-22July 01 20142014-07-01June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja in a home interior with orange walls. A woman with long dark hair and a red-and-gold-trimmed red garment sits on a black leather armchair draped in orange, wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and a bangle, holding up a silver trident-topped staff. Before her on an orange cloth is a tray of marigold and rose petals, a bowl of flowers and a lit oil lamp. A bald young man in orange robes with a white flower garland sits to her right, and a standing young man in white dhoti holds a shopping bag. A man in a camera-carrying role wears an orange-and-gold shawl at the top left. Devotees in front, including a seated man with folded hands in white and a woman in a pink blouse, face the scene.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22A photograph of a padapuja in a home room. A seated figure in an orange shawl and dark red-brown garment, wearing a red and white flower garland with yellow beads, holds a silver trident-like staff upright. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti and another in white with a red shawl kneel near a lit oil lamp and flower petals on the floor. Standing devotees look on, including a woman in a yellow sari and a man in a checked shirt, and a figure in orange clothing with hands folded in prayer. A brass lamp stand and a framed photograph are visible in the room.2014-07-03 +1 copiesA padapuja at a home in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland holds a silver trident aloft while a devotee in a white shirt kneels, holding a lit oil lamp flame near feet strewn with pink petals. Standing behind, a younger person in saffron robes presses palms together, and a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a yellow sari and men in white shirts watch with hands folded. A photographer's camera is raised at the upper left. The room has white walls, a green-tiled wall and a wooden door.2014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies