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A photograph inside a wood-panelled room with glass display shelves holding figurines. A seated figure with a crown of white and red floral trim, a red and orange garment, gold armlets and layered red and white garlands is being honoured. Ritual attendants in white dhotis and a shaved-headed priest in white stand near, and a man in a white shirt bows with his head at the seated figure's feet while garlanded. A woman in a white and cream sari holds a garland and a tray of fruit, and several men and a woman stand with hands folded in namaskar. A man photographs the scene, and a framed painting hangs on the wall.

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June 21 20142014-06-21A photograph of a home ritual in an interior room with wooden cabinets, glass display shelves holding figurines, and white-framed windows. A seated figure on an orange cushioned seat wears an ornate floral and jewel-studded crown, a rust-brown robe, red and white garlands, and a gold necklace. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala offers fruit and bananas on a plate. Standing nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white and red garland, hands pressed together, faces the seated figure, while a woman in a cream silk sari holds a long garland. Other devotees in white and cream clothes stand around, and one man photographs the scene. The seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues here.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesIndoor padapuja at a home in Tamil Nadu. A person in a maroon robe and red turban, with a large white and orange flower garland and gold armbands, sits on a red-cushioned seat while devotees wash and honour the feet on a brass tray of flowers. Around them, people in white dhotis and saris, orange and saffron shawls, and rudraksha malas stand, sit or kneel, with hands folded. A woman in a yellow-green sari and a girl in red stand at left, and a shaved-headed youth in white with a sacred thread stands near a glass display cabinet holding figurines and framed pictures.2014-07-03June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a home interior where a seated figure in an orange-and-maroon garment and an ornate gold-and-red crown receives devotion. The figure holds a long white and red flower garland raised in one hand and wears a multi-strand flower garland and gold bangles. Around them, a woman in a cream sari with gold jewellery kneels and holds a lit oil lamp, a man in a white shirt sits beside her and performs a padapuja-style offering, and several standing devotees in white shirts, a sari and a salwar kameez press their palms together in namaste. Children in green, pink and yellow clothes stand among them. A devotional painting hangs on the wall behind, and a shaved-head attendant in white dhoti and garland stands near a tray of offerings. Some people appear to be seated on a sofa with a tiger-striped cushion nearby. Count and identity of the seated figure are not established by appearance here.2014-06-21A photograph of a home ritual scene with a seated figure on an orange-cushioned white seat receiving pada puja. The seated man wears an orange-and-maroon garment, a white and red floral crown, multiple garlands of white and red flowers, gold armlets and rudraksha beads, and holds a flower-decorated trident-like staff. Before him a devotee in white dhoti kneels with a silver plate of offerings including lamps, fruit and milk, while a monk in orange sits nearby. Standing behind are sannyasis in orange and devotees in white, with a photographer in the background. Fruit, a brass vessel and a plate of bananas sit on a mat.2014-06-21 +1 copies