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A photograph inside a room with cream walls and red curtains, showing a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange turban, a white jasmine and rose garland, rudraksha mala, and bangles, holding a long silver trident-like staff upright. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis bend or kneel, one washing or offering to his feet from a brass vessel, while others in orange-striped cloth and bare-chested monks with rudraksha malas stand behind. A woman in pink and a woman with flowers in her hair watch at lower left. a person: the seated figure in orange robes with flower garland and trident-like staff is receiving padapuja from devotees.

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July 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and an orange turban, wearing a white-and-red flower garland and rudraksha malas, raises a silver trident-topped staff with a green leaf in one hand while smiling. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press palms together or kneel around him, and one kneeling devotee washes or offers something at his feet from a silver bowl amid scattered flower petals. Several women in saris sit at the lower left, and a standing man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti stands behind. The seat is an orange cushioned chair against red curtains in a plain room, consistent with a receiving or welcome ritual in Tamil Nadu.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a ritual in a small domestic-style room with pink and white walls. On the right, a seated figure in rust-orange robes wears long garlands of white and red flowers, with a silver trident (trishul) propped beside them; the figure has short hair and a calm expression. Several people in white dhotis and saffron cloths kneel or stand around the figure, and a man in white kneels in front washing or offering to the seated figure's feet from a brass vessel. A woman in a cream sari assists at the lower left, and a standing person in white holds a silver plate with a lamp. A cameraman in orange stands behind, and a row of women in cream and yellow saris watches from the back. A framed picture of a deity hangs at the upper right, and a table with fruit and a fan appear in the background. The scene reads as a padapuja or abhishekam-style honouring.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in orange robes and a long hair bun sits on a raised orange-draped seat, wearing a garland of white jasmine and red and pink flowers, with a rudraksha mala and a silver trident held upright beside him. Around him devotees in white and orange sit on the floor offering flowers, and a standing young man in white with a rudraksha mala watches. A tray with fruit and flowers, a kalasha-like offering and a deity poster on the wall are visible. A seated man in a white shirt holds flowers and a photographer with a camera stands at the back. Several people watch from the doorway.2014-07-04 +1 copies