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A seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and white-and-red floral garlands receives a padapuja in a home room. A devotee in a white sari with gold border pours or offers from a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, while others kneel with folded hands in white and coloured clothes. Flower petals and leaves are scattered on the floor and a plate of flowers sits nearby. Standing figures in white and orange robes and a long ceremonial staff are behind them, and a wooden cabinet is at the back.

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June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph inside a room with lavender walls and an arched doorway during a ritual reception. A person seated on an orange cushioned seat at right wears a marigold and white flower garland, a maroon-orange garment, and a rudraksha mala, and holds a tall silver staff upright. Before him, a woman in a white and red sari holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, and a seated man in a cream kurta with glasses presses his palms together. Nearby, a young man in a white dhoti kneels with folded hands, and a standing young man in white with a rudraksha necklace holds his hands together. A crowd of women in saris and salwar kameez stands behind with palms joined, and a framed photo hangs on the wall. Scattered flower petals and a yellow flower lie on the floor in front of the seated figure.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with pale yellow walls. A figure seated on a large reddish-orange upholstered chair wears orange-saffron robes, a long garland of white flowers with blue, green and red ribbon, bangles, and holds a silver trishul trident aloft in one hand while the other is raised in greeting. Seated on the floor before him, a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a shaved head tends a brass oil lamp, and a woman in white sari with gold border offers flowers and a brass vessel. Devotees in white and saffron, a woman in purple sari, a girl in red and gold, and a boy in white shirt kneel or stand with hands folded in anjali. A man in a checked shirt and a cameraman in orange clothing stand at the back. Flower petals and a brass tray lie on the floor. The seated figure is a person, identified by the chair, trident, saffron robes, and garlands, in a padapuja setting.2014-07-03A photograph inside a bright, whitewashed room during a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and yellow garland of marigolds and green beads, holding a trident-topped staff, sits on an orange cloth and smiles as devotees perform aarti. Around them, a woman in white kneels holding a lit lamp, and a family in white and red garments kneels on a blue patterned mat with offerings of flowers and fruit on a brass plate. Standing devotees in white dhotis and saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas press their palms together in the background. Some people are partially visible at the edges of the frame. The scene is a welcoming puja within a home.2014-06-27July 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and rudraksha mala sits on a low seat while a woman in an orange sari with a white flower in her hair holds a flaming oil lamp toward him. A tray of red and pink flower petals sits in front of him. Behind her, a woman in a blue blouse and a seated man in white clothes watch and join their palms, and another seated man in white holds a phone. A standing attendant in orange clothing with bangles stands at the right beside a metal stand. The indoor room has pale green walls and a tiled floor, consistent with a house-visit pada puja.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA 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 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26