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A crowded photograph inside a small home during a house visit. A central figure in white dhoti and shawl wears a long pink flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala, and bends forward with hands near a devotee's feet. Around him, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a beaded mala kneels and an orange-robed young man with shaved head stands at right. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in blue sari press close. Behind them are a turquoise wooden door with glass panels showing framed pictures and a small shrine. A pedestal fan sits at right.

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Indoor padapuja at a home in a cream-walled room with a wooden display cabinet holding flowers and small figurines. A central figure in a deep red-maroon turban, white floral garland and rudraksha-style beads stands among a dense crowd of devotees, women in saris and salwar, some with flowers in their hair. Two young men in orange and white robes with rudraksha malas stand at right holding items, and a man in white shirt is at lower centre.2014-07-03A crowd gathers in a small room during a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A woman in a white and cream sari with a pink flower garland stands at centre with hands joined, while a seated group of young men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and shaved heads sit on the floor beside a tray of fruit. Behind them an elderly woman in a blue sari and a woman in a white sari stand with palms pressed together. A man in a white shirt holds a fruit in cupped hands toward the group. Flower petals and garlands lie on a patterned cloth on the floor. A white pedestal fan and a teal door are visible in the background.2014-06-23A crowded room with pale green walls and a wooden door, where devotees gather around a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl who places his hand on the head of a saffron-clad man wearing glasses. Several monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand nearby. On the right, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a white and multicoloured flower garland presses his palms together and smiles. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the door at left, and a decorative hanging with bells is attached near the ceiling. Several women in saris and men in white shirts crowd the foreground.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA crowded indoor room with cream walls and a wooden display cabinet holding flowers and small items at left. In the centre, a smiling person in a maroon-red turban and a rust-brown wrap, wearing a white and green flower garland, stands among devotees. Two shaved-headed young men in orange and white clothing stand behind, one with a white tilak on the forehead. Many women, some older with grey hair, press in close, several with hands folded in namaste and one holding a small offering. Devotees surround the figure in a padapuja-style gathering.2014-07-03June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional ritual indoors in a small room with yellow-green walls. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, a green and red flower garland and an orange saffron cloth sits on the floor beside a brass tray of offerings and a silver pot. Around them, a row of young men in orange and white clothes, several wearing rudraksha malas, and women in white and gold-bordered saris and red-and-orange saris stand with palms joined in prayer. A man in white kneels and bends forward over the tray, while a woman in white sits close by. A framed family photograph hangs on the wall at top left, and an open doorway shows more people outside.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron and orange robes, wearing a tall orange turban, a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles, sits at the right receiving a crowd in a plain room with yellow walls and red curtains. Devotees press close: a woman in a pink sari with a gold necklace, a woman in a red blouse with a white jasmine garland, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A devotee bends forward with hands raised and another stands with palms together. A man in a white shirt holds fruit near the seated figure's hand. A framed saffron-robed portrait hangs on the wall at upper right. The seated figure's appearance with turban, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments is consistent with a person, with the page noting the event; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26January 23 20102010-01-23A crowded domestic room where devotees gather around a central figure wearing a red-maroon turban and maroon-brown robe, with a white and green-striped garland of white flowers draped over his shoulders. Several women in white and cream saris and white blouses, one with a long braid and flower garland, reach toward him with hands joined. A shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right beside a figure in orange-saffron robes. Wooden display cabinets with glass doors and flower arrangements line the wall behind, and a man in a white checked shirt stands in the foreground.2014-07-03