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Photo of a padapuja-style reception in a crowded hall. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept hair and a garland of white jasmine and rudraksha beads is being honoured. Below, a woman in a yellow blouse and a girl in a white dress kneel and pour liquid from a silver bowl onto a stainless steel plate, while a man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala crouches beside them. Behind, an older woman in a grey sari and a man in white hold a silver plate and a tray. A white-clad attendant with a rudraksha mala stands in the background. A round fan and garlanded pillar appear at right.

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July 02 20142014-07-02June 27 20142014-06-27Overhead photo of a ritual padapuja-style offering in a temple or hall. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, pouring or offering from a small metal vessel onto a large silver plate. Beside him a young girl in white and a shaved-headed young man in white sit close by. At right, a seated figure in an orange-red garment draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands is receiving the offering, with gold bangles on the wrist. Bottom right shows brass vessels and a plate of offerings on a low table. A woman in a green blouse with a hair ornament sits at the bottom, extending a hand toward the plate. The scene is a close, crowded ritual setting.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright pink-walled room where a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded adornment and a garland of white and red flowers, sits in a wooden armchair. He holds a tall silver trident and blesses the gathering. Around him, a woman in a yellow sari with red dots and an older woman in a red sari with a dark border stand with folded hands; a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a young man in a red-and-yellow dhoti stand nearby. A girl in white kneels with hands folded, a seated boy in white holds beads, and a man in white kneels in the foreground. A wall clock and floral garlands decorate the room; a desk fan stands beside the chair. The setting resembles a darshan-type reception.2014-07-02A photograph of a padapuja in a room with lilac walls and an air cooler. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and pink rose garland, heavy gold necklaces and gold armband, sits on a red-cushioned seat holding a silver staff, with a flower garland on the upright wooden peetha. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in an orange sari with a jasmine flower in her hair, bow and offer water and flowers at his feet from a silver plate. Onlookers in white and pastel clothes line the room, and a young child stands at left. Two of the people closest to the seat are seated on the floor, with a metal bowl of offerings in front.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja in a small hall. A seated figure in dark red-maroon robes and an orange shawl, wearing a long white garland of jasmine with red roses and a gold bangle set, has bare feet placed in a metal bowl. Two devotees kneel before him: a woman in blue sari with white flower in hair, washing or offering to his feet from a bowl, and a man in white shirt and mundu with white and red flowers and sandalwood paste on his forehead. Another man in white kneels beside them. Behind, several standing people wear orange, saffron and white clothes, including a woman in orange-red sari with hands folded and a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala. A sannyasi in orange robes stands at the right holding a silver trident. Fruit and flowers sit in bowls on the floor.2014-07-01June 27 20142014-06-27