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A photograph inside a domestic room during a padapuja house visit. A seated figure in a maroon-brown robe with a yellow marigold garland and gold bangles, hands pressed together, sits at the left foreground beside a silver staff. At centre, an older woman in a cream and orange sari sits on a mat holding a lit oil lamp. Around her, devotees in orange and white attire, a boy in red with a saffron shawl, a young girl, and seated adults fold their hands in prayer. A man in a white shirt photographs the scene from behind. A flat-screen television, speakers and a framed mirror are on the wall, with flowers and offerings on a plate in front of the lamp.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a home padapuja visit. In the foreground left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a yellow marigold garland and gold armlets sits on a raised seat, one hand resting on a silver-coloured pole. Near the centre, a woman in a white and red sari sits on a mat with flower garlands before her, and a gold plate with offerings is nearby. Behind them a young man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits, and a photographer in white clothes with a camera stands by a wall. On the right, a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in cream and orange sit with hands folded in prayer. A television and wall-mounted speakers are visible in the room.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja during a home visit in a room with white walls and a white curtain. A man in a long-sleeved red-and-gold robe with a yellow-and-orange flower garland sits on the right, smiling, with long swept-back hair and gold armlets. Seated on a mat, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread pours flowers before him, and another bald man in white kurta bends to offer petals. A young sannyasi in orange robe stands at right holding a silver staff and ceremonial object. Women in saris and children sit or stand in front with hands joined in prayer, and a man in white kurta stands with palms together at the back. Fruit and a basket of mangoes sit at right. A photographer stands at far left.2014-07-07A photograph inside a home room with white walls and a white curtain. A man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti holds a silver-topped staff and sits on a mat, wearing a yellow-and-green flower garland, gold armbands and an orange-red robe with gold border. Before him, a man in white ritual dhoti kneels with folded hands while another in white kneels and washes his feet over a tray of flower petals, as a woman in orange sari and others with folded hands look on. A man in orange and a younger man in orange with rudraksha malas sit nearby. Fruit sits in a box at the lower right. A photographer in white shirt holds a camera at left. Padapuja-style foot worship at a house visit; the seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure with long dark hair in a bun wears a white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads, gold armband and an orange-brown dhoti-style cloth; he sits on a raised seat in a red-walled room while attendees perform a padapuja. A man in white kneels at right holding a lit flame toward the seated figure's feet, and an orange-robed young ascetic in an orange garment kneels nearby. Women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand behind with hands pressed in anjali, and a photographer in white captures the scene. A silver pole and a tray of flowers and offerings sit in front. a person appears as the seated figure in the saffron-brown robes and gold armband, receiving padapuja from devotees.2014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a small home shrine room decorated with marigold garlands and a framed deity picture on the wall. A figure seated on an orange cushion at left wears an orange-red robe, red and yellow flower garland, and holds a tall silver ceremonial staff with a white globe top raised toward the flame. a person: long dark hair swept back, sacred forehead marks, orange robe and layered red-and-yellow garlands; role: presiding ritual officiant. Seated in front, a woman in a purple sari with gold necklace holds an oil lamp, and a man in a grey kurta over white dhoti lights a lamp with a flame. Several standing devotees in white dhotis and shawls with orange-red stoles press palms together; a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in a white outfit with orange stole also stand with hands folded. Brass plates with flowers sit on the floor.2014-07-10Photograph of a home padapuja inside a living room with orange-painted walls and a framed deity picture above. Beside him two young boys in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded. Behind, a man in a white shirt presses palms together, an older woman in a yellow sari stands, and a man at right photographs with a camera. In the foreground a woman in a red sari and gold necklace and a small girl in green hold their hands over a flame in a brass lamp, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl steadies a tall silver-coloured stand at right.2014-07-07 +1 copies