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A photo of a home visit in a room with yellow walls and framed pictures. In the right foreground a person in an orange-and-red garment with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha beads holds up a tall metal staff with a handle, seated on a chair. Seated below on the floor, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth bends forward while a man in white shirt and white dhoti works near a brass tray with offerings. Several seated women in saris, one in blue, and a row of standing men in shirts watch the ritual. A window with a decorative grille and floral strings is at left.

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June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A crowded home interior in Tamil Nadu with a yellow-orange wall, framed pictures, and an arched doorway. A seated figure in an orange shawl, a red-orange head wrap, and white jasmine garlands sits on a chair at right, smiling, with a rudraksha-style beaded mala. Around them a large group sits and stands, many with palms pressed together in namaskar; a shaved-headed devotee in white dhoti holds a trident aloft near the top right. Women wear saris in orange, blue and green, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Some kneel close in front, one with a small flame or lamp glowing near the lower centre. Dozens of people are visible.2014-06-27A domestic ritual inside a home in Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor and standing along the walls. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a lit oil lamp, and a man in white with rudraksha beads sits beside her. A younger priest in saffron-red cloth with a red headwrap and white flower garland holds a silver trident aloft and sits on a low chair. Light green and orange walls, framed pictures and decorated windows form the background. White jasmine flowers lie on the floor near the lamp.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA crowded indoor room during a padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure in orange robes with a red and white flower garland and a ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial receives reverence from a kneeling devotee in a lavender shirt, who is washing or offering to the feet while a woman in a red blouse assists. Around them devotees with hands pressed together stand and sit, including women in saris and men in white shirts. A bald priest in an orange-and-saffron robe with rudraksha mala stands near a brass kalasha-style vessel on the floor. Turquoise curtains and a framed picture hang on the wall behind.2014-06-26A seated figure in an orange-and-saffron robe with a red-orange turban and a jasmine garland holds a silver trident aloft in a yellow-walled room. Seated devotees on the floor, many with palms pressed together, face the figure while a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small lit oil lamp in front of them. A woman in a yellow sari with a white flower garland kneels in the foreground with hands folded. Standing onlookers line the back, a child sits near a window hung with yellow decorations, and framed pictures hang on the wall. The scene looks like a home blessing or puja gathering.2014-06-27July 01 20142014-07-01