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A seated woman in an orange-and-red sari with a red and white flower garland and gold bangles sits on a cushioned seat, receiving offerings. A young man in a white shirt and trousers kneels beside her holding a small glass or cup, while a tray of red apples sits on the floor. Behind her, a young sannyasi-style monk in saffron wraps with rudraksha mala and tilak stands. A man in a white shirt holds a camera. On the right, a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in white with red shawl stand with hands folded in namaste, and a man in the foreground sits with palms pressed together. A small plant bowl of flowers rests on the floor, and a framed picture hangs on the cabinet behind.

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June 27 20142014-06-27A domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A seated man with long hair in a bun, wearing a red-brown dhoti, orange shawl, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold armlets, sits on an orange cushion at right, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Before him, a woman in orange and a man in a white striped shirt with a forehead mark hold a lit flame over a brass plate of flowers and rice. Devotees in saffron and red stand and kneel around the room, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in an orange robe, a boy in a white shirt and a man in orange holding a camera. A bowl of flowers rests on the floor. The scene is a photo of a puja inside a home.2014-07-08A seated figure with long dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a red and white flower garland with yellow flowers, gold bangles and a tall silver trident beside them, receiving a padapuja. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown cloth and rudraksha mala kneels at the foot of the seat, while a man in a white shirt and dhoti bends to wash the feet of the seated figure with water from a brass vessel on a red cloth. A woman in a red sari with folded hands and a man in a red shawl also kneel in prayer, and standing devotees in white, checked and saree clothing watch. A photographer in white with a camera stands near the window. Setting: a plain room with cream walls and a green-painted doorframe, with flowers, fruit and offerings on a tray.2014-07-03July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a domestic padapuja-style devotee visit inside a whitewashed room with a striped woven mat on the floor. A seated figure in a rust-red and orange robe, with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and bangles, extends a red apple toward an elderly man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti who bows with palms joined. Behind them stand a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a blue sari holding fruit, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with rudraksha mala and vertical tilak holding fruit and a white-and-red garland. A shaven-headed young sannyasi in orange with beads stands at the right.2014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 16 20142014-06-16June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesA photograph inside a home living room with white walls, a brown sofa and cream curtains. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wears white dhoti and a red-beaded rudraksha necklace and holds a lit oil lamp, with a burning flame, over a small bell-like ritual while another man lies bare-chested on an orange cloth, wearing a red and yellow flower garland and hands pressed in namaskar. Behind them a young man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads stands, and several women in saris, some in orange and cream, stand with folded hands. A silver ceremonial pole stands in the centre. A wooden tray with fruit sits on the floor. The lying figure is not clearly identified by cues, so the person is recorded only by role as a devotee receiving padapuja.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies