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A photograph of a small blue-walled room during a ceremony. A seated figure in a red-orange robe and maroon turban, wearing a white and green flower garland, raises a silver trident (trishul) and smiles. Behind him a standing attendant in orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a rudraksha mala. Around the seated figure, devotees in white, orange and maroon clothing kneel and stand with hands folded in namaskar. Marigold and white garlands hang from the wall decorations, a framed portrait with a flower garland hangs at top, and a shaved-headed attendant in saffron kneels at right beside a metal bowl of flower petals. Banana-leaf and flower festoons decorate the doorway.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated figure on an orange-draped throne in a small blue-walled room decorated with red roses and a green leaf garland. The central seated person wears a red-and-gold turban, a red-and-gold saree-style wrap, a long white and green flower garland, and a red garland, and holds a silver trident. Around them, saffron-robed attendants stand and sit, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, one holding a silver plate of offerings, while a devotee with folded hands kneels at the front and a videographer with a camera stands at the right. Brass pots, flower petals and lamps sit on the floor. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2013-06-23 +3 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in a deep maroon robe and matching maroon turban holds a tall silver trident upright, wearing a heavy garland of white jasmine, red roses and pink flowers, with gold bangles on the wrist. Four or five people sit on the floor around the throne-like seat: two young men in orange and white ritual dress with rudraksha malas, a woman in a multicoloured sari, and a bald man in white at right. One young man holds a microphone toward the seated figure. Behind them is a framed deity picture draped with flower garlands, with brass lamps and offerings on a white-covered table. A small poster with a religious image hangs on the wall at upper right. The scene reads as a padapuja or satsang in a home setting.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesIndoor photo of a pada puja at a house visit in a small blue-walled room. A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a marigold and orange flower garland, holding a trident, sits on a red cushioned seat; a candidate a person by long hair, ornate adornments and the garland, with the trident held by a standing orange-robed attendant behind. Devotees in white and pastel clothes sit on mats and fold their hands; a woman in a purple blouse and white sari holds an oil lamp (aarti) beside a flower-petal offering. A saffron-clad man on the left photographs the scene; a framed portrait of a seated figure hangs on the right wall. Around 15 people visible.2014-06-22