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A standing man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers, stands barefoot at left, holding flower petals in his hands and looking down. Before him a seated figure in maroon and gold cloth is decorated with flower garlands. Behind them, three framed black-and-white portraits on a red velvet draped altar with a white scalloped backdrop show a tonsured man and two long-haired figures, each adorned with garlands. Fruit sits on a tray at lower left and petals are scattered on the floor.

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July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja in a white-walled room. A standing man in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl with gold borders, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a red rudraksha-style mala, sprinkles flower petals with his right hand. Before him, a seated figure in a red and gold cloth, adorned with garlands, is worshipped at its feet. Behind them, three framed black-and-white portraits, each draped with white and pink garlands, rest on a red satin-draped ledge with red bolsters. A tray of fruit and flower petals sits on the floor in the foreground. Warm lighting highlights the altar.2014-07-03A woman in a red and gold sari with a white and red flower garland stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing aarti. In front of a red draped altar with three framed black-and-white portraits, each adorned with white and pink garlands, a second woman in a red and gold sari kneels with her head bowed and a garland around her neck. A brass plate of fruit sits in the foreground. White pillars and a white wall with a tiled floor complete the room. Three framed portraits on the altar are printed photos, not physical people, and no portrait caption is legible. Two physical people are visible.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesA man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti with a long white and red flower garland waves a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward three framed black-and-white portraits on a draped red satin altar. Smoke rises from the lamp. The portraits are garlanded with white and pink flowers and lit from above. In front, a low seat draped in maroon and gold cloth is covered in flower garlands and holds a fruit tray with coconuts and bananas. The white room has ornate white pillars. A man in a maroon and gold dhoti performs an aarti, not a visible fire pit homa. The portraits are printed photographs, so they are depicted people, not physical attendees.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A person in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti with a white and pink flower garland and gold bangles stands at left, reaching toward a red-draped shrine with white flower garlands and small framed photos. A large gilt-framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, garlanded with white flowers, stands at right beside a small deity murti and flower offerings on the floor, with petals scattered on white tiles. The scene suggests a padapuja at a devotee home. The person's face is not identifiable here and the portrait is a printed depiction, so no identity is asserted from appearance; the portrait caption is not legible in the image.2014-07-03A small shrine room with white walls and a shiny tiled floor scattered with rose and jasmine petals. Behind a draped red satin cloth stand three framed black-and-white portraits of men in robes, each garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. To the right, a larger gold-framed colour portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes with a red tilak mark, garlanded with white flowers. In front, a linga-shaped object stands on a maroon cloth with gold border, decorated with garlands. A small deity figure sits on a low platform at right, decorated with flowers. The scene is a padapuja-style display with no people visible.2014-07-03A photograph of a padapuja ritual at a home shrine. A person with hair in a bun, wearing a white and red garland and an orange-red cloth, bows over a silver tray holding flower petals. Behind them a draped red and white altar displays three black-and-white framed portraits, each adorned with white and pink garlands, with small lights above. At the lower centre a small deity murti stands wrapped in a garland, and at right a flame burns in a bowl of oil. The scene is an intimate domestic worship setting with red draping and white walls.2014-07-03A shrine room with a red satin draped altar holding three black-and-white framed portraits of men, each garlanded with white and pink flower strands, and a large framed color portrait on the right showing a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, also garlanded. In front, a covered object wrapped in red and gold-bordered cloth with a flower garland sits on the tiled floor, scattered with rose petals. Walls are white with decorative plaster columns and a wall-mounted light. No people are physically present in the room.2014-07-03A man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a wide gold-banded waist cloth stands at left, holding flower petals or a small offering, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a gold armlet on his upper arm. He faces an altar decorated with red, white and pink garlands, marigolds and flowers. A black-and-white framed portrait of a bearded elder in white dhoti sits in the centre beneath an om emblem, with two smaller framed portraits flanking the altar. Orange curtains and a wooden cabinet fill the room behind.2014-07-02 +1 copies