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Indoor photo of a small room during a house visit where a seated figure in an orange shawl over a maroon garment receives a pada puja-style reverence. The seated person wears a yellow-and-green marigold garland and gold bangles; a larger hanging garland of white and red flowers hangs at right. Devotees crowd around, bending and kneeling. A man in white with a glasses frame and an older man in saffron and orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas stand at right; a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari stands at left and a small boy in a striped shirt is in front. A framed portrait of a woman with a crown on an orange backdrop and a deity poster decorated with flower garlands are on the wall. Window grilles and a trident are visible.

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June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesA 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 man in orange-red robes and a garland of white and red flowers, with gold bangles on his wrists, sits on a wooden chair in a small room while a silver trident rises beside him. Devotees crowd around him: a woman in a red sari with gold bangles folds her hands, a woman in a yellow sari stands with hands clasped, and a woman in a blue sari offers her respects. A seated man in a white shirt holds a plate of green leaves and flowers, and a young girl in white kneels beside him. Boys in white shirts, some with sandalwood marks, press forward, and a shaved-headed man in orange garments stands at the back. Pink petals and a metal tray with offerings lie before the chair.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated figure in a saffron-orange dhoti with a long white and red flower garland, gold armband, and sandalwood-marked forehead has a hand raised on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and red shawl, in a doorway. Around them, devotees in saris and white garments stand; saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas and white-painted foreheads stand at right, one holding a camera. Marigold garlands drape the doorway above. This appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style reception.2014-06-20June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a room with cream walls and a framed collage of religious pictures. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a long layered garland of white jasmine, pink and red flowers holds a tall silver staff with a crystal-like finial. Around him, saffron-clad young men and white-clad devotees sit on the floor, some holding red flowers and white petals. A woman in a white sari with gold jewellery and a woman in a blue-and-purple sari stand nearby, and a photographer takes pictures. The setting suggests a puja or satsang with flower offerings.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon and gold robe wears a long orange-yellow and white garland and holds a tall silver staff with a round finial, sitting on an orange cushioned seat in a plain room with cream walls and barred windows. Before him, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel while kneeling on a green cloth beside a brass plate. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and stand around, several with folded hands, a woman in a white sari with gold border and bangles kneels with palms together, and a shaved-headed devotee in the foreground bows with hands joined. Several saffron-robed attendants stand near the windows.2014-06-24June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photo of a crowded indoor reception in a narrow corridor with pink walls and a dark wooden door. In the foreground, a figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a cream garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, sits facing a seated couple. A woman in a green-trimmed white sari with a red floral garland and a man in a white shirt with a red garland kneel before him; the man holds a red fruit and offers it. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and several boys and a young girl are visible. Visible cues include the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, but the scene is crowded and partly cut off, so identity remains uncertain.2014-07-02