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A photograph inside a small room with cream walls and an orange curtain behind a framed deity image. A smiling person in a maroon robe and layered garlands of white and purple flowers stands centrally, holding a silver trident and wearing a rudraksha mala. Two onlookers in orange and saffron clothing stand to the right, one a young boy with a shaved head and rudraksha beads. A seated older man in white with a rudraksha mala is seen from behind at the lower centre, and a woman with a long braid stands at the left foreground. A photographer with a flash camera stands at the far left beside a table of bananas and fruit, with a ceiling fan overhead and a shrine decorated with orange and blue cloth hangings.

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A photograph inside a small room with cream walls and a ceiling fan, showing a standing figure in a maroon-red cloth wrap and a heavy garland of white and magenta flowers, holding a silver trident. A rudraksha mala hangs at the chest. Behind him an orange drape frames a small framed deity murti with a Shiva lingam-like form and red flowers. Around him are devotees: a woman with a long braid and glasses at left in the foreground, a bald older man in white at centre, and two saffron-robed attendants at right, one with a shaved head and rudraksha beads. A photographer with a flash camera stands at far left. Fruit and offerings sit on a table at left, and orange and blue cloth hangings decorate the upper corners.2014-07-04A 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.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA seated man in dark maroon robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a white and red floral garland and gold armband, holds a silver trident staff while smiling at devotees. Before him, a woman in a white sari and a woman in a red blouse sit on the floor with hands folded in namaskar beside a lit oil lamp and scattered pink petals. A tonsured priest in saffron-gold dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at right, a photographer in white clothes takes pictures near the door, and a portable air cooler and balloons decorate the room. The scene appears to be a padapuja with devotees.2014-07-03July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with a brown arched wooden door and a pedestal fan. A man seated on a red-orange cushioned chair with a long orange cloth draped behind him holds a silver staff and wears a white and red floral garland. Before him, a seated devotee in an orange-brown dress washes or honours his feet, with a brass plate and offerings beside them. Several women in white saris with red borders and a man in a white shirt sit or stand around, and a photographer in a white shirt holds a camera. A bald man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands at the right. Balloons hang near the window. The seated man has long hair and an ornate silver staff, appearing as a person in a padapuja role, while the others are devotees.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03June 23 20142014-06-23 +3 copiesA small room with a green doorway and a white cooler fan shows a padapuja in progress. A seated figure in a maroon turban, maroon robe and profuse white and pink floral garlands holds a silver trident-topped staff and rests his bare feet on a metal plate. Beside him a framed deity picture is decorated with flowers. Around him, a man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and a shaved-headed attendant stand, a cameraman in white holds a camera, and a woman in an orange-bordered white sari presses her palms together while another young man in white holds a microphone and sings. Elderly devotees in white dhotis sit on the floor in front, with a bald man in glasses at the lower left.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in a maroon-red robe and white-and-red flower garland holds a silver trident aloft in a small whitewashed room decorated with red rose petals and green fern sprigs. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robe and rudraksha beads stands behind him, and a cameraman in white shirt films at left. Several seated devotees in white shirts and cream clothes bow with heads lowered at the front. On the right, a framed portrait in gold frame, garlanded with white flowers, shows a saffron-clad figure seated before a tree, set on a yellow draped table with an oil lamp.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26July 01 20142014-07-01