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A seated figure in saffron and orange clothing, with a rudraksha mala and a garland of red, pink and yellow flowers, holds a silver trident aloft in a small whitewashed room. Devotees surround the chair: a woman in a purple sari kneels in front, a grey-haired man in orange shawl and white dhoti holds a lamp flame over a brass plate of offerings, and a priest in white with a mala sits nearby. Onlookers in saris and white shirts stand along the wall, and a cameraman in dhoti stands behind. Wall photographs, a small shrine and a television are visible. The scene appears to be a home puja with aarti and a garlanded trident. a person is the seated figure with long swept-back hair and saffron cloth; the identification is based on appearance cues, not a printed label.

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A photograph of a house-visit pada puja inside a modest room with peeling whitewashed walls and framed pictures. A seated figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a crystal-and-bead mala and a bright garland of pink roses, yellow and green flowers, holds a silver trident aloft and extends bare feet toward a brass tray of offerings. Adjacent, a figure in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp. Several women in saffron, purple and green saris sit or stand with folded hands, one in purple kneeling with her hands cupped toward a lamp. Behind them an older man in white, a cameraman in a rust-coloured garment, and a crowd of standing onlookers fill the room, with a television and a wooden cabinet on the right.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A seated figure in saffron and orange robes holds a silver trident upright and wears a large garland of red roses and yellow flowers, with orange-and-gold bangles on the arm. Before him, an older man in orange shawl and white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp aarti flame, while a woman in a purple blouse and orange sari leans in with her hands joined and a white-clad younger man stands behind. Several standing devotees in white and in saffron watch from the room, including an elderly woman in purple, a cameraman in red-and-gold clothes and a woman in a dark-gold sari. Framed photos and a small wooden shrine cabinet line the walls, with a plate of offerings and flowers in the foreground.2014-07-08A seated figure in an orange-and-red robe with a long pink and yellow marigold garland and gold armband receives worship in a domestic room. The figure holds a tall silver staff topped with a trident, while a woman in a purple blouse and orange sari holds a lit oil lamp and a brass plate of offerings near their feet. An elderly man in an orange shawl and a child in white with a rudraksha mala assist beside them. Standing onlookers in white, yellow and purple garments watch with hands folded, and a man in a dhoti records the scene with a video camera. Framed photographs and wall notices hang behind them. This is a pada puja with aarti in a house visit.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A domestic interior during a padapuja at a house visit. A seated figure in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and shaved head receives worship; a woman in a purple sari holds a plate of flowers and a lit oil lamp near his feet. A person in saffron robes and a long pink-and-yellow flower garland holds a silver trident aloft beside a television. Several women in saffron, red and purple saris and an older man in orange kneel or stand around, with a cameraperson in a saffron-bordered dhoti filming. A wall calendar, framed pictures and a mattress line the room.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a pada puja house visit in a plain blue-walled room. A seated man in orange robes with a red-and-white-and-green flower garland holds a tall silver trident and smiles, with gold bangles on his wrist. A woman in a purple blouse and white sari holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate toward him, and a man in white shirt and glasses sits beside her with hands near the plate. Two seated men in white at left have hands pressed together in namaste, and a row of seated devotees, including women and children, sits on striped mats. A standing shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron robes and rudraksha mala behind the seated figure holds his palms together, and another orange-robed attendant sits near the doorway. Calendars and a framed deity picture hang on the walls, with flowers scattered on the floor.2014-06-22