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A photo of a ritual at an indoor shrine with white walls and a pale blue floor. A person in a maroon and gold robe with a white-and-red flower garland and rudraksha beads sits at left, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff with both hands. Beside them, a bearded man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and glasses kneels and lights a small flame. A woman in white kneels at right, assisting with the flame. Behind them, several shaved-headed men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand or kneel, one holding a silver tray, and a photographer with a flash camera stands at the back. Marigold garlands hang near the doorway and petals lie on the floor.

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June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20A seated figure in a rust-red and saffron robe, with a white-and-red flower garland, bare arm bands and gold bangles, holds a silver trident upright while a kneeling man in a white shirt and red shawl tends an oil lamp with a woman in white beside him. Several onlookers stand in the room with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a floral sari and an older man in pale blue. Marigold and orange flower decorations hang along the doorway, and offering plates and flower petals lie on the floor. A shaved-headed man in orange stands at the upper right with hands joined. Appearance does not reliably establish that the seated figure is the a person candidate, so the role is described instead.2014-06-20June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a home in Coimbatore. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and a fresh white and red flower garland sits on a silver-framed chair, raising a hand near a silver ceremonial staff. Before the chair, a devotee couple sits on a patterned mat: the man in a white shirt with red suspenders, the woman in a white sari with pink border holding a lit oil lamp and offering flowers. Saffron-robed monastics with rudraksha malas sit behind them, and standing onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watch, one holding a camera, while a man in a red-scarved white kurta sits in the lower right with hands folded.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27Indoor photograph of a Pratyaksha Pada Puja at a devotee's house. On the left, a smiling woman in red robes and a white jasmine garland holds a metal rod with a lit oil lamp flame near a seated sannyasi. An older bearded man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a small flame toward the seated monk's hands, while a woman in white sits with palms pressed together at lower right. A young monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a standing photographer in white are visible, along with several saffron-robed young monks seated and standing in the background. Rose petals are scattered on the floor and a red striped mat covers the ground.2014-06-26Indoor puja in a plain yellow-walled room. A woman with a red and white flower garland and a dark-red sari sits on the left holding a tall silver ritual staff, and a shaved-headed boy in orange robes with a sacred thread and a white forehead mark sits beside her. Another shaved-headed young man in orange sits in the centre behind brass plates of offerings and flowers on a green cloth. Devotees in white and white-bordered saris and dhotis kneel at right, holding out their hands over a lit oil lamp flame, while a photographer in white stands at the back. Others stand with palms pressed together at the top right. A flower-filled plate and a kalasha-style brass vessel rest on a striped mat, indicating a puja with aarti.2014-06-27A photograph of a domestic room where a seated man in saffron-red robes and a red marigold garland, with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, raises a tall silver ritual staff while a woman in an orange and gold sari holds a lit flame or lamp. Two young boys in orange robes sit nearby, and a standing man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a garland. Several women in white saris stand in the background near a wall with framed devotional pictures and a cabinet. This appears to be a person house-visit padapuja or aarti, with the seated figure in saffron-red and red garland as the a person candidate.2014-07-08July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a home puja in progress. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold armband and a large garland of white, red and yellow flowers, sits on a chair beside a red-and-green floral mat, smiling and raising one hand. Before him a woman in a pink blouse and white sari offers a flame from a lit lamp. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits holding the flame, while a young man in a red shawl and white clothes holds his hands in anjali. A bowl of red petals sits on the mat. Behind them, standing devotees in white clothes watch, and a photographer in white takes pictures. Lilac walls and a white floor frame the room.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA seated figure on a red cushioned chair at the right holds a silver trident and wears a white and green flower garland, red floral armbands, a rudraksha mala and a dark red-brown robe with a gold-trimmed edge. Before this figure, a shaved-headed devotee in orange and a man in a white vest and dhoti kneel on a striped rug, one lighting a flame. A woman in a white saree with gold border and red bindi sits with hands joined in prayer at the left. Orange-robed sadhus and white-clad men stand behind in a yellow-walled room with framed pictures, while women in green and blue saris stand at the left. A padapuja-style ritual is taking place in a home. Photo credit text is overlaid at the bottom right.2014-07-01