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A crowded small room with green-painted doors and white walls, decorated with pink and white flower garlands and framed Hindu deity prints. In the foreground, a seated woman in a maroon-and-orange shawl with white flower garlands receives offerings, while a man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a wooden tray of fruit and red items toward her. Several women and an elderly man in white crowd close, reaching in, and a saffron-clad attendant stands at the back near a camera. Clock and wall calendar visible. The scene reads as a padapuja-style devotee gathering at a home.

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A padapuja ritual at a home in Tamil Nadu. A central figure sits on a dark maroon cloth wearing a deep red-brown turban, a maroon robe, and long white and red flower garlands, with gold bangles on the wrist. She holds her hand over an offering tray holding fruit and a red item. Behind her, saffron-robed attendants wear rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested young man wears a white dhoti and garland. An elderly woman in white with a flower garland bows at the lower left, and a man in white reaches forward at the left edge. A framed portrait with garlands hangs on the wall, and a photographer with a camera stands behind the group.2014-07-03A photograph of a padapuja in a small home room with pale walls and framed religious pictures on the wall. A man in a deep orange turban and orange-red robe sits on a dark red seat, garlanded with white and pink flower necklaces and wearing gold armlets. Devotees bend close to him: a man in a white shirt with a garland, a woman in an orange sari holding a small child, and an elderly woman at the left edge. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand near a wooden tray holding offerings and small items. A man on the right holds a camera with a flash. Five to six devotees and attendants are visible in the scene.2014-07-03A crowded indoor room with cream walls and a wooden display cabinet holding flowers and small items at left. In the centre, a smiling person in a maroon-red turban and a rust-brown wrap, wearing a white and green flower garland, stands among devotees. Two shaved-headed young men in orange and white clothing stand behind, one with a white tilak on the forehead. Many women, some older with grey hair, press in close, several with hands folded in namaste and one holding a small offering. Devotees surround the figure in a padapuja-style gathering.2014-07-03A padapuja at a home in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure in orange-red robes, a red turban and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver-and-gold chair and reaches toward a wooden tray of fruit. Around them, devotees with folded hands crowd close and kneel, including a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a pink sari with blue border. Several young men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand behind, and one man in a striped shirt leans in. A man at the back photographs the scene with a camera. Flower garlands of white and red hang near the seated figure. The room has white walls and a small window with a wooden frame.2014-07-03A crowded room with pale green walls and a wooden door, where devotees gather around a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl who places his hand on the head of a saffron-clad man wearing glasses. Several monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand nearby. On the right, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a white and multicoloured flower garland presses his palms together and smiles. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the door at left, and a decorative hanging with bells is attached near the ceiling. Several women in saris and men in white shirts crowd the foreground.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A crowded domestic room where devotees gather around a central figure wearing a red-maroon turban and maroon-brown robe, with a white and green-striped garland of white flowers draped over his shoulders. Several women in white and cream saris and white blouses, one with a long braid and flower garland, reach toward him with hands joined. A shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right beside a figure in orange-saffron robes. Wooden display cabinets with glass doors and flower arrangements line the wall behind, and a man in a white checked shirt stands in the foreground.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A seated figure in an orange-red turban and red robe, garlanded with white flowers and a multicolour garland, sits on a maroon-draped couch while devotees gather around for a padapuja. Several women in saffron, pink, green and white saris kneel or lean in, some with hands extended toward the seated figure's feet. On the right a young man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas and a shaved head holds a wooden tray of offerings, and another shaven-headed attendant in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. A man in a white shirt and a photographer with a camera stand at the left edge. Flower petals are scattered and a plain white wall forms the background.2014-07-03June 06 20122012-06-06 +1 copiesA crowded indoor photo in a small room with pale walls and a wall-mounted fan. A seated figure in an orange robe and red-and-orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace, receives offerings from devotees. Men in white shirts and yellow shawls, and women in saris and kumkum, lean in to offer fruit and red flowers from a wooden tray. A man in an orange robe and a young attendant in white with a yellow shawl stand nearby. Wall posters include a 2010 calendar, and framed photos hang above a television. a person is the seated figure in an orange robe, red shawl and ornate chair, receiving devotees, a sannyasi's role. Many people are visible.2010-01-23