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Indoor ritual in a small room with yellow walls and wooden-framed windows. A woman in a dark red sari with a red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp in a brass dish and a small bell, speaking or chanting. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed in namaskar, and a woman in a cream sari with a flower garland holds a brass tray of flowers. Men in saffron robes with white flower garlands attend at left and right, and a brass plate of fruit, flowers and offerings sits on the floor. This appears to be a padapuja at a devotee's house.

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A small room with cream walls and a doorway decorated with a flower and leaf garland shows a Pada Puja ritual in progress. A woman in a red saree with a red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads on the left smiles and holds a small brass item. A young shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with a flower garland stands center-left. A woman in a cream and purple saree holds a brass tray with a decorated kalasha and flowers. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a robed monastic in saffron with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Plates of flowers and offerings lie on a cloth at lower left.2014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a small domestic room during a house visit. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red cord around his neck and a tilak on his forehead stands at left with his hands folded in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a brass plate with flowers. In the centre, a woman in a rust-red robe with gold border and a red-and-white flower garland lights a small oil lamp held in her hand. Beside her, a shaved-headed monk in rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala chants with eyes partly closed. A tiled wall, a fish tank and a hanging garland are visible in the background.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor puja in a small home shrine room decorated with marigold garlands and a framed deity picture on the wall. A figure seated on an orange cushion at left wears an orange-red robe, red and yellow flower garland, and holds a tall silver ceremonial staff with a white globe top raised toward the flame. a person: long dark hair swept back, sacred forehead marks, orange robe and layered red-and-yellow garlands; role: presiding ritual officiant. Seated in front, a woman in a purple sari with gold necklace holds an oil lamp, and a man in a grey kurta over white dhoti lights a lamp with a flame. Several standing devotees in white dhotis and shawls with orange-red stoles press palms together; a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in a white outfit with orange stole also stand with hands folded. Brass plates with flowers sit on the floor.2014-07-10June 26 20142014-06-26June 16 20142014-06-16A photograph of a ritual in a hotel-style room with a cream patterned wall, a white bed and a wooden desk. A central figure in a rust-orange garment with a gold-clasped rudraksha-style neck piece and a long white and red flower garland is pouring or offering something from a spoon into a lit lamp near a flower-decorated window frame, with a rust-red and gold outfit and long swept-back hair; this figure is a person candidate by visible cues (long hair, saffron-orange clothing, ceremonial gold necklace and garland). Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti rings a brass bell and holds a green sprig, while a man in a white shirt with folded hands and rudraksha mala stands at left. At far left a shaven-headed priest in an orange shawl holds a kalasha pot decorated with coloured bands and leaves, with a plate of white flowers in front. The scene reads as a puja or aarti offering.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesIndoor photograph in a plain room with pale green walls and a small colourful tiled floor, showing a devotee home visit during a pada puja. A man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red and saffron robe, with arms raised in a gesture of greeting, stands at centre, appearing to be a person figure. Nearby, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a flower garland and palms joined, a man in white with a garland, and a woman in a maroon and gold sari with folded hands stand watching. At right, a man in a rust-red robe bends over a tray of ritual items, and a person in a pink cloth stands at the edge. A small table holds flower garlands and red blossoms.2014-07-01June 26 20142014-06-26