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July 01 2014

July 01 2014

A photo inside a small room with pink and blue walls and white drapery with floral garlands overhead. A man in a long red-and-yellow garland of roses and marigolds stands at center, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, while a second man in orange stands behind him holding a lit oil lamp near a mirror. A man in white shirt with a red-beaded necklace bows his head, and a smiling woman in a white sari with gold border and dark beaded necklace holds a kalasha pot wrapped in white thread, topped with mango leaves and a coconut, on a tray of yellow flowers. Floral petals lie on the mat. The setting suggests a pada puja at a devotee's home.

A seated man in a maroon-brown robe sits on an orange-draped wooden sofa in a plain room with a bamboo blind, smiling broadly and wearing a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds. A woman in a red and gold saree with gold bangles, at left, holds out a steel vessel of white flowers, while a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands beside her holding a cup-like offering. A brass lamp and flowers rest on the table, and a camera is visible in the background. The scene resembles a devotee household welcome with garlanding and offering of flowers.

January 18 2010

2010-01-18 +1 copies

July 01 2014

June 26 2014

January 23 2010

A 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 copies

July 10 2014

A photograph of an indoor ritual in a plain white-walled room with an orange doorway. A man in orange robes with a white flower garland and a red-and-white flower garland stands centre, smiling, with long dark hair. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands joined. A woman in a red and gold sari holds a brass plate of lit oil lamps toward the robed man, while other women in white and a red-clad woman stand nearby. In the foreground a man in white shirt holds a silver kalasha decorated with white flowers and yellow blossoms. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with a presentation cue but the page does not confirm his presence, so identity is uncertain.

A photo of a padapuja ritual in a plainly painted room with a pale green wall and speckled floor. A bare-footed figure in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red, white and green flower garland, stands with palms pressed together facing the wall. Two devotees beside them, a woman in a white sari with red border and red shawl and a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a red shawl, also stand with hands folded in prayer. A small brass lamp and offerings sit near the floor at the lower right. The figure has a person appearance, with a swept-back hairstyle and a red-and-gold ritual garment, but the visible cues are limited.