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A photograph of a ritual reception inside a building with a plain concrete ceiling and a wall clock. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long multicolour flower garland with a copper-toned rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms pressed together while a man in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders offers a brass plate from the right foreground. Several onlookers in shirts and a boy in a dark t-shirt stand at left, and a bald man in orange cloth stands behind the central figure. a person is visible with a saffron turban, orange robe, flower garland and mala.2015-05-01A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a long garland of marigolds and white flowers, smiles while standing indoors. Both hands hold a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and the wearer's arm extends forward offering it. Around them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, a younger man in a dark top and a boy in a white shirt stand nearby, and a shaved-headed man at right in orange clothing presses his palms together in prayer. A wall clock and barred window appear in the background, with orange curtains at right.2015-05-01Indoor temple scene with a white-walled interior, a round blue wall clock, and a barred window at left. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a long garland of red and yellow flowers, smiles while holding a brass plate with a flaming oil lamp. A priest in a white dhoti with red and pink borders offers the plate from the right. Beside the saffron-clad figure, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands. Several onlookers in shirts and striped clothing watch, including a boy in an olive shirt at left. Orange drapes hang near the right edge.2015-05-01A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual visit. A man in an orange-red turban, saffron-brown robe and long white and yellow marigold garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a bare-chested priest with a shaved head wearing a rust-brown cloth. To the right, a man in a blue dhoti and a white-and-gold bordered shawl stands near offering tables piled with bananas, coconuts and flower garlands. A crowd of men, women and children in white shirts and striped clothing watches from the left, and a wall clock and lit oil lamps are visible.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01Indoor photo of a home visit in a small room with yellow-and-cream walls, a ceiling fan, a wall clock and a television. A bare-headed man in orange-saffron robes with a red-and-yellow flower garland stands at right, extending his hand toward a man in a white shirt who holds his palms together. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari presses her palms together at left, and another woman in a green blouse stands beside her. A man in a striped shirt and a shaved-headed monk in orange cloth stand behind, and a child is held on a hip in the background.2014-06-27October 03 20152015-10-03Indoor photo in a plain room with pale yellow walls, a wall clock, a framed picture, and a small electrical panel. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange turban, a bare upper body, orange dhoti and a large red-and-white flower garland stands on the left, smiling, hands joined. Beside him a bearded man in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame, while a young boy in white with a rudraksha-style mala and a man in a red-checked shirt, and several men in white and in white shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar around them. Women in white with orange borders stand at the left edge. The scene resembles a lamp-lighting ritual.2006-11-24Indoor temple scene with a woman in orange-saffron robes and an orange head wrap performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, standing before a shrine decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands and heaps of petals. She wears a long garland of orange and yellow flowers and bangles. Around her, standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border stands at right. Offerings with coconuts and flowers lie on the shrine floor, and a deity murti is partly visible behind the garlands. A wall clock and a window light the room.2015-05-01A seated figure in a dark red-orange robe and matching turban receives padapuja in a room with yellow walls. The seated person wears a white and green flower garland, gold bangles and an armband, and sits on a red-cushioned chair beside a silver trident. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, with rudraksha malas, stand with folded hands. A man in white kneels and pours milk or liquid from a plate over the seated person's feet, while a shaved-headed attendant in orange and a woman in white assist. A small child in pink and a standing onlooker watch from behind.2014-07-01June 27 20142014-06-27