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A photograph of a ritual scene in a plain tiled hall with a pale wall and window. A shaved-headed man seated on an orange cloth with a striped white shawl is receiving an offering from a woman in a white and green-bordered sari with an orange shawl, who kneels before him holding money. Another shaved-headed man in white bends forward beside them. Standing devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, several with rudraksha malas, watch nearby, and a woman in orange shawl stands on the left. A brass vessel, flower garlands and a tall kalasha-like stand sit by the wall.

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A photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with a tiled floor and a ceiling fan. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and a woman in white sari sit or kneel on an orange cloth, bowing low over a brass plate with offerings, while a woman in a red blouse and white sari works with materials at the lower edge. Along the left and centre, a row of women in white saris with orange and green borders and orange shawls stand watching. Several men in white dhotis and sacred threads stand in a line, some with shaved heads. A small wooden stand with a garland, a microphone stand and a rudraksha-style cord appear on the right. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-03-05A photograph of a ritual scene in a plain whitewashed hall with an orange-and-blue patterned mat on the floor. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl, with red-striped borders, kneels on the mat and extends his hands toward a woman in a white top and white dhoti who bends forward offering something from a small plate. 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Printed copyright text runs across the lower right.2011-03-05A photograph of a ritual meal scene indoors on a white tiled floor. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes kneels low with his forehead bowed to the floor, with a steel bowl of food before him. Beside him a woman in an orange sari-style garment with hair in a bun reaches toward a steel bowl of rice and a plate of food on a purple-and-orange cloth. A seated man in white dhoti and shawl sits with hands folded. Standing behind are other figures in orange robes and white sarees and dhotis, one holding a small steel vessel and a gold-coloured item, and a woman in a green-bordered white sari. A banana leaf with offerings of grains, sweets and fruit lies at the lower left, and steel bowls sit nearby on a table.2011-03-05 +2 copiesA indoor ritual scene in a plain hall with white tiled walls and orange cloth laid on the floor. In the centre, a man in an orange robe bends low over a plate of food placed on a banana leaf on the floor, beside a small bowl. To the right, a large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and beads, garlanded with white and orange flowers, stands on the floor as the focus of the offering. Behind, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a vessel and a woman in a white sari with a green border stands nearby. On the left, several seated people in orange and white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, sit on the floor with brass vessels and cups in front of them. A large steel pot sits on the floor and a tray of leaves is in the foreground.2011-03-05