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A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. Two seated figures on ornate gold-framed orange velvet thrones sit before a small silver bowl containing a white paste and flowers. The figure on the left wears a saffron-orange robe and a dark beaded mala, and is applying or mixing a white substance with his hands. The figure on the right, bare-chested, wears a brown-red dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace, has white ash markings on his forehead and body, and is reaching toward the bowl. A third seated person in the background wears white and is partly hidden. Striped rugs and a patterned maroon curtain fill the background.

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September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a decorated room with ornate gold-framed orange tufted thrones and a patterned curtain behind. A seated elderly woman with long grey hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha-style mala, bends forward to wash the feet of a younger man in maroon-brown robes with a gold-beaded necklace and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Her hands pour water over his foot from a metal bowl and vessel. Another man sits in the background on the orange throne in ochre-brown clothing, and a tiger-striped cloth lies on the floor near the bowl.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesTwo men sit on the floor before an orange tufted sofa with gold-carved arms and a patterned tiger-skin rug. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange shawl and garland of rudraksha beads, with grey hair and white tilak marks, and pours liquid from a small vessel into a silver bowl. The younger man on the right, bare-chested with a brown-red dhoti and a heavy gold bead necklace, wears white sacred markings on his forehead and arms and holds his palms open. Another person in orange sits partly visible behind. A bowl of offerings sits in front. Appearance-based cues on the left man are limited, so he is described by role only.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a ritual in a room with orange velvet tufted chairs and gold-framed furniture. On the left, an older woman in an orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala kneels and reaches toward a silver bowl. In the centre background, a man with a red tilak mark sits behind them. On the right, a younger man with white ash markings on his forehead and arms wears a rust-brown dhoti and a long beaded necklace of gold and brown beads, holding a metal spoon over a striped cloth and a silver bowl containing offerings. Three people are visible.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14