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A domestic room with yellow walls, a framed fruit painting, and a wooden door. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a red and white flower garland and a dark wrap, holds a tall silver staff with a white ball-shaped top raised overhead. Behind him a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined. Kneeling devotees in white dhotis and red and gold clothing, including a boy in a red shirt and women in bangles and saris, hold hands over a brass oil lamp. A brass plate holds flowers, bananas and offerings on a patterned rug, and a palm plant sits beside them.

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-yellow flower garland receives ritual attention in a home room with pink and green balloons. He holds a silver staff topped with a white globe and sits on a chair, with a bare foot extended over a brass plate of fruit and flowers. Kneeling before him, a man in white shirt, white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, while women in bangles and a young boy in red sit on the floor with hands raised. A standing attendant in orange with rudraksha beads watches from behind. Framed still life art hangs on the wall, and a colourful paper decoration appears at the right edge. Oil lamp and fruit offerings suggest a puja.2014-07-10A seated woman in a saffron-orange sari-style garment and a red-and-yellow flower garland sits on a wooden chair at right, smiling, with a red fruit in her hand and a wooden tray of fruit beside her. A standing young man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver trident-like staff upright. Around a floor mat, a man in a white shirt and glasses kneels beside a lit oil lamp on a platter, and several children in orange and yellow clothes sit nearby, with a young boy in orange and a seated older woman at the lower left. A wall painting of fruit and a potted plant appear in the background.2014-07-10A photograph inside a home room with a wall-mounted TV, wooden cabinet and a framed fruit still-life painting. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with a red flower garland and a silver staff raised high sits on a floral rug on the right, receiving a ritual. Seated before him, a woman in a yellow sari and bangles holds her hands over a lit oil lamp, and another woman in a cream sari sits nearby. A man in a white shirt holds a lit lamp, and a young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits beside him. A standing young sannyasi in orange with rudraksha beads stands at the back. A brass plate of offerings sits on the rug, and balloons and garlands decorate the doorway.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A seated man in an orange-saffron garment with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a red flower garland and a gold necklace, is raising a silver staff upward in an indoor room with a patterned rug. Around him, devotees kneel and sit: a man in white dhoti and shirt, a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala, and women in yellow and multicoloured saris. A woman in bangles is washing or touching the seated figure's feet from a brass plate with an oil lamp and a small white cup. Wooden boxes of offerings sit beside the seated figure. A standing man with palms joined and an orange shawl watches in the background, and a few children sit on the left. Pink and yellow balloons hang in the room, and framed pictures are on the walls.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor ritual in a living room during a house-visit pada puja. On the right, a person in a saffron-and-maroon robe with a yellow and red floral garland and gold armlets sits on a red-cushioned seat, feet extended over a tray of flowers and fruit, with a trident-topped staff standing beside. Seated before them, a man in an orange dhoti with a white shawl and glasses holds an oil lamp with a woman in a red top and orange garment. A young priest in white with a rudraksha mala holds the staff. Several devotees in white and cream saris sit or stand in the background with hands folded, near a dining table, a wall calendar and framed pictures. A possible reading of the scene is a pada puja, though the visible rite is a lamp offering.2014-07-08