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Inside a small whitewashed room, a seated woman in a red-and-maroon sari with a red-and-white garland holds a tall silver trident, smiling. Beside her a shaven-headed young man in saffron and orange robes stands. A cameraman in white shirt and trousers films, and a bare-chested priest in red and gold dhoti kneels at right near brass vessels and a lit oil lamp. Seated devotees in white and pale clothing, including a woman in a cream sari with braid and jasmine, face the scene. On the right, a framed portrait in gold garlanded with white flowers shows a figure in saffron robes and beads, set on a yellow cloth with red petals. Rose petals are scattered on the walls.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated woman in a red-orange sari with a white and red flower garland holds up a silver trident, a trishul, while people kneel before her on the floor. She wears rudraksha beads, gold bangles and a gold armlet, and sits on an orange cushioned chair. In front of her a small oil lamp burns beside white flowers and pink petals. A young man in an orange kurta stands behind her holding the trident shaft, and a cameraman films the scene. Several kneeling devotees in white and cream clothes press their hands together, with a bald man in orange in the lower right corner. Rose petals are scattered on the cream wall.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA home shrine corner in a photo of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A woman in a rust-orange sari with red flower garlands sits on an orange-draped seat while several people kneel and wash or worship her feet, one holding a brass plate. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at left, and a tall silver trishul leans beside the seat. Behind them a shelf holds lit oil lamps, flowers and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala, plus a small deity murti. Visible people: about six.2014-06-26July 01 20142014-07-01Indoor ritual scene in a wood-panelled room with bamboo blinds. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-and-maroon robe, a long white and multicolour flower garland, and beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a tall golden staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Two oil lamps burn on the floor in front. A bald elderly man in white clothes bends forward over the lamps, while a woman in an orange patterned sari sits beside him. Behind them, a young man in white dhoti with a beaded mala sits, and other people in saffron and white stand by a wooden cabinet, one holding a camera. Fruit sits in a basket near the seated figure.2014-07-10A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, holding up a tall silver trident (trishul) in one raised hand while seated on an orange-draped couch. In front, a woman in white with a red shawl holds a brass cup and sits on a red cloth before brass plates and offerings. Around them, a monk-like young man in orange with a shaved head and rudraksha mala sits with folded hands, a man in white shirt and trousers photographs the scene with a camera, and several women in white and red saris sit with hands pressed in prayer. Brass and silver ritual vessels and a gold tray are on the floor, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.2014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10