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A photograph of a home ritual in a whitewashed room with a patterned blue and red floor mat. A seated figure on the right, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a long red and yellow flower garland with a rudraksha-style bead garland, holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a metal trident-like finial and a hanging garland. Seated devotees in white clothes, one wearing a red and green sari, make offerings and receive a lit oil lamp on a brass plate with flowers and fruit. Standing devotees in white dhotis and saffron-clad sannyasis press their palms together in prayer. A child in a patterned dress stands near the centre. A bowl of flowers and bananas lies at the lower left.

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June 27 20142014-06-27A seated figure in an orange-red sannyasi garment holds a tall silver trident aloft in a bright room. He wears a red and yellow flower garland and a long green-and-yellow lime garland, with gold bangles on his wrist. Before him, a kneeling group in white clothes receives a flame from a small oil lamp held by a woman in white, while others press palms together in namaskar. Among them are saffron-clad men and women, a young girl in a gray dress with a flower in her hair, and a shaven-headed boy in orange. Flower petals and a brass plate sit on a patterned rug. The seated figure appears to be a presiding teacher receiving devotees, and the ritual looks like a light-offering greeting during a house visit.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph inside a bright, whitewashed room during a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and yellow garland of marigolds and green beads, holding a trident-topped staff, sits on an orange cloth and smiles as devotees perform aarti. Around them, a woman in white kneels holding a lit lamp, and a family in white and red garments kneels on a blue patterned mat with offerings of flowers and fruit on a brass plate. Standing devotees in white dhotis and saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas press their palms together in the background. Some people are partially visible at the edges of the frame. The scene is a welcoming puja within a home.2014-06-27A seated man in a bare-chested orange-red garment with a gold waist cloth and red and yellow flower garlands plus a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident upright in a room with white walls and ceiling fans. Around him devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together, while women and a girl kneel before a lit oil lamp held by a woman in a white sari. A priest in white stands behind, and a shaved-headed man in orange sits near the front. The scene is a ritual blessing in a home.2014-06-27Indoor house visit in a tiled room where a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long red and yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident-staff upright and smiles. Devotees sit and stand around in white dhotis, white saris and saffron cloth. A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti offers a lit oil lamp, a woman in a white sari kneels beside him, a young woman in white with folded hands prays, and a small girl in pink stands nearby. A brass plate of flowers and fruit lies on the mat in front, with a colourful patterned rug beneath. Several other devotees stand with folded hands near a window.2014-06-27June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a room with lavender walls and an arched doorway during a ritual reception. A person seated on an orange cushioned seat at right wears a marigold and white flower garland, a maroon-orange garment, and a rudraksha mala, and holds a tall silver staff upright. Before him, a woman in a white and red sari holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, and a seated man in a cream kurta with glasses presses his palms together. Nearby, a young man in a white dhoti kneels with folded hands, and a standing young man in white with a rudraksha necklace holds his hands together. A crowd of women in saris and salwar kameez stands behind with palms joined, and a framed photo hangs on the wall. Scattered flower petals and a yellow flower lie on the floor in front of the seated figure.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a home-visit puja in a plain room with pink curtains and a patterned sofa. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a rug, holding a lit oil lamp over a tray while a woman in a pink blouse and white sari and a younger woman in white join in the ritual. Seated devotees and standing men in white watch. A woman in an orange blouse with a red and yellow flower garland holds a trident-like staff at the right edge. A fruit tray sits in the foreground.2014-06-27A seated figure on a red cushioned chair at the right holds a silver trident and wears a white and green flower garland, red floral armbands, a rudraksha mala and a dark red-brown robe with a gold-trimmed edge. Before this figure, a shaved-headed devotee in orange and a man in a white vest and dhoti kneel on a striped rug, one lighting a flame. A woman in a white saree with gold border and red bindi sits with hands joined in prayer at the left. Orange-robed sadhus and white-clad men stand behind in a yellow-walled room with framed pictures, while women in green and blue saris stand at the left. A padapuja-style ritual is taking place in a home. Photo credit text is overlaid at the bottom right.2014-07-01