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A photograph of a seated puja inside a domestic room with pale walls and tiled floor. On the right, a man with swept-back long hair, wearing an orange-and-maroon robe and layered marigold and white flower garlands with a gold-coloured necklace, sits smiling; the appearance is consistent with a person candidate, identified by the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron robe, and he is receiving the ritual. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti holds a long silver staff, and three young men in orange cloth with rudraksha malas kneel or sit behind. A woman in a blue silk sari kneels in front, offering or touching a brass plate with fruit and flowers. A standing woman in a red printed kurta watches from the left, beside a refrigerator and framed picture.

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Indoor photograph of a domestic ritual in a plain room with white walls and a framed picture of a deity murti on the wall. On the right, a man with long swept-back grey hair wears a dark-red robe, white and yellow marigold garlands, and a beaded necklace, seated on a cushioned seat and smiling. Seated in front of him, a woman in a teal blue saree pours or offers from a brass plate holding fruit and flowers. Behind them, two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a white cloth, and a third in white dhoti holds a tall ornate staff with a bell-like top. A woman in a red and orange kurta with blue dupatta stands at the back near a dining table.2014-07-10A photograph of a domestic room where a seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a white flower garland with yellow marigolds and a rudraksha mala, his bare feet resting in a brass tray of flowers and fruit. A woman in a teal sari with a gold border sits on the floor at left, holding a pink flower and a small offering. Behind them, two young men in orange robes sit on the floor, and a third young man in white dhoti with a black beaded necklace holds a tall silver staff upright. Curtains, a refrigerator and a framed picture are visible in the background. Ritual foot-washing style worship is shown; the seated man is a person by appearance cues of orange clothing, garland and mala.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph inside a plainly furnished room with cream walls and a framed picture on the wall. A seated figure on the right, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a long white and yellow flower garland, holds hands pressed in namaskar while a seated woman in a dark teal saree with gold border, bangles and folded hands sits on the floor at lower left. Behind them, a young man in a white dhoti kneels holding a tall silver staff, another in orange holds a wooden box, and a cameraman in orange robes films at the back left. A brass bowl of flowers sits on the floor near the woman. Looks like a devotional darshan or blessing scene.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A seated person in a home shrine room receives padapuja, the feet being washed by a woman in a teal blouse and gold-bordered sari who kneels before a brass plate of fruit and flowers. The seated figure wears a rust-orange robe with a gold border, a red-and-yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a silver staff topped by a trident, and smiles while sitting on a wooden chair. Behind, a young man in orange and a bare-chested young man in orange with rudraksha beads stand, a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and rudraksha sits, and a man in white kurta holds a phone. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall, with a brass lamp and a television in the room. Six people are visible.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala holds a silver trident aloft and smiles from a wooden armchair draped with a gold-embroidered cloth. Devotees kneel before him, one in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala washing or offering at his feet, a woman in a blue sari bowing, and a man in white seated on the floor. A young attendant in orange, holding a fruit, stands near a glass cabinet of small deity idols, a framed portrait of a woman in orange, and pink flowers. Fruits and a plate of offerings sit at the feet.2014-07-07 +1 copies