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Indoor photo inside a house beside a staircase with dark green steps and a pink-curtained railing. In the foreground a woman with a long dark braid and red-and-orange floral garland faces away, raising a silver trident-shaped staff toward a seated group. Two shaved-headed monastic figures in saffron-orange robes and beaded necklaces sit at left and right, one garlanded with white flowers. A girl in a grey and pink dress and a woman in white sit before a patterned rug with brass plates of fruit and flower offerings. Behind them, seated devotees in saris and white dhotis watch, and standing men in white shirts and dhotis press their palms together.

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June 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 house blessing ritual in a bright interior with a staircase and pink curtains. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and red-and-yellow flower garlands holds a silver trident-like ritual staff and faces a seated family. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits with hands raised, and women in white and a young girl sit on a patterned mat with palms joined. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas stand watching, one man photographing with a camera. A small oil lamp and a brass plate with offerings sit on the floor. The seated priest has a distinctive appearance and is the only figure of ritual authority here.2014-06-27June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA woman in a red-and-gold sari and red-orange flower garland holds up a silver trident-shaped ritual implement before a small group of seated devotees during a ritual, possibly an aarti or puja. Before her, a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits beside a woman in white, both reaching toward a small flame, while another woman in a pink top and a young girl in a pink-and-black outfit watch. Behind them, a staircase with grey steps and a pink curtain frames a room with more seated people in white clothes. A bowl of offerings and flower petals sits on the floor.2014-06-27 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A domestic puja inside a tiled room with a window and framed picture. A woman in a red-bordered white sari seated on a red cloth holds a brass oil lamp, while a woman in a yellow-green sari stands behind her. Two young monastics in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit at the left with brass plates. A standing crowd of about twenty devotees in white, red and orange clothes watches, with hands folded in anjali. At right, a person in an orange-and-white robe holds a tall silver ritual staff topped with a bell-like finial, and a bald man with white tilak and saffron shawl stands near a brass bell. Devotees and an aarti-like lamp suggest a house puja.2014-06-27A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a multicoloured flower garland, holds an ornate silver trident aloft while a crowd of seated devotees, many with palms pressed together, gathers in a yellow-walled room. Probable Swamiji (probable) sits at right on a black cushioned seat, an appearance-based label from long hair, saffron clothing and a red-white-orange garland. A young child reaches toward a tray of rose petals and flowers, and a man in white with a camera stands near a white cooler. Several saffron-robed attendants and a bald priest in white with an orange shawl sit in front, one holding white flowers.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 26 20142014-06-26Indoor photo of a seated figure on an ornate dark-red throne receiving a pada puja at a devotee's home. The seated person wears a maroon-and-gold robe, a long white flower garland with red blossoms, gold bangles, and holds a trident (trishul) upright in one hand. Before the throne, seated devotees on striped red, green and blue mats include a man in white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala, a woman in a white sari with garland, and a young girl in green. Two young sannyasi-clad men in saffron robes, with rudraksha malas and shaved heads, sit on the mat, and a standing monk in saffron stands near the doorway. A small oil lamp burns on the floor beside a tray of flowers and offerings. Standing onlookers in white and saffron fill the background.2014-07-01Indoor photo in a small room with pale green walls and a doorway. A woman in an orange and red sari with white flower garlands sits on the right holding a long silver ceremonial sword upright, while a woman in a white sari with orange border kneels beside a brass tray of offerings and pink flower petals. Several seated devotees in white saris and orange-robed youths sit nearby, and a standing woman in green sari and others with folded hands watch. A green cloth hangs on the right wall. Two women in white saris kneel near the tray and a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-maroon robe sits at left. The scene suggests a devotional ritual.2014-07-04 +1 copies