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A photograph inside a home room where a figure seated on a raised platform holds a silver trident aloft. He wears a long red-orange garment, a red and yellow flower garland, and a rudraksha mala with golden beads, and he smiles broadly. Around him, a woman in a white sari and a kneeling woman in white are seated near a lit oil lamp, while several saffron-clad people and a priest in white stand behind. A small girl in pink and white sits between the women. Garlands, a ceiling fan and a doorway frame the room.

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June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A 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 27 20142014-06-27A seated woman in a rust-orange sari with a long yellow and white flower garland and a green leaf-and-marigold garland holds up a silver ceremonial staff with a round top, and smiles with eyes closed. Beside her, a monastic in orange robes with rudraksha beads tends a small brass oil lamp with a flame, while a bald young man in orange and another in white with a mala stand behind. A man in white clothes with a red shawl and a woman in white saris press palms together or offer hands near a tray of flowers and a small brass pot. Shelves with books, a framed picture and a deity poster hang on the pale wall in an ordinary room, indicating a home ritual with an oil lamp and offerings.2014-06-27A 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.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 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.2014-06-27