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Indoor photo in a pale green room during a ritual gathering. A seated person in orange-red robes, with a white and red garland and a long-handled ceremonial fan or chamara in hand, sits at the right, while a row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts press palms together around them. Several women in white sarees and an older woman in a gold-bordered saree kneel or bow near a brass ritual setup at the lower centre. A younger man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands behind. Framed photos hang on the wall, and a window opens to people outside.

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July 04 20142014-07-04Indoor photograph in a yellow-walled room during a puja. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-red robe, a large garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves, and holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a silver ornament; the figure is a sannyasi-style priest, with appearance cues that are not sufficiently distinctive to identify. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms joined, while a woman in a white sari with a red shawl sits center, hands folded. On the left, a woman in white bends forward holding a brass bowl over a silver plate of fruit and offerings. Some devotees wear orange sashes and rudraksha malas. Visible people: about twelve.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial devotional visit inside a small room with pale green walls. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a floral garland of red and white flowers and green leaves is receiving a ritual; a bowed man in a white shirt and white dhoti is pouring or offering from a brass plate, while another man kneels near a tray. Several women stand with hands folded in namaste: one in a white kasavu-bordered sari with gold border, others in maroon and orange saris with gold jewellery. Young men in orange and white robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a framed family photograph hangs on the wall. A man in white holds up a silver ritual object with a long handle, and onlookers crowd the open doorway.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small room with pale green walls and a framed picture on the upper left. Several people stand and kneel in a devotional scene with hands folded in anjali. A seated woman in a white sari with a red shawl sits centre, flanked by a young man in white dhoti and a young man in white. A standing young man in an orange robe and beaded rudraksha mala stands centre-left, and a figure with a tall brass trident stands behind. A woman in a red sari and gold necklace kneels at lower left beside a small oil lamp and flower offerings. At right, a kneeling person wears a garland of green and red flowers over an orange robe. Other robed men in saffron and orange stand along the back, and one person holds a camera. No clear a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small room with pale green walls and a open doorway. A figure seated on the right wears an orange sash, a white flower garland and rudraksha malas, and holds up a long silver-tipped staff toward the seated group. Around them, a cluster of devotees sit and stand: several women in white and orange saris with folded hands, a woman in a green sari, and young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas, one shaved-headed young man in white dhoti kneeling centrally. Several women kneel near a pink-and-white offering tray with flowers and lamps. A man in orange robes stands in the doorway holding a camera. The scene appears to be a ritual or blessing. No printed names are visible; the seated figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to attribute to a person.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors in a room with yellow walls. A bare-chested figure seated at right wears saffron and rust-coloured cloth, a large garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves, and rudraksha beads; he holds a tall silver staff with a metal finial and smiles with eyes closed. In front of him a young woman in white with gold jewellery kneels and washes his feet from a brass vessel over a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Around them devotees stand or kneel with palms joined, including a woman in a white sari with a red border, young men in white and orange, and a youth in orange with rudraksha beads. Some people in the background wear orange and saffron garments and white dhotis. The scene appears to be a devotional foot-washing ceremony with visible flowers, fruit and water vessel.2014-07-04 +1 copies