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A domestic ritual gathering in a home interior with cream walls, a red patterned rug and a potted palm. On the right, a seated woman in orange robes with a large red and yellow flower garland and a beaded necklace raises her hands in blessing as devotees sit before her. Several devotees with folded hands sit on the floor, including a man in a white shirt, a boy in red cloth and a boy in white dhoti with rudraksha beads. Two sannyasi-like young attendants in orange cloth stand at left and centre, one holding a long white pole, with colourful balloons overhead and a wooden box of fruit nearby. Count of visible physical people is about nine.

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A seated man in an orange-saffron garment with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a red flower garland and a gold necklace, is raising a silver staff upward in an indoor room with a patterned rug. Around him, devotees kneel and sit: a man in white dhoti and shirt, a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala, and women in yellow and multicoloured saris. A woman in bangles is washing or touching the seated figure's feet from a brass plate with an oil lamp and a small white cup. Wooden boxes of offerings sit beside the seated figure. A standing man with palms joined and an orange shawl watches in the background, and a few children sit on the left. Pink and yellow balloons hang in the room, and framed pictures are on the walls.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-yellow flower garland receives ritual attention in a home room with pink and green balloons. He holds a silver staff topped with a white globe and sits on a chair, with a bare foot extended over a brass plate of fruit and flowers. Kneeling before him, a man in white shirt, white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, while women in bangles and a young boy in red sit on the floor with hands raised. A standing attendant in orange with rudraksha beads watches from behind. Framed still life art hangs on the wall, and a colourful paper decoration appears at the right edge. Oil lamp and fruit offerings suggest a puja.2014-07-10A seated woman in a saffron-orange sari-style garment and a red-and-yellow flower garland sits on a wooden chair at right, smiling, with a red fruit in her hand and a wooden tray of fruit beside her. A standing young man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver trident-like staff upright. Around a floor mat, a man in a white shirt and glasses kneels beside a lit oil lamp on a platter, and several children in orange and yellow clothes sit nearby, with a young boy in orange and a seated older woman at the lower left. A wall painting of fruit and a potted plant appear in the background.2014-07-10July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A domestic room with yellow walls, a framed fruit painting, and a wooden door. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a red and white flower garland and a dark wrap, holds a tall silver staff with a white ball-shaped top raised overhead. Behind him a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined. Kneeling devotees in white dhotis and red and gold clothing, including a boy in a red shirt and women in bangles and saris, hold hands over a brass oil lamp. A brass plate holds flowers, bananas and offerings on a patterned rug, and a palm plant sits beside them.2014-07-10A photograph of a seated figure in a small room receiving a padapuja-style devotional offering. The central figure wears a rust-red and maroon dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a red-and-maroon turban, a long garland of white and red flowers, and gold bangles, and holds a silver trident-staff while smiling and gesturing with folded hands. Before them a seated elderly man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass cup, and an elderly woman in a green-yellow blouse and white sari joins in offering. A younger shaved-headed man in white with a tilak sits at lower left, and a shaved-headed boy in orange robes sits beside the offering. Standing behind are men in white shirts and dhotis with folded hands, a man in orange robes, a man in saffron with a rudraksha mala, and a child in pink clothing held by a standing man. A tray of flowers sits on the floor. A cameraman in the background takes photos. Several photographs hang on the wall at the top right.2014-07-01July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies