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A ritual scene in an indoor room with cream walls and a window grille. A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a tall silver trident, wearing a rust-red turban, a white garland with blue and red flowers, and a rust-red and gold dhoti. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes sits on a mat, cupping a small brass vessel near a lit oil lamp and pink flower petals. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand, one holding a tray with fruit, and a woman in a red sari with folded hands stands at right. Seated devotees in the foreground include a woman with a white flower garland and a man in dark shirt and glasses. Garlands and a tray of fruit complete the offering.

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June 23 20142014-06-23A photograph of an indoor ritual in a home-style room with framed pictures and a garland-decorated doorway. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a maroon-red turban and a red-and-orange dhoti-style garment, with a white jasmine and multicolour garland across his chest and a rudraksha-style mala; he holds a tall silver ceremonial staff. Before him, several shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes sit with rudraksha malas and folded hands, one with a mala and marked forehead. Standing behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt raises his arms, a priest in cream dhoti holds a brass tray, and women in red and dark saffron saris stand with hands clasped. Flower garlands adorn the seated women in the foreground.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated figure in a maroon-and-orange robe with a white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland and beaded wristbands sits on an orange cushion at left, hands joined in namaskar, with a silver ceremonial staff beside him. In front, a seated devotee in white dhoti and red shawl holds a flame in a small brass oil lamp over a platter of flower petals and leaves on an orange cloth. Around them, devotees with folded hands sit or stand, including women in saris and a young girl in a red top and a child. A plain blue-grey wall and a white door form the background. The scene reads as a puja or aarti with an oil lamp.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small whitewashed room. A figure seated on an ornate gold-and-silver throne wears an orange-red turban, an orange-red shawl over a red-and-orange dhoti, and a large garland of white and pink flowers, holding a silver trident upright. Devotees sit on the floor before him: an older man in white dhoti and shirt with white vibhuti and a rudraksha mala, an older woman in a red sari, and a younger man in white. Flower petals, a lit oil lamp, fruit and a brass plate sit on the floor, and young men in orange robes with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand behind. A cameraman in an orange-clad group also stands at the back.2014-07-03June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01