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Indoor ritual scene on a striped floor rug before orange velvet thrones with gilded arms. A woman with grey hair, wearing an orange shawl and dark beaded necklace, sits at left facing a young man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a gold-bead garland and white forehead markings. Between them is a silver tray holding a bowl of mixed fruit and a lit flame, with coconuts and bananas nearby. A hand offers a lit wick at the bottom edge, and a second seated man appears in the background. The setting suggests a homa or puja with fire offerings.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A ritual scene in a room with red and gold ornate thrones and patterned curtains. An elderly figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits on a striped mat, sprinkling or offering items from a silver bowl. Beside him a younger man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with beaded necklaces and white body markings sits near the offerings. Plates hold green limes, fruit, flowers and a small brass lamp is lit at right. Another devotee sits in the background. The setting resembles a homa or puja ritual.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Indoor ceremony in a room with purple draped curtains and a wall air conditioner. An elderly woman in orange robes with a red and black beaded mala sits on a gold-trimmed orange throne-like chair, looking down. Beside her, a man with a shaved head wears a brown garment, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala and passes an offering. Another seated man in a saffron-and-gold robe sits to the right. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame and a garland of orange marigolds lie in the foreground, with brass bowls, fruit and red cloth on a low table. a person cues are not clearly present on any figure, so no identification is made.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Indoor ritual scene in front of two ornate gold-framed orange tufted thrones and a striped mat. On the right, a man in a saffron-and-maroon garment with a multi-strand gold bead necklace and rudraksha-style beads holds a metal plate with a lit flame and offerings, with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. In the centre, a younger man in a maroon-and-gold shawl sits with a vertical marking on his forehead. On the left, an elderly man in a plain orange robe and rudraksha mala sits with his hands near a small card, with white ash markings on his forehead. A silver bowl sits on the mat in the foreground.2015-09-14Indoor ritual scene on a striped woven mat with two gold-framed orange velvet thrones at the back. A young man with a white tilak and wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, dressed in orange-red robes, sits centrally with hands folded. To the left, an older man with grey hair and a white tilak wears an orange robe and rudraksha beads and holds a small object. Other seated figures in saffron and white clothing are present. In front, a red cloth holds a silver tray with brass bowls, a flower garland, fruit, footwear, a plate of food with a banana leaf, and lit oil lamps. A woman in red clothing is seen in the foreground. a person is the centrally seated young man with the rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14