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A photograph of a seated ritual in an ornate room with gold-framed orange velvet sofas and a patterned curtain. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha-style mala leans forward, offering or handling items over a silver bowl of white paste on a low table. Beside them, a man in maroon-brown robes with a thick gold-bead necklace and white forehead markings holds a small object and gestures with his hand. At the right edge, a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a mala sits on a striped mat. Fruit, a small silver vessel and a coconut-like item rest on the table.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene on a seated platform with orange velvet sofas and gold-framed carved armrests, backed by a patterned maroon and white curtain. In the foreground, an elderly woman with grey hair and an orange saffron shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits with her hands near a silver vessel and a small bowl holding a white liquid with flowers. Beside her, a young man in saffron-brown robes, a gold-beaded necklace, sandalwood-marked forehead and bare arms holds a small silver pot and a yellow flower. A third person in a shawl sits behind them, and a hand from the bottom right reaches into the frame with bangles. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering. Overlay text reads a copyright notice and source credit.2015-09-14Two men sit close together on a rug in front of gold-framed orange velvet thrones with a patterned curtain behind. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange robe, a dark rudraksha-style mala, and has long swept-back grey hair; he is pouring or applying a white substance from his hand over a silver bowl on the floor. The man on the right wears a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold bead necklace, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, and holds a small object in his hand while seated beside the bowl. A third person in maroon sits partly visible behind them.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesThree men sit on the floor before a pair of ornate orange velvet thrones with gold carved frames, in front of a patterned red and white curtain. The man on the left wears an orange silk robe and a dark rudraksha mala, and bends forward pouring white powder from his hand into a metal vessel. A man in the centre wears a saffron cloth over his shoulders. The man on the right is bare-chested with a brown dhoti, a thick gold-beaded mala and white paste marks on his forehead and arms, and holds a small white object over the vessel. The setting suggests a ritual offering.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene indoors. An elderly sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at left, hands held over a silver vessel while a younger man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace pours liquid from a small spoon-like vessel. A second seated person in orange is partly visible behind. Behind them are ornate gold-and-orange upholstered thrones and a patterned curtain. The scene suggests a washing or abhishekam-style offering.2015-09-14