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A small shrine room with a framed portrait of a smiling figure in white garments garlanded with red flowers, flanked by framed photos and a red-flowered tray. A figure in an orange-red robe with a large wooden-bead mala and gold-and-pink bangles sits on a red cushioned chair holding a long metal staff and raising one hand in blessing. Beside them a shaven-headed man in an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala sits on the floor with brass vessels and rose petals before him. On the right a man in a pink flower garland is seated, and a cameraman in white stands behind a video camera. Four people are visible.

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June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesPhoto 11687485June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA ritual aarti in a small room with a pink floral curtain and a shrine wall. On the left, a seated man in an orange-red robe with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala, holding a silver-coloured staff with his right hand raised in blessing. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in a rust-orange robe and beaded mala sits on the floor ringing a brass bell. At right, a man in a white shirt with a pink flower garland holds a flame over a brass plate. Behind them, a framed portrait of a deity with a red heart-shaped halo and red-white garlands hangs above the shrine table, with smaller framed photographs and a camera operator filming at upper right.2013-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A figure on the right, with long swept-back dark hair, gold earrings, multiple gold bangles and a red-and-orange garland of marigolds and roses, sits smiling with palms pressed together in greeting on an orange cushion. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl kneels at lower left, and two shaven-headed young men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit nearby. A standing attendant in saffron robes holds a silver-coloured stand, and framed portraits of a figure in orange robes hang on the wall behind.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a room with a white draped backdrop dotted with red flowers. A woman seated on an orange cushioned seat wears a red-brown robe, a long white and yellow-red flower garland, rudraksha beads, and bangles, and holds a silver ceremonial staff upright. Beside her a young boy in an orange robe with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and an attendant in a white dhoti with gold border holds a gold-coloured vessel. A bald priest in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits in front, offering flowers, while other seated devotees are visible at the right edge.2013-06-23 +2 copies