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A photograph of a home-visit ritual in an indoor room with white walls and a white ceiling. In the left foreground, a priest with long dark hair tied back, wearing a white flower garland and reddish-brown dhoti, sits cross-legged facing a large silver trishul held upright on a cloth. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads sits near plates of fruit and food. Several devotees in white clothes kneel and fold their hands, including a woman in an orange-and-white sari with a garland, and a man in white with a red shawl. Behind them a crowd of standing people in white and light-coloured clothes watch, some with palms pressed together. Plates of apples, bananas and rice sit on the floor.

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June 26 20142014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27A photo of a padapuja ritual in a small room with a plain cream wall and a window at left. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace, orange-red cloth draped over him, a white flower garland and red roses sits on a raised orange seat and holds a long silver staff topped with a small disc. Several women in orange and white saris kneel at his feet washing them, with a brass plate of water and offerings nearby. A man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at the back beside an older woman in an orange-yellow sari with a white forehead mark, and a young man in white holds a yellow and red cloth. Seated devotees in blue, yellow and pink clothing watch. Several figures are visible, including people partly cut off at the edges.2014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27June 26 20142014-06-26A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha-style garland of white, yellow and red flowers holds a silver trident upright in one hand and rests the other on a cushioned seat in a bright, plainly furnished room with a purple wall and a standing fan. Around him, a group of devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis stand with palms joined in namaskar, while a kneeling woman in white pours liquid from a vessel into a brass bowl placed on the floor. A young boy in white with a rudraksha mala stands beside a tray of red petals, and a woman in a pink sari holds a silver platter of red flowers. Fruit and flowers are arranged on a low table near the seat, and a framed photograph hangs on the upper left wall. The scene looks like a ritual abhishekam or puja within a home.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A padapuja ritual in a small room with cream walls and a window. A seated figure in a rust-red turban and red-orange robe, wearing white and orange flower garlands and orange beaded bangles, holds a long silver staff upright and raises a hand. Before him a woman in white sari with an orange border sits with palms joined in prayer, flanked by offerings of fruit, a coconut, red flower petals and a brass plate. Around them saffron-robed young boys with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, and white-clad devotees, including older women and a man in white shirt holding a small brass vessel, watch or join in.2014-07-03July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a household ritual indoors in a tiled room. In the foreground, several women in white saris kneel around a brass plate and a vessel, pouring water and washing the feet of a seated figure. The seated figure, at right, has bare shoulders, a white forehead mark, and a white-and-red flower garland, holding a silver ceremonial staff raised upward. Behind them, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand, one holding a silver lamp and a tray of pink petals. A row of standing devotees in white and cream clothing, some with hands folded, watches; a young boy in a blue striped shirt and a toddler are also visible.2014-06-27A photograph inside a plain room with pale turquoise walls during a ritual. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style white garland and an orange-red shawl sits on an orange cushioned seat, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff, with eyes closed and a calm expression. Before him, an older woman in a white sari with orange border holds a flaming oil lamp over a brass plate of white flower garlands, fruit and red flowers. Around them, several young boys in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a shaved-headed boy in white sit or kneel. Standing women in white and orange saris, one with hands joined in prayer, watch from the left. A cameraman with a camera on his shoulder stands in the background near a green curtain. The scene suggests an aarti-style offering with lamp and garlanded plate.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated figure with long dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a red and white flower garland with yellow flowers, gold bangles and a tall silver trident beside them, receiving a padapuja. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown cloth and rudraksha mala kneels at the foot of the seat, while a man in a white shirt and dhoti bends to wash the feet of the seated figure with water from a brass vessel on a red cloth. A woman in a red sari with folded hands and a man in a red shawl also kneel in prayer, and standing devotees in white, checked and saree clothing watch. A photographer in white with a camera stands near the window. Setting: a plain room with cream walls and a green-painted doorframe, with flowers, fruit and offerings on a tray.2014-07-03