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A woman in a red-and-gold sari and red-orange flower garland holds up a silver trident-shaped ritual implement before a small group of seated devotees during a ritual, possibly an aarti or puja. Before her, a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits beside a woman in white, both reaching toward a small flame, while another woman in a pink top and a young girl in a pink-and-black outfit watch. Behind them, a staircase with grey steps and a pink curtain frames a room with more seated people in white clothes. A bowl of offerings and flower petals sits on the floor.

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A photograph of a home visit in a bright whitewashed room with a staircase behind. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red and gold sari with a red and yellow flower garland holds up a silver trident while seated on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in white clothes receive a lit oil lamp in a small brass dish, with a leaf-and-flower offering on a tray beside it. A cameraman stands at upper left, and a crowd of seated people in white and bright clothes fills the background near a steel staircase with pink curtains.2014-06-27A photograph of a home-visit puja in a plain room with pink curtains and a patterned sofa. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a rug, holding a lit oil lamp over a tray while a woman in a pink blouse and white sari and a younger woman in white join in the ritual. Seated devotees and standing men in white watch. A woman in an orange blouse with a red and yellow flower garland holds a trident-like staff at the right edge. A fruit tray sits in the foreground.2014-06-27June 20 20142014-06-20June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls and barred windows. In the left foreground a seated man in saffron robes wears a multicoloured marigold garland and holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Opposite him a woman in a white sari with a red shawl holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a brass plate of flowers, while a young girl in a yellow dress and a seated woman in white join in with folded hands. Devotees in white and saffron crowd around, some with palms pressed together and one man photographing with a phone. A framed portrait with a garland hangs on the wall. The scene is a devotional aarti gathering.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA house blessing ritual in a bright interior with a staircase and pink curtains. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and red-and-yellow flower garlands holds a silver trident-like ritual staff and faces a seated family. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits with hands raised, and women in white and a young girl sit on a patterned mat with palms joined. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas stand watching, one man photographing with a camera. A small oil lamp and a brass plate with offerings sit on the floor. The seated priest has a distinctive appearance and is the only figure of ritual authority here.2014-06-27A photograph inside a bright, whitewashed room during a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and yellow garland of marigolds and green beads, holding a trident-topped staff, sits on an orange cloth and smiles as devotees perform aarti. Around them, a woman in white kneels holding a lit lamp, and a family in white and red garments kneels on a blue patterned mat with offerings of flowers and fruit on a brass plate. Standing devotees in white dhotis and saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas press their palms together in the background. Some people are partially visible at the edges of the frame. The scene is a welcoming puja within a home.2014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A central figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing red and white garlands, a gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead, sits on a patterned mat holding a trident-topped staff while devotees with folded hands surround them. A young girl in white holds a lit oil lamp, and a brass plate with flowers and petals sits nearby. Around 25 standing and seated devotees in saris, kurtas and white shirts press their palms together, and a man in orange-brown behind them holds a camera.2014-06-26