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A 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.

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June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 26 20142014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A house visit ritual in a small room with cream walls. A bald, saffron-robed priest with a white-tipped vertical tilak and a white-and-gold cloth stands at right, holding a silver trident aloft in one hand and a shaved-head assistant in white cloth beside him. Seated women in white and red saris and a man in a grey striped shirt sit or stand with palms pressed together, while a woman in white holds a lit oil lamp on a tray. A floral garland hangs on the priest seated at lower right. Several onlookers in white, orange and red clothing surround them.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A padapuja at a home in a room with a glass display cabinet holding framed photos and small figurines. Seated on the floor at right, a man in a red-orange turban, orange-red cloth and a long garland of white jasmine with orange and red flowers holds a ceremonial staff topped with a metal finial and raises a hand in blessing; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a tilak sits beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and saris and a woman in an orange blouse pour liquid from a small vessel over the feet of a seated couple in white. Around them family members, including children and older women in colourful saris, sit or stand, watching and folding hands in prayer.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03