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A photograph of an indoor hall with a patterned floor and a table draped in purple cloth holding small gold and painted figurines of deities. A man with a white forehead marking and bare chest wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and a leopard-print waistcloth, holding a small dark object near his head. Beside him, a woman in white salwar and an orange shawl stands barefoot holding a dish of offerings. A man at the right in orange robes, rudraksha beads and a gold-trimmed cloth looks on. Behind them, other people in saris and white clothing move through a buffet area with food on a blue-covered table.

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Indoor photo of a ritual exchange in a hall with patterned textile banners. A figure with bare shoulders, a white forehead mark, a leopard-print wrap and rust-orange cloth hands a small gold object to a woman in a white embroidered kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them stand a framed portrait, a brass lamp and altar objects with colourful decor. Several people in white and orange clothing stand in the background. a person is not established by visible cues strong enough to assert identity, so the central figure is described by role only as a figure presenting an offering.2012-12-11A photograph of a puja at an indoor hall with a marble wall and blue-grey curtains. A man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange wrap, a leopard-print lower cloth, and a gold necklace. He holds a small open book or tray while standing at a table before silver deity murtis, brass bells, a silver kalasha-style lamp and brass vessels, with garlands of orange and white flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange-and-maroon sari with dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a small pink fan-like item over an offering tray. Behind them, devotees in saffron shawls and white clothes stand in a crowd. The table is draped in tiger-striped and purple cloths.2012-12-11July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photo at a warmly lit hall with recessed ceiling lights and a chandelier. A smiling man seated in a brown leather throne-style chair wears an orange and gold saffron cloth, a long rudraksha mala, and a white tilak on his forehead, with a small headset microphone. A woman in a white top and red-orange stole stands at left holding a small brass object and what appears to be a container. A silver pillar stands in front of the chair, and an elderly woman in glasses is partly visible at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ceremonial clothing, rudraksha mala and a throne seat.2015-05-26December 11 20122012-12-11Inside a temple shrine with a warm glowing arch of lights, an elderly bald man with a white-and-orange rudraksha mala wears an orange dhoti with gold borders and a gold bangle, pouring liquid from a ladle over a deity murti decorated with garlands of white jasmine and pink flowers. A younger man beside him wears an orange cloth, a gold beaded necklace and a gold headband, with hands folded. To the right, a priest in white holds a silver bell, and a silver kalasha and brass oil lamps sit on the altar. The scene resembles an abhishekam ritual.2012-06-05June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a home padapuja during a house visit. A seated figure in a dark red-brown robe with an orange shawl, wearing a large red and white flower garland, a white tilak on the forehead, a hair bun and gold armbands, holds a long silver ceremonial staff raised over a group. Around him, seated devotees with folded hands include a woman in a magenta sari, a man in white dhoti and shirt, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala, a young woman in orange, and an elderly woman in a red sari. A puja tray with flowers, a lit oil lamp and fruit sits on the floor. A cameraman in orange stands in the doorway. Shelves behind hold small deity figurines.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA woman in a maroon sari with gold borders and gold bangles bends forward to offer flowers at a decorated altar. Behind her, a man in a saffron cloth stands with folded hands, and other saffron-clad sannyasis and a man in white stand nearby. The altar is wrapped in white and red garlands and framed by a green and gold cloth, with a black-and-white photograph of a bearded, white-haired elderly man in a shawl set in the centre. Framed pictures hang on the white wall above, and a tray of flowers and offerings sits at the lower left. The scene shows a devotee's puja at a shrine.2014-07-02July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 20 20122012-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a large atrium with a balcony and a projection screen at the right. A person with long dark hair, a tiger-striped yellow and black garment, a beaded necklace and a crown-like headpiece stands at a brass altar holding a tall silver vessel, next to a brass deity murti and a tray of fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white dhotis and red-orange shawls with rudraksha malas surround the altar on the floor, and more people in similar white and red attire sit on the balcony above. Fruits, a melon and a yellow flower arrangement lie on a cloth at the front left, and an orange cloth drapes the table. This appears to be a pada puja or abhishekam-style offering with a kalasha-like vessel.2012-12-25