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A seated woman in a rust-orange sari with gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and gold bangles smiles and reaches toward a man in a white shirt and black trousers wearing a large ornate white and red decorated turban with circular medallions. Beside her, a bald man in orange robes holds a brass tray of offerings. Nearby, a devotee in a white shirt with a white jasmine garland stands at right, and several other onlookers in shirts and a teal kurta crowd a wood-panelled room with framed decorative figurines on the left shelves and orange curtains behind. The woman appears to be the central figure receiving honour, while the man in the turban bends to accept something from the tray.

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June 21 20142014-06-21Indoor photo of a devotee ritual in a wood-panelled room with shelves holding figurines and a gold horse statue. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads raises a hand in blessing toward a man in a white shirt and black trousers who wears an ornate floral-patterned headpiece and holds a white envelope above a tray of offerings. Behind him a woman in a teal and pink salwar kameez and a man in a white shirt with a garland stand with hands folded, and more standing devotees fill the background near orange flowers and curtains. The seated figure's face is not identifiable from this image; the depiction is of a devotee receiving a blessing.2014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21A photograph inside an ornate room with red-brown curtains, a framed deity picture on the wall and an air conditioner at right. A figure with long swept-back dark hair and a dark, painted forehead wears a red-and-orange shawl over a saffron-brown garment, with a heavy gold necklace of coin-like pendants and gold armlets. He reaches out to a man in white clothes with a garland of white and red flowers and rudraksha beads, who holds his hands together. Around them stand shaved-headed young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas, men in white shirts and beads, and women in colourful saris, one in yellow holding a fruit. The scene suggests a devotee's home visit with a ritual greeting, a Pada Puja-style reception, though the figure's appearance is consistent with a person based on his swept hair, gold necklace and saffron-toned clothing, with his role shown as the figure being honoured and greeted.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a home ritual in an interior room with wooden cabinets, glass display shelves holding figurines, and white-framed windows. A seated figure on an orange cushioned seat wears an ornate floral and jewel-studded crown, a rust-brown robe, red and white garlands, and a gold necklace. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala offers fruit and bananas on a plate. Standing nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white and red garland, hands pressed together, faces the seated figure, while a woman in a cream silk sari holds a long garland. Other devotees in white and cream clothes stand around, and one man photographs the scene. The seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues here.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copies