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A photograph inside a freshly decorated room with white walls and a tiled floor, where a bald, bare-chested priest in red-and-gold dhoti and saffron-orange shawl stands at a doorway hung with orange marigold garlands, holding a bundle of pink flowers. Ahead of him a woman in a red-and-gold sari holds a flower garland. On the left, men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in namaskar, one holding a red cloth-wrapped bundle. A cameraman in white shirt films with a video camera on the left. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow sari with a long braid holds a basket of pink flowers and coconut, and another woman in a cream sari watches with folded hands. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall beside a leafy garland.

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Indoor photo in a bare white-walled room decorated with orange marigold garlands and green leaf festoons over a doorway and a small shrine niche with a framed picture and lamps. A bald man with a yellow-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands on a red-patterned rug, holding a metal tray of red flower petals, with sandal or ash marks on his forehead and arms. A woman in a yellow sari with a long braid kneels in front of the shrine in the foreground, while another woman in orange and yellow stands at the niche arranging garlands. A man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together, and a cameraman in white holds a video camera on a tripod-style grip. Two more people are partly visible at the edges, one wrapped in a red turban and one in a cream sari. A calendar with a religious image hangs on the left wall.2014-06-16June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a doorway at an ashram-style building with orange wooden doors and a white tiled interior. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand in the entrance, with a bright outdoor courtyard beyond. A saffron-robed elder with a white garland walks in the centre, flanked by younger saffron-clad attendants, one wearing a white garland. A woman in a red and gold sari with her hair in a bun sits in the foreground, and women in white and pink saris stand with folded hands at the right. A brass pot with flowers stands at the left, and a camera operator is visible at the edge of the frame. Mango leaves are strung above the doorway.2009-06-22June 16 20142014-06-16July 27 20092009-07-27June 20 20142014-06-20July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of an indoor ritual in a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway and a wall switch panel. A woman in an orange sari and rudraksha-style necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a central man wearing a saffron-orange turban and a saffron-orange garment, with a long white and green garland of flowers and rudraksha beads draped over him. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small camera raised overhead, and at right a man in orange and a woman in orange and gold bangles press palms together beside a brass tray holding a leaf and a cage-like object. a person: the central saffron-clad figure wears a bright orange turban, long hair and the flower and rudraksha garland, which are distinctive ceremonial cues, and is receiving the lamp arati.2008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a house visit ritual in a domestic room with white walls. A seated figure in a maroon-red garment with a striped turban and a red-and-white flower garland holds up a silver trident and sits on an orange-cushioned seat before a backdrop draped with yellow fabric and hanging marigold-and-red flower strands. A standing attendant in orange and a cameraman in white clothes film the scene at left. Seated around the seat are several men and women in orange robes with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces, a woman in a pink sari with a flower garland, and men in white and checked shirts, some holding a brass plate and offerings near the floor. The appearance of the seated figure is not clearly identifiable, so the a person field is unsure.2014-06-23July 28 20082008-07-28