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A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors beside a garlanded shrine with marigold and white flower garlands and red and yellow blooms. On the left, a bare-chested figure in orange cloth with long dark hair reaches toward a bowed woman in a white sari with a gold border, who is receiving a gold-coloured thread or chain being fastened by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, a smiling man in an orange garment stands with palms joined, and on the right a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded in namaste. Brass lamps and a framed picture are visible on the shrine ledge.

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A photograph of three people in a bright room near a shrine with a framed deity picture decorated with flower garlands and an oil lamp. A smiling man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti extends his hands toward an outstretched hand offering something, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red bindi smiles beside him with bangled wrists. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind them with palms pressed together in greeting. A plate of flowers and a small brass dish sit on a table at lower left, and a wooden door frame is at right.2010-02-15A photograph of a small tiled room with a wooden beamed ceiling and a shrine decorated with flower garlands. A man on the left wears an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a white flower garland on his head, and raises one arm high. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a brass plate of offerings and fruit, smiling. A woman in a cream sari with gold bangles and glasses stands next to him with her hands together, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right with his arm raised near the doorway. Sandals rest on the floor. The scene appears to show a puja or aarti being performed at a home shrine.2010-02-15A small whitewashed room with a wooden beamed ceiling and a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and marigold flowers. A woman in orange sleeveless top with a white jasmine garland raises one arm toward the altar. A smiling woman in orange sari holds a silver tray of offerings. A woman in white and gold sari with gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white shirt and dhoti, with a pink-smeared forehead, pours or sprinkles petals while another man in the background watches. Pink flower petals are scattered around. Setting appears to be a devotional or puja gathering.2010-02-15A photograph inside a room with shelves of jars and boxes and a vase of yellow and red flowers at right. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland, long swept-back hair and a bare chest sits on the floor, leaning forward toward a seated woman in a white sari with a green border, dark-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and a flower in her hair, who bows her head. Two seated men in white shirts are partly visible at lower left and centre. Behind, a standing man in an orange robe talks on a phone, and a man in white holds a tray at upper right with another man in white near the shelves. Orange and white dominate the scene.2010-02-15A photograph inside a small room with pink walls and framed portraits decorated with white flower garlands. On the right, a bare-chested person in a red-orange cloth wrapped over the shoulders, with a rudraksha mala and a gold earring, places a hand on the shoulder of a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a black bead necklace, who stands with hands clasped. A woman in a cream blouse with orange shawl and white garment, hands folded in namaskar, stands at left, while a man in orange-saffron clothing and white-marked forehead stands behind. Several onlookers are visible at the edges. Scene suggests a pada puja blessing at a devotee's home.2014-06-26Indoor photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar before a seated figure at the lower right, who wears an orange saffron robe and has short dark hair. Behind them, several standing women in saris, one in a green-and-gold sari and another in a beige sari, wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands folded; a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and mala stands at the right. Tiled floor, a small wooden stool, and a white-clad onlooker at the left edge complete the scene.2009-07-10Indoor photo of a home interior with pink walls and a glass-front cabinet holding small figurines. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala bows forward, cupping a small yellow object in his hands while a woman in a cream and gold sari with gold jewellery and a bindi places her hand on his head. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe and white flower garland faces away from the camera. Behind them stand a boy in a white shirt and grey trousers, an older woman in a light sari, and other onlookers. A framed colourful deity picture hangs on the wall with pink flowers nearby.2010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph inside a home during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A man in white with a white and red flower garland and a woman in an orange and red sari with a red flower garland sit with their hands extended. A person in a red-orange robe with a large rudraksha mala and red bangles holds their hands and touches a ring offering. Behind them a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and beaded mala holds a gold-handled ceremonial rod, and a photographer in an orange-red robe holds a camera. A framed picture of a deity and flowers sit on a side table.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07A man in a white shirt, grey trousers and rimless glasses leans forward, smiling, with both hands on the head of a kneeling person wearing a white and orange-red garland. Behind them, several men wear white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas and forehead marks, and a bald man in an orange cloth stands nearby. A woman in a sari holds a framed photo of a deity and flowers, and people in white shirts stand under a corrugated roof with a green door in the background. The scene resembles a padapuja, though the man in white is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2014-07-03