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A photograph of a small home interior where a family performs a lamp ritual at a doorway decorated with mango leaves and pink and multicolored flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a white saree with a red border join palms in prayer while a lit oil lamp is held near the doorway. A child in a light blue outfit with folded hands kneels at lower left. Standing at right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-striped shawl, long dark hair and a faintly visible rudraksha-style neck adornment watches, while another person in orange robes stands at the doorway receiving the lamp. A cameraman is visible at far left and a pink floral arrangement sits at the right edge, with a small framed picture nearby. A painted floral panel decorates the wall to the left.

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A photograph inside a home shrine room. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, with long dark hair and a large white flower garland draped over the shoulders, stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp near a wooden stand decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Before them, a family stands with palms pressed together in namaskar: a young woman in a white dress with glasses, a woman in a white sari with a white flower in her hair, a man in white shirt and trousers with gold bracelet, and two girls in white dresses wearing dark beaded necklaces. Above them, a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes seated in a lotus-like pose. A framed deity picture with a red-and-gold backdrop and a swastika sign are visible on the shrine. The scene reads as a home aarti being offered during a visit.2010-01-09A photograph of a home shrine room with pink walls and a framed photo of a saffron-robed figure mounted high on the wall. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland stands at a wooden shrine cabinet, holding a lit oil lamp and facing small framed pictures inside. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red border holds a brass plate, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with folded hands. Women in white saris and a girl in white stand with palms pressed together, and a small child is at lower left. The scene shows a home puja with oil lamp offering and devotees in prayer.2010-01-09A photograph inside a bare white-walled room during a home puja. A man in an orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a low wooden altar decorated with marigold garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, small figurines, a bowl of pink flowers and bananas. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with a red garland and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand with palms joined, while a woman in a pink-and-maroon salwar holds a small child. A man in white with a red shawl and another in orange with hands folded also stand near a camera operator at left. The scene shows a padha puja at a house visit.2010-02-18July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28January 23 20102010-01-23January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a bright room with pale green walls and a ceiling fan. A young man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland stands center-right, reaching to accept a small brass plate from a boy in a white shirt and brown shorts. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a woman in a cream sari with a patterned border stand watching, and other men in white stand by the wall. On the left, a framed picture sits with flower garlands in red, yellow and white, next to a brass oil lamp and small brass vessels on a white-draped table. Framed portraits hang on the walls, and a cameraman in white with a yellow cloth on his shoulder films at the doorway on the right. A striped runner rug covers the floor. Roughly six people are visible.2010-02-15A photograph of a devotional home ritual in a tiled kitchen-like room. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands at a low platform, holding a lit oil lamp, while a man in orange robes beside her tends the flame. Several devotees in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer, including a woman in a cream sari with an orange border and a child in white held by an adult. A cloth-covered table at lower right holds marigold garlands, flowers, limes, a plate of fruit and a kalasha-like vessel. A video camera is visible at the upper left. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-01-19January 23 20102010-01-23