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June 21 2014

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A photograph of a home interior decorated with yellow marigold garlands along a rod above white curtains and a pair of windows, with a purple wall and a framed picture at right. Five people stand in a row with hands folded in prayer or receiving a ritual. At center, a shaven-headed young man in an orange-and-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds a small oil lamp for aarti. Left, two men in white shirts and dhotis wear red-orange shawls, and a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse stands with eyes closed. At far right, an older woman in a maroon sari with a red and white flower garland receives the aarti with her head bowed. Green leaves hang beside the garland at right.2014-06-21A photograph of a devotional home ritual in a room decorated with yellow marigold garlands and mango-leaf toran over the doorway. A shaved-headed sannyasi in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas bends forward at the doorway, offering something with his hands, while two other shaved-headed sannyasis in orange stand with their backs to the camera. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts, one with a red shawl and garland, and a woman in a pink blouse and white sari stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A framed picture hangs on the wall and a wall calendar is visible by the window. Six people are visible.2014-06-21A 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.2014-06-16A 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.2010-02-15Indoor home scene with lilac walls and yellow marigold garlands strung across the doorway. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth with a long swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sits before a silver-colored stand holding a trident and a metal vessel, with a shaved-headed attendant in saffron nearby; the seated figure appears to be performing a puja, with flower petals scattered on the floor. Standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a red-and-white garland, a woman in a pink blouse and white sari with a braid adorned with flowers, and an older man in white watch; a woman in a green-and-red sari holds a pair of hands together in prayer while a man in white with a garland performs a ritual offering.2014-06-21July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph inside a small pink-walled room of a home shrine. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a multicoloured garland, stands at right holding a small brass bell and a plate of rose petals while facing a white wall-mounted shrine cabinet decorated with brass triangle ornaments. On the left, several devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer: an older woman in a green sari, a young woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse and a bindi, a man in white shirt and dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and other women in white saris. Pink curtains and barred windows are behind them. Five people are visible.2010-01-21June 20 20142014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07July 03 20142014-07-03A 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.2010-02-18June 26 20142014-06-26