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July 28 20082008-07-28June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28November 24 20102010-11-24A 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.2010-02-18Indoor photo of a ritual aarti in a white-walled room with a doorway behind. A figure in an orange sleeveless top, orange dhoti and tall orange turban with a white and red flower garland faces away from the camera, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward a woman. A young man in orange robes stands beside him, and a woman in cream sari with orange border holds a brass plate and a small rudraksha-style necklace. A woman in an orange-bordered cream sari bends forward with folded hands. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and a photographer with a camera stands in the doorway behind. Petals lie on the floor, and a framed picture with flower garlands sits at lower right.2008-07-28January 21 20102010-01-21June 16 20142014-06-16A photograph inside a home kitchen-living area with a bookshelf on the left, white cabinets, a window, and a refrigerator on the right. A man with a long swept-back hairstyle and a garland of white and multicoloured flowers, wearing an orange robe and bangles, stands at the right holding a lit oil lamp and smiling as he performs a ritual. Around him, several devotees stand with palms pressed together: a woman in an orange sari with gold bangles, a woman in a white sari with a green border, a man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace, an older woman in a green sari, and a man in orange in the foreground with his back turned. A woman at left holds a camera. Another orange-clad figure stands near the doorway. A person with a camera and a brass plate are visible. The scene suggests a pada puja house visit with an oil lamp aarti.2014-07-08A photograph of a home interior during a house visit ritual. A group of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in an orange and gold saree, a woman in a purple saree, a man in an orange kurta with a saffron shawl, and a woman in a green blouse with a white dhoti-style cloth. A small child in a dark top stands among them. On the right, a robed sannyasi in orange and red garments with a floral garland and rudraksha beads performs a pada puja at the doorway area, while a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with beaded necklace stands in front. Bookshelves, a ceiling fan, kitchen cabinets and framed pictures line the room.2014-07-08July 28 20082008-07-28June 27 20142014-06-27