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A photograph of a small home shrine room where several devotees stand in prayer. In the foreground, figures in white clothing with hands joined face a wall shrine. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands at the shrine, reaching toward a shelf of framed deity pictures and a small lamp. A standing woman in white with a red shawl watches nearby, and an older woman in an orange sari with white hair also stands with hands joined. On the right, a framed portrait of a man with long hair in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala sits garlanded with flowers and marigolds on a small table. Wooden cabinets sit above the shrine and a colourful deity picture hangs on the wall. Nine people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.

A small indoor room with a wooden cabinet along the top wall and a framed photo shrine on the right. Several people stand with their backs to the camera facing the altar, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white blouse and an orange-and-gold sari with her hands folded. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the center, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the shrine. Another woman on the right wears a white sari with gold border. On the shrine are framed pictures and a small table with a framed portrait of a sannyasi in orange robes garlanded with flowers. A framed colourful deity picture hangs on the wall above a small wall bracket. A video camera appears at the right edge. The scene is a devotional moment of puja at a home shrine.

A small home shrine room with pale green walls where devotees gather around a wooden cabinet filled with framed deity pictures, garlands and flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at the doorway near a patterned curtain, while a figure in orange robes with long dark hair faces the cabinet, holding a lamp-like object. A woman in an orange sari with gold bangles stands at right, and a man in a checked shirt reaches toward the shrine. A portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure with a garland hangs high on the wall; it is a printed image, not a physical person. A red and gold cloth hangs at left. Approximately six people are visible.

A small room with cream walls, a wall fan and a sealed orange roller blind. A seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha-style beads and a garland, hands folded in prayer, sits on a white-covered bed or couch. A devotee in a gold embroidered kurta bends forward to touch their feet, while a woman in white kneels beside them, and standing family members in white and grey, including an older man in glasses and a woman in a grey sari, fold their hands. A steel plate of fruit and a tray sit on the couch, with a small floral offering nearby, consistent with a pada puja. The seated orange-robed figure has long dark hair and a gold-toned pendant, and the page identifies this event as a person's; appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity.

A photograph of a padha puja in a home room with wooden-framed windows and green checked curtains. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp, stands at a carved wooden shrine cabinet with a framed deity picture. Three devotees in white stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in a white sari with gold embroidery, a man in a white kurta, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl. A small patterned footstool sits on the floor near the shrine.

Photograph of a small home shrine room with cream walls and dark red curtains. A woman in a saffron-orange sleeveless dress stands with her back to the camera at a corner altar, facing framed portraits and a large framed picture of a robed figure in orange garlanded with red flowers. A man in white kurta and trousers stands at the right, and a woman in a cream outfit with dark hair sits in the foreground. An oval framed image hangs above, and a ritual lamp and brass items sit on the altar cloth. A deity murti and framed pictures line a side shelf. No readable printed names on the altar pictures.

August 02 2008

February 08 2010

A photograph of a small room with pale yellow walls and an orange roller blind. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white flower garland and has long dark hair; with one hand raised to the head of an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers who bends forward, the seated figure touches his head in blessing. Behind them, an older man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala looks on, and several women in white and cream salwar kameez stand close, one holding a wrapped sweet or gift. A white-sheeted bed and a folded red-and-brown cloth sit in the foreground.

A photograph of a devotee's home interior during a pada pooja. A woman in a red-bordered white sari kneels on a patterned carpet with palms pressed together, smiling, while a man in a cream striped kurta with a rudraksha mala stands before her. Behind them, a row of devotees in white, yellow-green and red saris and salwar kameez stand with hands folded. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with a white flower garland sits on the floor, partly cropped. A wall fan and framed picture are visible.

July 01 2014

A photograph inside a small room with pink walls, a window with bars and a wall air conditioner. A woman in orange robes with a red-and-white garland sits on a wooden armchair with an orange cushion, holding a small plate and receiving an offering from a girl in a red dress and flower-adorned hair. Around them, a man in white with white hair and a rudraksha mala stands at left, another person in white stands behind, and a seated person in a yellow shawl is at lower right beside an open box of small brass items. Several people in white and yellow stand nearby. Framed pictures and a garland-decorated shrine corner are on the wall. Visible people are roughly eight to ten.