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A photograph of a home prayer room with bright yellow walls and a barred black window hung with red tinsel garlands. On the right, a man in a white shirt watches while a woman in an orange sari bends over a small shrine. A person in orange robes with a yellow flower garland in the hair stands at left with hands folded in prayer. A white shrine cabinet holds small deity murtis, and a brass lamp with a green bowl of offerings sits before a framed picture. A portable cassette player rests on the shrine. A small pada pooja setting is suggested near the frame on the lower right.

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A small room with yellow walls and red and gold tinsel garlands framing a barred window. A woman in an orange sari with her hair loose and a yellow and pink flower garland stands at a white and gold home shrine, reaching toward it. A second person in orange kneels at the shrine, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame. The shrine holds small deity murtis and white candles, with a boombox and a yellow flower garland beside it. On the right, a hand holds a tray with offerings, and a red box is held at the left edge. The scene suggests a home puja during a devotee house visit.2010-01-09A small room with yellow walls and a barred window decorated with red tinsel garlands. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap lights an oil lamp on a white shrine with small deity murtis. Beside her, a person in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a man in white kurta with hands folded stands at right. A framed portrait with a yellow and red flower garland shows a figure seated in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and a tray with red and yellow offerings sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a home puja at devotees' place.2010-01-09Photograph inside a bright yellow room with a barred window decorated with red tinsel garlands. A woman in orange clothing and yellow flower garland holds a lit oil lamp on a tray at a white shrine with small deity murti figures. Beside her, a person in orange robes with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a man in a white shirt holds a brass pot with flowers and a green leaf. Four physical people are visible.2010-01-09A photograph inside a plain white-walled room showing a puja being performed at a low wooden table. A woman in an orange sari with a long red and white garland around her neck scatters pink petals over the offerings with her right hand. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl holds a white bowl of pink petals. At left, another person in orange robes holds a lit lamp. The table holds brass oil lamps, flower garlands, pink flowers, green leaves, small framed deity pictures and a lit oil lamp. Two more people stand in the background by a doorway, one in a white shirt.2010-02-18A photograph of a home shrine with a white arched canopy decorated with green leaf garland and gold trim. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland holds a silver tray of pink flower petals and offers them toward the shrine. A man in an orange robe with a dark sash holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a flame offering in the other. A bald priest in orange kneels in front, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls, including a gilt-framed Balaji image, a Krishna picture at left, and a lit oil lamp inside the shrine. Marigold garlands decorate the shrine.2010-01-10A photograph of a small marble-walled puja room with a shrine of framed deity pictures decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, including a Venkateswara-style murti picture and a Lakshmi-style picture. A figure with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange sleeveless top, stands with their back to the camera and appears to be offering or placing a garland or flower near the shrine. In the foreground lower left, another person with dark hair adorned with white flowers bends over a low table. At the right edge, a man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Framed pictures of a figure are also visible on the left wall. Offerings sit on the floor at the base of the shrine.2010-02-15A home shrine corner viewed through a doorway. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a long white flower garland over the shoulders with dark hair, stands with back to the camera at the doorway. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark cord necklace stands at left, with hands folded near his waist, and a woman in a white top partly visible at the left edge. Inside, a wooden stand holds a swastika-marked wooden board, with yellow and red flower garlands draped over it. A framed picture and a framed deity print hang on the wall, and a colourful framed image of goddesses sits above the stand. Another orange-clad person kneels at bottom right near the altar.2010-01-09A home shrine (puja room) with a white arched canopy trimmed in gold and green mango-leaf festoons. Inside, a framed deity murti of a standing figure adorned with flower garlands sits centre, surrounded by marigold and rose garlands and small framed pictures. Four people are visible: a bald man in orange robes at the lower left, a woman in an orange sari with a red and white flower garland at the left, a man with long swept-back hair in orange robes holding a lit camphor flame on a plate with rose petals and a brass lamp, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and palms pressed together at the right. Brass vessels and an arati flame are part of the ritual; the scene reads as a home padapuja or aarti.2010-01-10A photograph inside a home shrine room with white walls and a white arched niche decorated with green mango-leaf festoons. A woman in an orange sari wears a white and red flower garland and holds her hands over a flame, while a young man in orange robes holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. A bald man in orange sits in the foreground near a brass tray of pink flowers and fruit. Framed deity pictures hang on the niche, including a Venkateswara-style image with a gold frame and flower garlands, and a painted child deity on a side wall scroll. A glass display cabinet holds brass and steel vessels, and fruit and offerings sit on a table at left. A man with folded hands stands at the right edge.2010-01-10A photograph inside a small room with bright yellow walls and a barred window decorated with red tinsel. A figure in an orange robe and a long multicolour garland of yellow and magenta flowers holds a lit oil lamp on a plate toward a home shrine with small deity murti and lamps. A man in a white shirt bows with folded hands in front of the shrine, and another person in orange stands at the right. At the left edge, hands hold a red box containing a framed picture. a person: the figure in the orange robe and flower garland has long dark hair and is performing the lamp offering, consistent with a pada puja-style home visit.2010-01-09A photograph taken inside a narrow room with a small shrine on the far wall decorated with framed colour prints of deities and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron. A man with long curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a yellow and red flower garland on the head faces the shrine. A seated man in a dark striped shirt sits near the shrine, and a woman with a long braid and white flower garland stands at right in the foreground. A brass lamp and offerings are placed at the shrine.2010-02-15A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17