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A photograph of a screen showing a seated elderly man in white clothes in a wheelchair, with a standing figure partly visible at the left edge. Two women sit on the floor on the right, one in a green and white sari, the other in a pink and red sari, both with hands near their faces. In front of them lie a red cloth, marigold and flower garlands spread across the floor, and steel plates holding fruit, pink flowers and offerings. Behind them are garlanded framed pictures and a dark cabinet in a home setting. A computer document with English text is visible on the right side of the screen.

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A photograph of a projection screen showing a video-conference feed of a living room with cream sofas, framed pictures and a decorated altar. Seated on the floor in front are a man with palms pressed together in namaste, a woman in a light blue sari holding a mala, and an older woman in a red-orange sari with glasses. A man in a white shirt sits on the sofa at right, and a woman in white stands behind the altar. A large deity image in orange and gold is partly visible at the left edge of the screen, with flower garlands in the foreground.

A photograph of a seated robed figure receiving aarti in a domestic living room. A seated figure in an orange robe with a red and white garland, gold bangles and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together on a throne-like seat. A woman in a red blouse and tan sari holds a lit oil lamp toward him, while a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands behind and an older man in white kneels at left with hands folded. A young man in white dhoti and a saffron shawl stands with palms joined. A framed portrait labelled with a printed photo of a robed man in orange and white flower garland sits on a cabinet beside a television. A tree mural forms the backdrop and marigold petals lie on the floor.

December 07 2009

A seated figure in an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of fruit, including apples, bananas and round green fruit, while people sit on a patterned red rug and join palms in prayer. A seated man in a white shirt bows with his head down in front, and a woman in a white sari with a red blouse sits at the right. A woman in a blue-and-white sari at the lower left folds her hands. Before them lie a steel plate with a wrapped offering, a small brass dish, an orange cloth, and steel water bottles. A woman in a white sari with red border stands in the background at the upper right. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a pink basket. The seated orange-clad figure with the long hair and mala has appearance cues consistent with a person, presented as the central figure offering fruit during a puja.

June 27 2014

June 27 2014

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a bright, plainly furnished room with pale pink walls and a window. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a white jasmine and green-grape garland, and hands folded in prayer sits on a white cushioned seat at the right; the figure has short dark hair and a person appearance, though this is uncertain from the image. Facing them, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit oil lamp and a plate, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits beside him. Other women in white and orange saris, and standing men and women along the back wall, watch with hands pressed together. Fruit, flowers and brass vessels sit on a striped cloth in front of the group. About 25 people are visible.

A pada puja at a devotee's home. A seated woman in an orange saree with a red floral garland and a rose bouquet receives worship from a woman in a white and gold saree who holds a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of flowers. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits with palms joined, and a shaved-headed boy stands with a silver ceremonial fan. Behind them, several people in orange and ochre garments and beaded necklaces stand with palms joined. A yellow-walled shrine shelf holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure, garlanded with flowers, a kalasha, brass lamps and a small deity murti.

Indoor ritual scene in a room opening onto a lush green garden with a large banyan-like tree. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland sits on a raised seat with hands folded in namaskar. A man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style garland stands at left with hands folded. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari and an older man in white kneel beside a brass plate of offerings, while a priest in orange-and-gold cloth performs a puja with a plate near the seated figure. Fruit, bananas and a green leafy arrangement sit at right, with a laptop and a small plant on a cabinet at left.