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A photograph of a home puja in a living room with beige carpet and a beige sofa. A woman in a green and pink sari on the left waves a white feather fan over the scene. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the floor with hands together, beside a small brass tray with flowers and a basket of petals. A young boy in white ritual cloth sits nearby, a toddler in a green shirt crawls in front, and several seated women in saffron and blue saris watch. A garland of white flowers with red and green ribbon trails at the right edge. a person is the central seated figure in orange with a rudraksha mala, performing a home darshan ceremony.

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May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of a home puja in a living room with cream walls and a framed golden relief on the wall. A seated man in saffron robes, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a saffron head covering sits on an orange cushion at the front right. Beside him a younger man in white sits with a small brass bowl. A woman in an orange and gold salwar kameez holds a long-handled fan-like whisk, while a small boy in cream kurta and grey waistcoat stands barefoot on a white cloth. Seated devotees in orange, pink, white and blue saris and kurtas sit on the floor and sofa behind. A brass plate with flowers and a basket of petals sit on the floor, and a garland of white, red and yellow flowers hangs at the right edge.2008-05-03A home puja in a living room with beige walls and a framed gold relief of a face. A woman in a peach salwar kameez holds a white feather fan and a small brass tray, offering to a deity murti at right, which is draped in a garland of white flowers and red, yellow and green ribbons. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds a small child. A woman in orange sari stands behind, and a girl in orange dress is held at left. A seated man in saffron robes and red-orange headwrap, with ornate necklaces, presses his palms together, with a brass plate of flowers near him. Other devotees in white and orange sit on the floor and a basket of petals lies in front. Also visible are a white-robed man at right and a woman in orange bowing near the basket.2008-05-03A home puja in a living room where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace receives ritual attention. A woman in a white sari with gold bangles raises a white feathered fan toward him while others clap their hands. Several people sit on a gold cloth before brass plates holding pink flower petals, and a decorated image of a deity or bull sits among marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt stands at the back beside a framed wall picture.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03Indoor home puja in a living room with beige sofas and a framed gold-toned artwork on the wall. A man in a white collared shirt and jeans stands at left, holding a white feathered fan or chamara aloft. A seated figure in white garments kneels beside a metal bowl, and a seated person in orange robes with a gold necklace and orange head-wrap sits in front of a flower-garlanded deity murti or ceremonial object at right. Several women in saris and salwar kameez stand or sit along the walls, one in orange and another in teal, and children are present, with pink petals and a flower basket on the floor. a person appearance is uncertain given the orange robe and ornaments, but the figure's distinguishing features are not clear enough to confirm.2008-05-03Indoor devotional ritual in a living room with a framed Buddha-face painting on the wall. A woman in an orange salwar kameez and dupatta stands at left, waving a large white feather fan over offerings. Seated at right, a man in orange robes and an orange head wrap with ornate beaded necklaces sits on a mat before a brass tray of fruit, flowers, sweets and dry nuts; a small boy in white stands beside him holding a plate, and other women in saffron, blue and pink saris watch from the background. The scene reads as a puja or aarti with an offering spread on a gold cloth.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A home puja in a room with cream walls and a beige sofa. A seated woman in an orange sari with a matching headscarf, gold necklace and bangles sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and tends a decorated deity murti draped in a large garland of white, pink and yellow flowers with green and red edging. Offerings are arranged on the floor: brass trays of flowers, bowls of fruit, oranges, apples, a pineapple-like yellow fruit, and a silver plate of pink and white petals. Behind her, several people sit or stand: a man in white in the foreground, a man in a saffron wrap, a bald man in white, and a woman in orange. A red cloth and framed pictures are on a side table at right.2008-05-03A photograph of a домашний puja inside a carpeted living room with a beige sofa. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits cross-legged at the right, hands folded in front of her, facing a deity murti dressed in a red-and-gold cloth and draped with a large garland of white flowers with green and red accents. Around her, seated devotees in orange, blue and white clothes watch, and a man in a cream kurta sits at the lower left. Trays in front hold bananas, oranges, apples, flower petals, sweets and brass dishes with offerings. The scene shows a devotional gathering with a puja underway.2008-05-03A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering in a plain room with beige walls and a light carpet. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a beaded necklace stands holding a white fan. Around her, several women in orange and saffron saris and salwar kameez sit and stand, and a small girl in blue and a boy in light clothing are visible. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. At the lower right, a seated person in orange robes sits beside brass plates of food, flowers and offerings, and a peacock feather fan is visible at the left corner. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2008-05-03