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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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December 16 20112011-12-16July 19 20162016-07-19A 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.2013-07-15A small home room with mint-green walls where a group of devotees sit on the floor in a satsang or puja gathering. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red-pink border and a black bead mala speaks while others listen. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark mala sits at left beside two women in white saris. On a white-draped table in the center stands a large framed portrait of a man in orange robes wearing a floral garland, with brass oil lamps lit on either side and marigold and rose petals scattered before it. Trays hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a flower-garlanded plate sits on a mat in front. A television and shelves of framed photographs fill the background.A domestic puja scene on a living room floor beside a sliding glass door. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged with palms together, eyes lowered. Beside him a woman in a green sari with a red border sits with hands pressed in prayer and gold bangles on her wrists. On the right, a person in a saffron-orange robe sits with back turned, working near a granite counter. In front lies a pink leaf plate of flowers, a brass vessel, a silver tray of fruit including bananas, apples and coconut, and a small stack of books. The floor is covered with a blue and white checked cloth and a light floral sheet.A seated group performs a puja in a small room with pale green walls and a pink patterned floor. At the back, a framed portrait of a man in a white turban and white clothes, garlanded with pink and red flowers, sits above a white-draped seat with an orange cloth laid on it. In front, several devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged around brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, and small brass bowls. A woman in white with a long braid holds a small bell. A lit brass oil lamp stands at the right, next to a white refrigerator. Two women in white at the right fold their hands in prayer, while a woman in blue and an older woman with grey hair sit at the left.Three people sit on a plaid blanket in a living room before a window, with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in a green sari with red blouse and gold bangles covers her face with her hands. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti sits with palms joined and eyes lowered. In the foreground, a person in an orange saffron robe with a long dark braid sits with hands joined in namaskar, facing a low tray with yellow fruit, a brass lamp, a brass vessel and a small red-cased item by the window. The scene suggests a home puja.A home shrine room during a puja, with a shirtless priest in white dhoti seated on a red and striped mat before a tray of fruit, brass bowls, and offerings. A woman in a floral kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged facing him, and a second woman in a green patterned top and purple skirt wearing a face mask sits to the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the mat, and a flat-screen TV on a cabinet shows video participants. On the altar at right, a large framed portrait shows a seated figure in red with a garland and hands raised, flanked by a golden throne-like frame, and a small deity murti in a glass case sits on the left altar with framed pictures and a green-clad image beside it.2021-11-04June 27 20142014-06-27Indoor house visit with a seated man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a red and white flower garland and gold armband, sitting on a wooden armchair with a red cushion. Two saffron-robed devotees kneel on a patterned blue carpet beside a tray of kumkum, flower petals and small lamps, one bald man with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a yellow sari with folded hands. Behind them a man in white shirt and trousers films with a camera, a standing man presses his palms together, and a woman in a beige shawl sits at right. Orange marigold garlands decorate the doorway and wall, and a cooler stands near the entrance.2014-06-16A seated puja in a living room with a fireplace. A man in orange-and-maroon robes with a gold necklace sits on a white cloth, receiving a silver plate of flowers from a woman in a green salwar kameez. Beside her a smiling man in white kurta holds a flower tray, and two women in blue and peach sit at the left edge. The white cloth holds silver puja plates, brass oil lamps, bowls of fruit and strawberries, flower garlands and folded silk textiles.2008-05-11A flat-screen television shows a live video feed of a man and a woman seated cross-legged on a pink and red patterned rug in a home room. The man wears a white sweater and dark trousers with a cord around his neck and sits beside a laptop. The woman wears a green and gold sari and sits with her hands folded. Behind them a framed portrait of a woman wearing a flower garland hangs above a red-draped chair. In the foreground a brass plate with offerings sits on the rug. At left, banana leaves hold rice, grated coconut and sweets, and white-clad people sit on the floor. The screen shows a yellow-toned image.2012-10-12