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A photograph of a domestic kitchen where a woman in a maroon and gold sari with a marigold garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her eyes closed. On the right, a man in white clothes and glasses tends a flame in a metal vessel, a fire pit or homa-like offering with bright orange flames and smoke. Steel pots, bowls and a plastic basket sit on wooden shelves behind them, and a small tray with fruit and offerings rests on a stool at lower left.

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A kitchen interior where a figure in a saffron-red dress with a shawl and a long multicolour marigold garland stands before a bright flame rising from a stove. He holds a small ritual item in one hand and a bangled, jewelled arm adornment is visible. Beside him on the right, a devotee in white clothes presses palms together in prayer near a steel sink. In the foreground a steel plate holds fruit and flower offerings, with a small sacred arrangement on a low wooden stand. Wooden cabinets, steel containers and a blue water dispenser fill the room. a person appears as the figure in saffron-red with the garland; the presence of the candidate is an appearance-based label only.2014-06-16A small domestic kitchen with white walls, a wall-mounted cabinet, steel utensils, plastic containers, a water purifier and a window with a grille. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a marigold garland, stands at the counter holding a small lit oil lamp, its flame bright, while a man in white clothes on the right stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. A wall shelf on the left holds a rack of small brass bells. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering in a home kitchen. a person is the man with the lamp, identified by his long swept hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha-style beads and marigold garland.2014-06-16June 16 20142014-06-16A photograph inside a small domestic kitchen during a house visit. A smiling woman in an orange-red sari with a long multicolored flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in her left hand and a small brass bell or vessel in her right, with an oil lamp flame burning on the counter at left. Beside her, a bald man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands near an older bespectacled man in white clothes with hands joined in namaste. Shelves hold steel containers, colourful plastic bottles and a water purifier; a window with a grille lets in daylight. The scene reads as a small home lamp ritual, aarti, performed in a domestic kitchen.2014-06-16A domestic kitchen with a tiled wall, wooden cabinets, steel vessels and a window. A man with long dark hair, a marigold garland and a rust-red wrap with gold trim lights an oil lamp on the counter, holding a small brass vessel. Beside him, a man in glasses and a white shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a shaved-headed devotee in red and white joins in at right. Plates of offerings sit at lower left.2014-06-16A kitchen interior where a person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with a gold-toned bangle on the upper arm and a multicoloured flower garland stands at a counter, holding a small metal lamp with a flame and tipping it toward a lit wick or flame near the cabinet. Steel vessels, plastic containers and a water filter sit on shelves behind. To the right, another person in white clothes and glasses presses palms together in namaskar. A wooden cabinet with small brass-toned arched doors stands on the left. A ritual lamp offering is being made in a domestic kitchen during a home visit.2014-06-16A small bare-walled room with a speckled floor shows a woman in a gold-bordered orange-red sari and a long garland of red, white and green flowers and beads, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame in the other, performing a padapuja-style puja at a shrine corner. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a red shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right are a framed photograph garlanded with flowers, a brass oil lamp and a small tray with offerings and a water bottle.2014-07-03A photograph taken inside a small kitchen with cupboards, plastic containers, a microwave and a window. A woman in a red and gold sari with a floral garland holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) at a shelf of small framed photos. In the foreground a bald person in a red-and-gold garment and a beaded necklace faces away, holding a small plate and a silver bowl. Two men in white clothing sit at right, and a video camera on a tripod is visible.2014-06-16June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a home padapuja in a bare, pale green-walled room with a speckled floor. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a floral garland of red, yellow and white blooms holds a lit lamp and a small brass bell over a tray of offerings. A man in white kurta and a red shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. Items on a tray and a small flame sit at the lower right corner.2014-07-03June 20 20142014-06-20A kitchen interior during a home visit. A man with shoulder-length black hair, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with a red and white flower garland and a brown rudraksha mala, stands at a steel-topped counter beside a two-burner gas stove with steel pots and cups. A small oil lamp with a visible flame sits on the counter at right, and a person's hand holds a brass item near it. A young man in orange clothes with a white forehead mark stands at left. A water purifier and steel utensils are on the wall shelves.2014-06-27