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Indoor puja in a small room with pale green walls. In the foreground a woman in white sits behind a low brick fire pit with lit oil lamps and burning offerings, while a line of women and girls in saris and braided hair sit on the floor with leaf plates and dishes. Framed photographs hang on the upper left wall, and a wall calendar and clock are visible. A woman in a red sari sits in the doorway at the back. A young child sits in the lower foreground. The fire pit and offerings suggest a homa-style ritual, but no clear a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.

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December 14 20122012-12-14A small tiled room with a brick fire pit (homa) at the center, where a flame burns with flower petals and offerings scattered around it. A shaved-headed man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind the fire, with a sacred ash mark. Around him, seated on the floor, are several young girls and a boy in white with a forehead mark, some with long braids, one in a blue top, one in a green sari, all facing the fire with hands folded or holding offerings. An elderly woman in a red sari sits in the background by a doorway. On the right, a wooden table holds a brass lamp, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel beneath a framed portrait of a seated guru and a large deity print on the wall, decorated with marigold garlands. Shelves on the wall hold framed pictures and a radio. The image is a photograph.Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamPhotograph of a small domestic-style shrine room with a lit oil lamp on a low table and a framed deity picture. A man in white ceremonial clothes and a white shawl stands at left, holding a ritual item near the flame. A woman in a red and gold saree and a gold necklace stands beside a second woman in a red-trimmed sari, while an older man in white stands at right with hands together. The shelf holds small items and the walls are plain and white-painted.2006-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01A night-time photograph of a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A priest in white clothing stands at a fire pit with bright flames rising, pouring offerings into the fire. Around him, about a dozen seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar in pink, purple and red tones, sit on the floor with brass plates and offerings in front of them. Behind the fire, a tall ornamental decoration with green and white flowers stands against a wall, and a curtain hangs at the left. Ceiling lights and a window appear at the top. The scene is a fire ritual rather than a portrait of any single person.A domestic prayer gathering in a tiled living room where a group of about two dozen people sit on a green mat and floor cushions facing a shrine. A woman in an orange saffron sari leads the worship at the right, holding a small brass lamp, with a brass puja plate of fruit and flowers before her. A man in white shirt and dhoti sits near the front, and women in purple, red and blue saris and children in mixed clothing sit in rows. A television screen showing a religious image with a garland hangs on the wall, and framed pictures and a glass cabinet with decorative items stand behind them.2007-10-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a simple room with blue walls. A shaved-headed priest in white clothing and an orange shawl, seated at left, extends his hand over a brick fire pit holding a burning flame. Nearby, a man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red blouse sits beside him, also with palms joined. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a brass vessel rest on the ground around the fire. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall above a white-draped altar with a brass kalasha and a lamp. Several people are visible at the right edge, including a man in a white shirt holding a camera.2007-09-172006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA photograph of a домашний devotional gathering inside a plain room with pale walls and a tiled floor. Many people sit closely together on a pink cloth, mostly women in colourful saris and a few men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground, a woman in a white and blue sari sits beside brass plates of bananas, oranges, coconut and flower offerings. A young girl in an orange dress sits in front of the offerings. No candidate for a person is visibly present, so the scene is a community puja with devotees.2007-10-012006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesPhotograph of a domestic-style room where a group of women sit on a patterned mat facing a television set on a wooden cabinet. On the screen a figure in orange robes is shown. In the foreground a man in white clothing and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged beside a brass puja setup with oil lamps, a plate of fruit, flower garlands and a bowl of white flowers. Several women in pink, purple and white saris and salwar kameez watch attentively, some with hands folded. Flowers and a framed picture decorate the shelving behind them.2007-10-01