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A photograph taken inside a domestic kitchen with pale yellow walls, wooden overhead cabinets, a ceiling fan and a white washing machine. A person in a rust-red garment with a gold-banded waist sash and a white flower garland, with hair in a low bun and gold bangles, reaches toward a lit wall niche decorated with red roses and green leaves. In the foreground a woman in a green-bordered white sari and rudraksha beads stands beside a tray of red flowers and leaves, while a man at the left edge wears a white forehead mark. Brass plates with lamps and offerings sit on a counter below the niche.

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A domestic kitchen with light cream cabinets and a tiled backsplash. In the foreground, a person in a rust-red sleeveless garment with gold-toned armbands and bangles, wearing a white and yellow flower garland and a dark hair bun, reaches toward a small wall shrine lit by an oil lamp, decorated with red roses and a green leaf festoon. A younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the left, looking toward the camera. Small framed pictures and a red flower sit beside the shrine, and a brass lamp rests on the lower ledge.2014-07-08A photograph taken inside a home kitchen, with a figure seen from behind in a rust-red unstitched garment wrapped over one shoulder and a band of beaded bracelet on the upper arm. The figure wears a long white flower garland with red roses and holds a lit oil lamp toward a small wooden shrine niche decorated with red roses and framed photographs. Warm lamp light glows in the niche, and a white washing machine and wall cabinets are visible in the background. A second person is partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair pinned up, rudraksha-style beaded arm adornment and a red-orange cloth, performing a home puja at the shrine.2014-07-08A photograph inside a home decorated with multicoloured paper streamers strung across the ceiling. A tall figure in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold armlets, has long swept-back hair and reaches out toward a man in white. A woman in a white sari with green-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a boy in a red kurta stands near her. A man in white dhoti and shirt with white flower garlands stands at right, holding a small object. Fruit and offerings are arranged on a low table and a patterned carpet on the floor.2014-07-07A smiling person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with an orange-gold waist cloth and gold armlet stands in a home shrine room, lighting an oil lamp with a long taper. Strands of white and red flower garlands hang on a wooden cabinet with glass doors holding small brass objects and a framed picture. A second person in orange clothes with a white garland stands in the background, and the wall shows a window and doorway in a domestic interior.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07July 08 20142014-07-08June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 08 20142014-07-08June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home where a padapuja or house-visit ritual is taking place. A devotee in an orange and white top, with a dark hair braid, holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp. In the centre, a woman in a rust-brown sari with gold borders and a white flower garland stands on a rug scattered with petals, holding a lamp and a rudraksha mala. A clean-shaven sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles stands beside her with hands clasped. A man on the left in white with a greyish head and a prayer posture watches with folded hands while holding a brass bell. On the wall hang a painting of Krishna and a framed black-and-white portrait of a woman in white. A stick-on circular sticker is on the right, and small brass bowls sit on the floor.2014-07-08