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A small, warmly lit room with yellow walls and a ceiling light, showing a home puja. A framed portrait with a garland of white and red flowers sits on a wooden shrine altar, with a brass plate and offerings in front of it. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl stands at right with hands joined in namaskar. A woman in a sari stands behind him. A man in a golden-yellow kurta with a garland stands near the wall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with red border and a garland kneels at the altar, and a person in a red garland and dark clothing bends toward the shrine. A swastika is painted on the wall, and a few small pictures hang nearby.

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A small yellow-walled room in a home shrine setting. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair sits on a small altar decorated with white and orange flower garlands, a brass lamp and offerings. A red and yellow swastika-like symbol hangs on the wall. A shaved-headed person in saffron with a rudraksha mala kneels at left facing the altar. A woman in a red blouse and red garland kneels or bows near the altar. A man in white kurta with a red shawl stands with palms joined in namaste at right, beside a woman in a green sari, and a figure in yellow kurta with a mala stands behind. Rose petals cover the floor in the foreground.2014-07-08Photograph of a domestic shrine room inside a house during a home visit. A woman in a rust-orange garment with a white flower garland in her hair stands back-to-camera, holding a ring-shaped object near a wall altar. The altar holds a large purple-toned framed picture of a man with long hair in a robe, garlanded with pink and orange flowers, beside a small deity murti and flower offerings on an orange cloth. Above is a framed set of small deity pictures with a pink and white flower garland. Two devotees at left, a white-clad man and an older woman, stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a shaved-headed man in orange at right watches. A glass cabinet with figurines and trophies sits at right and a ceiling fan overhead.2014-06-23A priest in a rust-red dhoti and bare-backed red cloth, with a red and white flower garland over the shoulder, holds a lit flame toward a small home shrine in a domestic room. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left with hands folded, and two men in white dhotis stand behind with palms joined. The shrine is decorated with white flower garlands and holds an oil lamp, offerings and a framed deity picture. Framed portraits hang on the walls, including a man in a pink shirt at left and a smiling man with a rudraksha mala at top right, and a woman in red sari with a rudraksha mala at right. Aarti is performed in a home setting.2014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesA pada puja at a devotee's home. A seated woman in an orange saree with a red floral garland and a rose bouquet receives worship from a woman in a white and gold saree who holds a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of flowers. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits with palms joined, and a shaved-headed boy stands with a silver ceremonial fan. Behind them, several people in orange and ochre garments and beaded necklaces stand with palms joined. A yellow-walled shrine shelf holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure, garlanded with flowers, a kalasha, brass lamps and a small deity murti.2014-06-26January 23 20102010-01-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a small room with a red curtain on the left and a wall-mounted poster of mountain and sunset landscapes labelled MAHAKAILASA. A figure in orange robes with a pink and yellow flower garland holds a lit lamp or aarti flame toward the wall. Beside a flower-decorated altar with oil lamps, offerings and a framed deity image, a woman in a peach blouse kneels, and a standing woman in white and a young woman in red sari press their palms together in prayer. A man in white and a sannyasi in orange stand behind; a cameraman films. Lit lamps and marigold decoration fill the lower left.2010-01-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 26 20142014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27