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A photograph inside a home shrine room with orange walls and a carved wooden puja cabinet on the right. Four people in orange and rust-coloured clothing stand in a line: an older woman in rust sari with glasses holds a red-wrapped item and a flower-decorated tray; a young man bare-chested in orange wrap wears a white flower garland and holds offerings; a person in orange dhoti and garland stands behind; a woman in a rust-brown sari with gold border lights an oil lamp at the shrine. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair, decorated with white flower garlands, hangs on the cabinet. The shrine holds brass lamps, a flower-decorated plate, and other puja items. Padapuja house visit scene.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA domestic prayer room during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A person in a maroon sari with a multicolour and white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass bell, smiling, with rudraksha-style beads and kumkum on the forehead. Beside them a young shaven-headed man in an orange saffron robe holds a large steel plate of white and red flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands behind, with more onlookers in the doorway. Framed deity pictures hang on the tiled wall, a dark wooden cabinet stands in the room, and a small brass tray with offerings sits on the floor.2014-06-26July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a home shrine room during a house visit, with orange walls and a carved wooden shrine cabinet holding a framed portrait garlanded with white flowers. A woman in an orange saree stands at left holding a red-covered item and a plate of flowers. Behind her, two men in orange dhotis and bare upper bodies stand, one holding a camera and one holding a tray of flowers. A young man in an orange dhoti and white flower garland stands center with hands folded. A woman in a rust-coloured saree with a white flower garland reaches toward the shrine, where brass plates hold fruit, flowers and oil lamps. Four physical people are visible.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a home shrine cabinet decorated with red and white flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged band and a red-orange upper cloth, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, lights a lamp inside the glass-fronted cabinet while smiling. Behind him, a second person in an orange-saffron robe with a flower garland stands by a white-covered table. Inside the shrine are brass lamps, a small framed picture and a red flower garland on a tray.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a shrine in an indoor room with patterned tiled wall. Several people in orange and red garments perform puja before a central murti and two seated statues draped in flower garlands, with a purple cloth on a table covered in pink and white flowers. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a long flower garland holds out her hands toward the altar, while a young man in orange robe holds a lit oil lamp on a tray. Another man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a tray at right, and a bald attendant in orange stands at left beside a gold rod. Offerings of garlands and flower-decorated vessels rest on the table. Ritual scene.2014-06-28July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies