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A photograph of a domestic puja inside a room with a red refrigerator and glass-front cabinet. A standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a long mala holds a bowl and pours or offers from a small vessel; beside him a woman in a red-and-gold sari holds a bowl. Seated on a striped mat, a man in white with an orange shawl and a younger man in white kneel near offerings of fruit, flowers and sweets. A woman in a green sari stands at right. Behind them hangs a framed deity image with flower garland and a framed portrait of a seated figure in white on a throne. A sanctified altar holds lit oil lamps, brass vessels, flower garlands and rows of sweets. The photo is labelled 25 10 2006.

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October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Indoor homa or puja scene at a brick fire pit altar decorated with yellow and pink flowers. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits at left, speaking into a microphone and holding a small item, with an oil lamp lit beside him. A second man in white with a mala sits behind him. A brass bowl of yellow liquid and fruit offerings sit on the altar. At right, a deity murti seated on an ornate white and gold throne, draped in orange fabric and garlanded with white flowers, faces the altar. Brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels frame the scene.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit at the centre of a ritual gathering outdoors. Around the pit, a priest in white clothes with an orange cloth and gold bangle kneels at left, offering from a brass tray with flowers and a fruit. Seated on a striped green mat at right, a man in white shirt and dark glasses presses his palms together, and an older man in white shirt sits beside him. Behind them, rows of women in saris in orange, pink, yellow and purple sit with folded hands. Marigold petals decorate the bricks, and a brass vessel and a small brass lamp sit near the fire.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A home darshan puja in a living room with cream walls, a tiled fireplace and orange curtains. A gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. Beside it, a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a garland is placed on a red-draped table with fruit and lamps. A shirtless man in white dhoti kneels at a tray of brass vessels, bananas and flowers, lifting a lamp in front of the murti. Around him, seated devotees include a man in a pink shirt with palms joined, a man with white forehead markings, a woman in green sari, and several children in casual clothes. Nothing is printed beside the portrait except a copyright caption.2008-04-28October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor photo of a ground-breaking ritual for a temple foundation: a square brick-lined pit with a fire pit and sacred ash at the centre, seated devotees in white, cream and saffron clothes around it, and a brass oil lamp and kalasha with flower garlands at the front. A standing figure in white with a white shawl and a crowd of women in saris stand and sit under trees near a parked white van. A figure in orange robes at the far right tends the fire; the scene appears to be a foundation-laying puja.2006-10-25Indoor puja before a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha beads, garlanded with red and white flowers and flanked by two lit oil lamps on a white-draped table. Four people sit on the floor: a bearded man in white kurta with folded hands at left, a man in white with a yellow shawl behind him, an older man in beige and orange robes pouring water from a brass vessel, and a woman in a maroon sari with folded hands at right. Before them stand brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flower garlands, a coconut, and a heap of yellow grain. Potted palms and a banana plant fill the room.A photograph of a homa fire ceremony indoors on a tiled floor. A bright fire burns inside a rectangular arrangement of pale stone or brick blocks decorated with scattered flower petals. On the left, a woman in a green and red sari sits cross-legged holding a small object. Beside the fire, a bald man in white clothes kneels and tends the flames. Standing at the right, another person in white garments watches. Brass oil lamps, a steel bowl, a brass vessel and a white and orange garland lie near the fire, and a wooden doorway with a framed picture is behind them.2006-10-25