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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12A photograph of a home shrine room with pink walls and a framed photo of a saffron-robed figure mounted high on the wall. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland stands at a wooden shrine cabinet, holding a lit oil lamp and facing small framed pictures inside. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red border holds a brass plate, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with folded hands. Women in white saris and a girl in white stand with palms pressed together, and a small child is at lower left. The scene shows a home puja with oil lamp offering and devotees in prayer.2010-01-09A photograph inside a bare white-walled room during a home puja. A man in an orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a low wooden altar decorated with marigold garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, small figurines, a bowl of pink flowers and bananas. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with a red garland and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand with palms joined, while a woman in a pink-and-maroon salwar holds a small child. A man in white with a red shawl and another in orange with hands folded also stand near a camera operator at left. The scene shows a padha puja at a house visit.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28A photo of a devotional aarti being performed in a small whitewashed room with a blue doorframe. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a large framed portrait garlanded with red and pink flower strands and yellow marigolds. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a copper vessel sit on a blue table draped in white cloth. Behind him, a man in white and another in white dhoti stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a brown sari with a mala stands at left. Small framed deity images and shelves are at the upper right, and a kolam is drawn on the floor.Indoor photograph of a ritual at a white-walled hall with tiled floor. A man in orange robes and an orange head turban, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands at a white-topped table holding a small bell and a lit incense or flame, performing puja. On the table are a brass kalasha, a tray of flower petals and fruit, a basket, and tall brass oil lamps with flames. Several devotees in white clothing and one in orange stand at the left with hands folded in prayer. An orange and blue hanging banner hangs from the ceiling and a lattice window is at right. a person candidate not established by visible cues beyond ritual role, so described as a priest.2008-07-28November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copies