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A photo of a home darshan gathering in a living room with a flat-screen Samsung television on a wooden side table behind the group. A woman in a dark green silk saree with a gold border sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a red-beaded mala and gold bangles. Beside her, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with green borders, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark sits with hands folded in prayer. At the right, a young man with red hair and a red forehead mark, in a white dhoti and shawl with green-and-gold borders, sits with hands together. Prayer mats and a colourful cloth lie on the floor, and a tower fan stands at left.

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April 28 20082008-04-28Devotees sit on a green mat in a living room performing a chanted puja at a home darshan. A woman in a dark green silk saree with gold border and bangles sits at left with palms pressed together. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with green border and rudraksha mala gestures with open hands at centre. A young man with reddish hair in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala raises his hands at right. A flat-screen Samsung television and side table are behind them, and a tower fan stands at left.2008-04-28A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a home puja in a living room with a flat-screen TV and tiled fireplace. A woman in a dark green silk saree with gold border sits in the front left, eyes closed. A man in white dhoti with green-and-gold border and a red tilak sits centre, hands folded. A redheaded man in white dhoti with orange-red border and beaded rudraksha mala holds hands together, eyes closed. Other devotees in white and a woman in magenta saree sit behind. A small lamp with a lotus flower and incense sticks are visible at lower right.2008-04-28Indoor home setting with a seated group during a devotional gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a green silk sari with gold border, bangles and beaded mala, presses her palms together and appears to chant. Beside her, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits with head bowed and hands clasped. At right, a man in white dhoti with green-bordered shawl, rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Behind them are a black television, a cabinet with a remote, and a tower fan.2008-04-28Indoor home puja in a living room with beige tile fireplace, flat-screen TV, and orange curtains. A standing woman in a red and orange sari with a purple flower in her hair attends from the left. Seated on mats, several men wear white dhotis and sacred threads with rudraksha malas; one wears green and white shawls, another a green-and-gold cloth. A woman in a dark green sari lights a small oil lamp on a pink plate surrounded by flowers. Brass bells, bananas, oranges, bowls of food and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a mat. On the right, a decorated deity murti wrapped in a garland of red and white flowers and an orange cloth sits near an empty ornate throne-like chair. Children sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. Several people are visible, roughly 6 to 20 in total.2008-04-28A photograph of a living room with a tiled fireplace where a woman in a dark green sari kneels on a patterned rug, lighting a small oil lamp on a pink plate. Four men stand behind her in white dhotis and white shawls with green and gold borders, some with bare shoulders, rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti marks; the man second from left has a tilak and the one on the right wears an orange-and-white sash. A carved wooden peetha-style seat stands at the right edge, and a fan is visible at left. The setting suggests a home puja or darshan with lamp lighting. No a person candidate is clearly visible in appearance.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A living room home darshan in a residential room with a flat-screen TV on a stand and a fireplace with beige tile surround. Two men sit in front of an altar with hands folded in anjali, one in a white dhoti with a bare chest and red-orange shawl, the other in white dhoti and white top with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a dark green sari sits at left with hands folded. Several people sit on the floor in front of a low table with bananas, fruit, bowls and plates of offerings. The altar on the right holds a deity murti draped with a red and gold cloth and a garland of red and white flowers, with orange and gold drapes and a gilt arched frame behind it. Curtains in orange and brown hang at the windows.2008-04-28A seated woman in a maroon and gold brocade sari with gold bangles and earrings sits with eyes half-closed, hands folded in her lap, in what appears to be a devotional gathering. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck sits with hands clasped. Another man in white robes is partly visible at left and a woman in green and red sari at right edge. Plain cream walls and a small wooden side table are in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-10-14A photograph of a home puja in a living room with a fireplace and a tiled hearth. Four men in white dhoti and shawl stand in a row. The man at right has a white shawl with orange-gold border and a gold-coloured necklace, and stands with hands clasped. Beside him a man in white with a green-bordered shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace stands. Two younger men stand at left, one with a sandalwood mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground a woman in a dark green silk sari with gold motifs kneels on the floor beside a pink plate holding an oil lamp and a small brass container. A wooden carved stand is at the right edge.2008-04-28A living room puja in a home setting with cream walls, a flat-screen TV on a stand, and orange curtains. A man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala sits on a cushioned chair at right, hands joined, beside a deity murti draped in orange and purple cloth with a floral garland and a kalasha-like offering. Seated on the floor, a bearded man in white with a saffron shawl and a woman in a green sari join palms, while two young men in white sit near the TV. Plates of bananas, fruit, bowls and brass vessels are arranged on mats. Onlookers sit in the foreground, including a child in a red shirt. The scene reads as a home darshan or puja.2008-04-28A small indoor home darshan gathering seated on the floor in a room with a flat-screen television and window blinds. Several devotees sit with palms pressed together in namaste. A woman in a black sari with gold trim sits in the foreground with her eyes closed, hands folded. Two men in white dhoti and shawls sit centre and right, eyes closed in prayer, one with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a maroon and gold sari sits at left, and a man in white on the far right also has hands folded. A small brass plate with yellow flowers and incense sticks sits at the lower right. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2008-04-28