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A home darshan in a living room with a flat-screen TV on a stand and a tiled fireplace with a carved wooden throne-like chair beside it. A man in a white ritual dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a tilak, sits on a low cushion at the right, his hand extended toward a long grey shaggy wig-like cloth on the floor. An older man in a pale pink shirt and grey trousers bends forward to touch him. Other seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls with forehead marks sit nearby, including a woman with red hair, and a woman in a green sari sits at left. Fresh garlands of white and red flowers hang at right and a brass plate with flowers and oil lamps sits on the floor.

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A home puja in a living room decorated with orange and gold drapes. A standing man in a pink shirt and grey trousers waves a whisk-like fan toward a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, who sits on a carved wooden chair before a deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. Nearby, seated devotees in white and green attire, including a woman in a green sari, sit on mats. Fruit, flowers and brass offering plates lie on the floor, and a pink-draped table holds further offerings, with a television against the wall.2008-04-28A home puja in a living room. A man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stands at centre, waving a grey whisk-like fan and holding brass implements over an altar. Seated on a low mat, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-white shawl sits before a round brass plate, hands folded, flanked by other seated devotees in white. To the right, a deity murti is dressed in orange and pink silk, adorned with red and white flower garlands and yellow flowers. A red-draped table holds fruit, flowers and oil lamps. Seated devotees in saris and white dhotis watch on the left, and a television stands against the wall behind them.2008-04-28Indoor home darshan in a living room with beige walls, a flat-screen TV on a stand, and an orange curtain. A young man seated on an ornate peetha-style chair with gold carving wears a white dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala, and tilak on his forehead; he has a bare-chested, unswept appearance with distinctive dark hair and is seated at the centre of a puja setup. Flower garlands drape a deity murti or photo frame at the right. Floor offerings include bananas, flowers, a brass plate and bowls. Several devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white or pastel clothing, a woman in a green sari with folded hands sits near the centre, and children sit in front.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28May 03 20082008-05-03A home darshan in a living room with a tiled fireplace and a wall-mounted flat-screen TV. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala sits on a carved wooden throne-style chair at right, with his hands in his lap and gaze upward, while a deity murti draped in a garland and orange-and-purple cloth stands beside him. Seated on the floor in front, a woman in a dark green sari and a man in white clothes press their palms together in prayer. Another man in white clothes with a shawl sits near the fireplace, and a few devotees sit in a semicircle with their backs to the camera. Trays of bananas, flowers, brass pots and plates of offerings are arranged on a cloth in front of the seats. A large orange curtain hangs in the background.2008-04-28A home puja gathering on white floor sheets. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala sits centre-right, with a red head covering, beside a small brass plate and flower offerings. A man in a white polo shirt and a young boy in a cream kurta stand at left near a basket of flowers and a brass tray. Several women in saffron, red and blue saris and a young man in white sit or stand in the room. At right, a large decorated deity murti is garlanded with white and red flowers and draped in a green and red silk cloth. A framed portrait is visible on the wall at upper left. Orange and gold cloth lies on the floor in front of the offerings.2008-05-03A home darshan ceremony in a living room with orange and gold drapes. A woman with reddish hair in a white dhoti-style garment with a green border stands on the left, raising a feathered fan toward an altar. A young man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden seat in meditation, hands resting on his lap. On the right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with green border holds a feathered fan over a gold-framed altar decorated with a red and white flower garland and an orange cloth. Behind the altar, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, decorated with a marigold garland. An older man with a shaved head and white clothes, and another person in green, sit at the left edge near a fireplace.2008-04-28May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of a home shrine room during a Venkateshwara home darshan puja at a KAILASA center. Five devotees sit on a floor mat facing a deity murti dressed in an orange silk cloth and adorned with red and white flower garlands, set within a gold arched frame in front of orange curtains and a window. Two men in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas sit at left, one playing a small handheld bell; a woman in white with a shawl and a man in white with a mala sit centre, while a woman in a green sari sits in the foreground with her head bowed. Before them are a tray of fruit, flower offerings, bowls of sweets, a plate of bananas and oil lamps. No one in the scene matches the a person description.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28