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A photograph of a home puja in a small pink-walled room. A man on the left with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and orange-and-saffron cloth sits with palms joined in prayer. A woman in a maroon sari with white jasmine garland and red bangles stands at a wall shrine holding a lit oil lamp. The shrine cabinet holds framed deity pictures, a small murti, a kalasha-like vessel, copper pots and jasmine garlands, with a silver trident on the right. A wall calendar hangs beside the man.

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A photograph of a small home shrine in a pink-walled room. A woman in a dark orange-red sari with a white jasmine garland and gold earrings stands at a wall niche lit by oil lamps, her hands extended toward the offerings. Framed deity pictures and printed images hang on the walls and sit on the shelves, decorated with white flowers and marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind her with his palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene reflects a home padapuja offering at a devotee's house.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 16 20142014-06-16A home shrine room during a padapuja at a devotee's house. A woman in a rust-red sari with a red flower garland stands with her back to the camera before a wooden cabinet holding framed deity pictures, a small brass lamp and a plate of offerings. At right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a dark beaded mala holds a brass plate and stands with hands folded in namaste. A woman in a green blouse at left and an older woman at lower right also join with hands pressed together. Glass display cabinets with white teapots and dishes line the left wall, and green curtains hang at the window. Five people are visible.2014-06-26Photo of a home shrine in a small room where two devotees perform a puja. In the foreground, a shaven-headed devotee in saffron cloth wears a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, seen from behind. Beside them, a woman in a deep red sari with a red flower garland and gold earrings holds a small object near the altar. The altar holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, plus a row of framed deity images across the top, oil lamps, fruit, a brass plate of flowers and a kalasha-like offering. A banana leaf sits on the left.2014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27Indoor shrine corner with a framed portrait of a man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, seated outdoors before a tree, garlanded with white and red flowers and set on a yellow draped table scattered with red petals. Beside it, a shelf holds deity murtis, a black elephant figure, brass trophies and a small lamp. Two priests perform aarti with oil lamps: the one at centre has a shaved head, white tilak, rudraksha malas and a bare upper body; the one at right wears a red-brown dhoti-style cloth and a large white and red flower garland, holding a lamp and a bell-like vessel. A yellow-and-dark cloth sits below with a small lit lamp on the floor.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA home shrine corner in a Tamil Nadu house. In the foreground a sannyasi-style figure with back to camera, wearing a maroon-red dhoti-like wrap with a gold border, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers, and an orange fruit tucked in the garland, stands beside a smiling woman in a red sari holding a lit brass oil lamp. A wall niche to the right holds framed deity pictures, a small idol, flowers, bells and lit lamps. Other women stand in the background near a window.2014-06-27Indoor home shrine during a devotee house puja. Two people face a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a beaded necklace, flanked by garlands of white jasmine and yellow flowers, with oil lamps burning on a wooden table. A shaved-headed person in an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style garland stands at left, and a woman in a red sari with a red-and-yellow flower garland and gold earrings presses her palms together at right. Above, a framed panel shows several deity murti in a row. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a plate of kumkum and rice sit before the shrine, and a banana leaf lies on the left.2014-06-26A photograph of a small home shrine room with a woman in a white flower garland and orange-and-gold sari, wearing gold bangles and armlet, lighting a camphor flame on a brass plate of white flowers. Beside her a man in an orange dhoti, with a white tripundra on his forehead and a dark beaded mala, holds a small lamp or incense. The shelf and wall behind them hold framed deity pictures, a gold-framed deity image with a flower garland, and a brass lamp. The room is plain and whitewashed.2014-06-20June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copies