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A person in a rust-red robe wearing a long garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red roses with rudraksha beads stands in a small purple-walled shrine corner, lighting or tending an oil lamp with the right hand. A white vertical forehead mark is visible, and the person's hair is pulled back. Shelves hold framed deity pictures and photographs decorated with white flowers, brass oil lamps, a brass bowl and newspaper. On the altar below, a printed deity picture with garlands and a kalasha-like arrangement sits beside jasmine flowers in a tray. The scene reads as a home puja corner with lamps and garlands.

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July 04 20142014-07-04A woman in a maroon sari with a white and red flower garland stands at a home shrine niche, lighting a brass oil lamp with a lit flame held in her hand. The shelves hold framed deity pictures, small brass and silver figures and vessels decorated with white flowers, a wooden box with offerings, and a lamp on a tray. Printed devotional images hang on the yellow wall beside the niche. The scene shows a pada puja at a devotee's house.2014-06-26A man seen from behind, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, with a garland of white jasmine and red roses around his neck and across his back. He holds a lit oil lamp flame in a small shrine niche decorated with framed pictures of deities, brass lamps and a kalasha-like offering on a shelf. Above, strands of white flower garlands hang along a pink wall. Another person stands partly visible at the right edge. Festoons of flowers and a colourful painted frame surround the shrine.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man in a small purple-walled shrine room, bare-chested with a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulder. He wears a garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red roses, along with a rudraksha mala. A white tilak marks his forehead. He is turned to the left, facing a shelf holding a small deity murti with flower garlands, an oil lamp, and framed pictures. Below him, a row of framed images and a cloth-covered altar display more garlands and small lamps. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland with saffron-red clothing.2014-07-04A woman with a dark bun and a red-orange blouse stands at a home shrine, holding a lit oil lamp in her right hand towards framed deity prints adorned with white jasmine garlands and peacock feathers. The prints show deity murti images on a red-and-gold background. A brass oil lamp with a white flower garland sits on a white table in front of the shrine, with a small brass bowl, a small box and printed cards. A partially visible bald man in white stands at left, and a red garland with a gold necklace is draped over the woman's shoulder. Wooden cabinet doors frame the scene.2014-06-22June 27 20142014-06-27A smiling woman in a rust-orange blouse and saffron-coloured wrap stands in a pink-walled room, wearing a garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves. She holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward a framed deity picture decorated with a red and white flower garland. Brass lamps and a small harmonium sit on a low table, and a second person with folded hands stands behind her. Framed devotional posters hang on the walls.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small home shrine room with terracotta-tiled walls and a wooden cabinet. A man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, with a flower garland of white and multicoloured blooms and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell during a pada puja at a devotee's house. He smiles toward the lamp. Beside him, a young monk-like attendant in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a tray of white flower petals. At right, a young woman in a white top and beaded necklace, and a young man peering through the doorway, look on with folded hands. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall, including a decorated Balaji image with garlands and a peacock-themed deity print, with a plate of offerings and flowers on the floor.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesA woman seen from behind in a red-brown sari with gold border lights an oil lamp in a red brick shrine niche. Her hair is in a bun with a white flower garland, and she wears gold bangles and an armlet. Before her hangs a framed deity murti, garlanded with white and red flowers, and below it a framed portrait wrapped in red, orange and white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. A hanging bronze bell hangs at the right. Small framed images and marigold offerings sit on side shelves, with a brass lamp stand and fruit offerings at the base. The room is a home shrine for padapuja house visits.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a small home shrine room with pale pink walls and a barred window with pink flowers outside. A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha beads stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a low wooden shelf. Behind her, a person with a shaved head in saffron-toned clothing holds a small brass item. The shelf holds framed deity pictures, a small white figurine, flowers and a brass plate. A hand folded in namaskar appears at the left edge. Two people are visible.2014-06-20