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A seated puja gathering on a carpeted floor in a home room. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold trim, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a saffron head wrap sits smiling beside a spread of fruit, marigold and pink flower offerings, and a decorated yellow-and-gold ceremonial pot. To the left, a man in white kurta and a woman in a pink-and-green sari sit attentively. Behind them, several people sit on cushions in front of a sofa, including a young man in an orange shirt and a man with a white-and-red shawl. Oranges, apples, bananas, and brass bowls fill the foreground.

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May 03 20082008-05-03A home puja in a bright living room where people sit on the floor around a low table of offerings. A man in a white dhoti and a woman in a pink and gold sari sit at left. A man in orange robes with a red-orange cloth, a beaded neck mala and a gold pendant sits at centre-right, gesturing with his hand. Behind them, a young man in an orange kurta, another seated man and a woman in orange sit near a sofa. A tray holds oranges, apples, flowers and brass bowls, and a cloth-draped throne with a floral garland stands at right. A framed gold-toned artwork hangs on the wall.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of a домашний puja inside a carpeted living room with a beige sofa. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits cross-legged at the right, hands folded in front of her, facing a deity murti dressed in a red-and-gold cloth and draped with a large garland of white flowers with green and red accents. Around her, seated devotees in orange, blue and white clothes watch, and a man in a cream kurta sits at the lower left. Trays in front hold bananas, oranges, apples, flower petals, sweets and brass dishes with offerings. The scene shows a devotional gathering with a puja underway.2008-05-03A seated group in a living room performs a puja on a white cloth, with fruit, flowers, brass bowls and a basket of petals arranged in front. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-and-gold shawl and a large gold necklace, sitting cross-legged on the right, leads the ritual with his hands extended over the offerings. Opposite him a man in a cream silk shirt and white dhoti and a woman in a green and pink sari sit with folded hands, and younger devotees in orange and white clothing sit behind. A framed picture hangs on the back wall and a wall painting is visible above the sofa.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A domestic ritual scene in a living room where a woman in a peach-orange salwar kameez bends forward to place offerings on a brown cloth spread across the floor. Trays and bowls hold oranges, apples, bananas, sliced fruit, flower petals, sweets and yellow drinks, with a small bowl of flowers in pink and white. Behind her, a woman in orange and red sits on the right beside a seated man in white and orange, and several other seated devotees in saffron, white and teal clothing watch. A child is held up at the top left, and a bald man in white sits at the far right. This appears to be a puja offering gathering.2008-05-03A home puja in a room with cream walls and a beige sofa. A seated woman in an orange sari with a matching headscarf, gold necklace and bangles sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and tends a decorated deity murti draped in a large garland of white, pink and yellow flowers with green and red edging. Offerings are arranged on the floor: brass trays of flowers, bowls of fruit, oranges, apples, a pineapple-like yellow fruit, and a silver plate of pink and white petals. Behind her, several people sit or stand: a man in white in the foreground, a man in a saffron wrap, a bald man in white, and a woman in orange. A red cloth and framed pictures are on a side table at right.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03October 14 20082008-10-14A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together before a large decorated deity murti dressed with a garland of white and multicolored flowers and draped in red and green cloth. Offerings in brass plates of flowers, fruit, sweets and oranges surround him on an orange cushion. Devotees sit on white cloth in a living room: a man in white ritual clothes at lower left, a woman in an orange sari behind, a bald man in white, and several others seated along a sofa beneath a framed Buddha image. The scene appears to be a home puja or abhishekam; the seated man in saffron is a sannyasi-style figure with appearance-based cues, presented as a person. Seven or eight people are visible.2008-05-03