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A seated puja at a home setting with white marble floor and steps behind. In the foreground a dense offering spread of bananas, oranges, apples, a basket of red and pink flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel with red cloth, silver plates of food under foil, and a lit oil lamp. A woman in a maroon and gold sari sits at left with palms joined in prayer. Beside her a man in a white dhoti and shawl sits with hands folded. At right a man in saffron-orange robes, orange head wrap, long gold-beaded necklace and a red-and-white bindu on his forehead sits cross-legged, with a brass lamp and offerings before him. A flat-screen television is visible at upper right. Three people are visible.

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October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14August 13 20082008-08-13December 05 20142014-12-05October 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.2008-05-03Indoor photograph of a padapuja ritual in a home. A seated figure on the left wears a maroon and gold-bordered dress, a red and white flower garland, gold bangles and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a tall silver staff. Kneeling beside him, a woman in a maroon blouse and cream sari pours liquid from a metal vessel, while a man in a white shirt with an orange beaded necklace kneels at the lower right. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand or kneel, and a man in white holds a camera. A television and wooden shelf are visible in the background.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap gestures with his right hand during a domestic ritual gathering. He wears a large wooden bead necklace and a light sandalpaste tilak, and sits on a low dais behind a spread of fruit: bananas, apples, strawberries, oranges and mangoes. Beside him a woman in a dark maroon sari with gold border sits with folded hands, and a man in white dhoti and shawl sits behind. A brass oil lamp burns on the right, with flower garlands, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a yellow cloth on the table. A framed picture hangs on a pale wall and a staircase is visible behind.2008-10-14May 03 20082008-05-03