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A woman in a white silk sari with a red and gold border stands in a kitchen beside wooden cabinets and a stainless steel refrigerator, lighting a flame on a small silver oil lamp with one hand while holding a silver aarti bell with the other. A rudraksha mala hangs at her neck. On the counter a framed picture of a deity sits beside a yellow-green cloth-wrapped offering and a bowl of white flowers, forming a home altar.

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April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28June 27 20142014-06-27June 16 20142014-06-16A kitchen scene during a home darshan ritual. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a green-and-gold border stands at a counter, holding a silver vessel near an oil lamp and a shrine with a yellow cloth-wrapped object. Several women stand behind her: one in a dark green sari with hands folded in prayer, one in white with a gold border, one in a dark top taking a photo, and another woman in white near an archway. Coconuts, a box of incense or matchbox, a steel pot and yellow flowers sit on the black sink counter. A stainless steel refrigerator is at left, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a living room-style space where a man in white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp in a brass dish while performing aarti. Behind him, a man with bare chest in white dhoti with green-striped border stands with palms pressed together, and another man in white dhoti with orange-striped border also stands with palms folded. A fireplace with a glowing fire is on the right, a wall clock above, and a round brass plate with decorative engraving at the lower right. Smoke or incense haze rises near the wall.2008-04-28A domestic kitchen with a tiled wall, wooden cabinets, steel vessels and a window. A man with long dark hair, a marigold garland and a rust-red wrap with gold trim lights an oil lamp on the counter, holding a small brass vessel. Beside him, a man in glasses and a white shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a shaved-headed devotee in red and white joins in at right. Plates of offerings sit at lower left.2014-06-16A small domestic kitchen with white walls, a wall-mounted cabinet, steel utensils, plastic containers, a water purifier and a window with a grille. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a marigold garland, stands at the counter holding a small lit oil lamp, its flame bright, while a man in white clothes on the right stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. A wall shelf on the left holds a rack of small brass bells. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering in a home kitchen. a person is the man with the lamp, identified by his long swept hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha-style beads and marigold garland.2014-06-16June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border stands at left in a home shrine room, holding a round metal fan or umbrella-shaped puja implement in her right hand. Behind her is a window with iron grille. At right a red and gold patterned cloth drapes a shelf holding a framed portrait of a man in saffron robes and a mala, garlanded with marigolds and flowers, with a brass oil lamp in front. Small figurines and a flower vase sit on the shelf.A woman in a white sari with an orange-red border stands at left, waving a round metal lamp or aarti plate in front of a home shrine. The shrine holds a large framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, garlanded with marigolds and green leaves, set beside brass lamps and a flower-covered murti. A red brocade cloth drapes the upper shelf, and a second framed portrait of a turbaned figure with garland hangs at right. Brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a kalasha sit on the floor, and a barred window lights the room. The framed images are depictions on the wall, not physical people.