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A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold border and a white and red flower garland stands at a small shrine in a blue-walled room with a corrugated roof. He reaches toward a wooden altar cabinet holding framed deity pictures and a silver-coloured framed image. On the left, a bald priest with a white forehead mark, wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate of flower petals. Two young men in white dhotis and a monk in orange stand behind. A red cloth covers the lower altar, with brass lamps and offerings, and a camera lens is visible in the lower left corner. The scene appears to be a home puja.

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A photograph inside a small blue-walled room with a corrugated metal ceiling, showing a home-visit pada pooja. A central figure in a maroon-and-gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-striped border and a long white and red flower garland stands smiling with hands folded, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace visible. To the left, a bald priest in white dhoti and white forehead markings holds a brass tray of flower petals and lights a flame. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-robed devotees stand with palms pressed together. On the right, a wall shrine holds framed pictures of a child figure and deity murti, with a small brass plate and petals on a red cloth below. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right.2014-06-20July 03 20142014-07-03A person in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti with a white and pink flower garland and gold bangles stands at left, reaching toward a red-draped shrine with white flower garlands and small framed photos. A large gilt-framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, garlanded with white flowers, stands at right beside a small deity murti and flower offerings on the floor, with petals scattered on white tiles. The scene suggests a padapuja at a devotee home. The person's face is not identifiable here and the portrait is a printed depiction, so no identity is asserted from appearance; the portrait caption is not legible in the image.2014-07-03A 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 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small domestic shrine room with a wooden cabinet holding framed deity prints garlanded with flowers. A smiling man in the centre wears a red-orange shawl, a thick red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with white forehead markings and a red bindi. To the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha beads tends a flame and oil lamp. On the right, another shaved-headed attendant in orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a blurred figure is at the lower right. Four physical people are visible.2014-06-22A photograph of a home shrine cabinet decorated with red and white flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged band and a red-orange upper cloth, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, lights a lamp inside the glass-fronted cabinet while smiling. Behind him, a second person in an orange-saffron robe with a flower garland stands by a white-covered table. Inside the shrine are brass lamps, a small framed picture and a red flower garland on a tray.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA 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.2014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph inside a small domestic room with white walls and an orange lower wall band. A man in a rust-red turban wrapped with a gold ornament, red-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red-and-white flower garland smiles as he walks forward. Behind him, two young men in white dhoti-style clothing, one with bare chest and beaded mala, stand near a window. On the left, a small shrine table holds lit oil lamps, flowers and a framed image, with a tall striped pillar nearby. a person is identified by the layered appearance cues of the turban, mala and garland, shown as the central smiling figure.2014-07-01A smiling person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with an orange-gold waist cloth and gold armlet stands in a home shrine room, lighting an oil lamp with a long taper. Strands of white and red flower garlands hang on a wooden cabinet with glass doors holding small brass objects and a framed picture. A second person in orange clothes with a white garland stands in the background, and the wall shows a window and doorway in a domestic interior.2014-07-07