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A small yellow-walled room in a home shrine setting. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair sits on a small altar decorated with white and orange flower garlands, a brass lamp and offerings. A red and yellow swastika-like symbol hangs on the wall. A shaved-headed person in saffron with a rudraksha mala kneels at left facing the altar. A woman in a red blouse and red garland kneels or bows near the altar. A man in white kurta with a red shawl stands with palms joined in namaste at right, beside a woman in a green sari, and a figure in yellow kurta with a mala stands behind. Rose petals cover the floor in the foreground.

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A small, warmly lit room with yellow walls and a ceiling light, showing a home puja. A framed portrait with a garland of white and red flowers sits on a wooden shrine altar, with a brass plate and offerings in front of it. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl stands at right with hands joined in namaskar. A woman in a sari stands behind him. A man in a golden-yellow kurta with a garland stands near the wall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with red border and a garland kneels at the altar, and a person in a red garland and dark clothing bends toward the shrine. A swastika is painted on the wall, and a few small pictures hang nearby.2014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA priest in a rust-red dhoti and bare-backed red cloth, with a red and white flower garland over the shoulder, holds a lit flame toward a small home shrine in a domestic room. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left with hands folded, and two men in white dhotis stand behind with palms joined. The shrine is decorated with white flower garlands and holds an oil lamp, offerings and a framed deity picture. Framed portraits hang on the walls, including a man in a pink shirt at left and a smiling man with a rudraksha mala at top right, and a woman in red sari with a rudraksha mala at right. Aarti is performed in a home setting.2014-06-27June 16 20142014-06-16A pada puja at a devotee's home. A seated woman in an orange saree with a red floral garland and a rose bouquet receives worship from a woman in a white and gold saree who holds a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of flowers. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits with palms joined, and a shaved-headed boy stands with a silver ceremonial fan. Behind them, several people in orange and ochre garments and beaded necklaces stand with palms joined. A yellow-walled shrine shelf holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure, garlanded with flowers, a kalasha, brass lamps and a small deity murti.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesA home interior visit where a man with long dark hair tied up, bare-shouldered in a maroon-and-gold dhoti with a gold-beaded armlet and a red, orange and white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a white-draped low bed. In front of him, a seated man in white clothes and a woman in a pink-and-gold sari hold a lit flame in a brass lamp over a small red-cloth offering tray with flowers and fruit. Several standing and seated men in white and grey shirts, one in a red t-shirt, also fold their hands in devotion. Behind them stand a glass cabinet with figurines, a flat-screen TV and a framed picture on the wall.2014-06-16June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies