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A home puja set up on a floor mat in a living room beside a tiled fireplace. A woman in a dark green silk sari with gold border kneels at the lower right, arranging a silver tray holding a red flower, banana bunches and a pink plate with lit lamps. Around her are heaped marigold and chrysanthemum flowers in red, yellow and pink. Three men stand behind in white dhotis with coloured borders and white shawls; the two on the left wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on the forehead, while the man in the centre wears a pendant and a dark mala. A carved wooden throne with a leopard-print cushion is at the right edge beside brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel.

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A photograph of a home puja in a living room with a fireplace and a tiled hearth. Four men in white dhoti and shawl stand in a row. The man at right has a white shawl with orange-gold border and a gold-coloured necklace, and stands with hands clasped. Beside him a man in white with a green-bordered shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace stands. Two younger men stand at left, one with a sandalwood mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground a woman in a dark green silk sari with gold motifs kneels on the floor beside a pink plate holding an oil lamp and a small brass container. A wooden carved stand is at the right edge.2008-04-28A photograph of a living room with a tiled fireplace where a woman in a dark green sari kneels on a patterned rug, lighting a small oil lamp on a pink plate. Four men stand behind her in white dhotis and white shawls with green and gold borders, some with bare shoulders, rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti marks; the man second from left has a tilak and the one on the right wears an orange-and-white sash. A carved wooden peetha-style seat stands at the right edge, and a fan is visible at left. The setting suggests a home puja or darshan with lamp lighting. No a person candidate is clearly visible in appearance.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28Indoor home puja in a living room with beige tile fireplace, flat-screen TV, and orange curtains. A standing woman in a red and orange sari with a purple flower in her hair attends from the left. Seated on mats, several men wear white dhotis and sacred threads with rudraksha malas; one wears green and white shawls, another a green-and-gold cloth. A woman in a dark green sari lights a small oil lamp on a pink plate surrounded by flowers. Brass bells, bananas, oranges, bowls of food and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a mat. On the right, a decorated deity murti wrapped in a garland of red and white flowers and an orange cloth sits near an empty ornate throne-like chair. Children sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. Several people are visible, roughly 6 to 20 in total.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 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.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A living room home darshan in a residential room with a flat-screen TV on a stand and a fireplace with beige tile surround. Two men sit in front of an altar with hands folded in anjali, one in a white dhoti with a bare chest and red-orange shawl, the other in white dhoti and white top with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a dark green sari sits at left with hands folded. Several people sit on the floor in front of a low table with bananas, fruit, bowls and plates of offerings. The altar on the right holds a deity murti draped with a red and gold cloth and a garland of red and white flowers, with orange and gold drapes and a gilt arched frame behind it. Curtains in orange and brown hang at the windows.2008-04-28September 16 20132013-09-16