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A photograph of a crowded indoor room with white walls during a house visit. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands at centre-left holding out his hands toward a small flame in a brass lamp held by a woman in a green and gold sari. Seated devotees, some in white and pink saris, sit on the floor at left, while standing devotees in white shirts and checked shirts press their palms together at right. An older woman in a blue sari covers her face with her hand in the centre, and an older white-haired woman with a flower in her hair is in the lower foreground. A wooden doorway with hanging decorations opens at upper right. No identifiable person is shown in a clear ritual role.

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June 24 20142014-06-24July 01 20142014-07-01Indoor photo of a devotee house in Pudukkotai with aqua-painted walls and a window grille. A crowd of women in saris, many seated on mats and some standing with palms pressed together, watch a ritual. At right a man in white dhoti and a checked shirt stands beside a priest in a brown shirt and white dhoti who holds a brass tray of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a red sari bows forward with her head to the floor, while a seated woman in a yellow sari sits with palms joined. A small child sits at left. The image is cut off on the right edge.2014-07-01June 26 20142014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a home puja in a blue-walled room. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered edge and a red bindi sits with eyes closed, holding a rudraksha mala, while a man in a peach shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged holding a brass plate with a flaming camphor lamp, its flame rising toward her hands. Another man in a white shirt sits nearby with palms together, and several standing people in saris and shirts watch from the doorway and background. Pink and orange flower petals lie on the mat in the lower right, and a water bottle sits on the left.2014-06-26Indoor scene in a home with a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in saffron, purple, green and white saris, with hands pressed in anjali, while men in white shirts and dhotis stand or kneel at the front. A man in a white shirt and dhoti bends over a brass plate of flowers and offerings on the floor, and a woman with jasmine garlands in her hair kneels beside him. Decorative gold-yellow garlands hang on the grilled doors behind, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame, so the figure is not attributed.2014-06-27A photograph inside a plain white-walled room of a family home. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a garland of marigolds hangs on the wall, labelled with no legible caption. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit oil lamp and offers it to a woman in a dark green sari with gold border who sits on the floor. Beside her, a younger man in a red shawl sits, and to the right a woman in a maroon sari with jasmine garland presses her palms together with eyes closed. Behind them, a bald priest in saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded beside a man in white clothes. A man in a grey shirt stands with hands joined, and several children and a teenage girl in salwar kameez watch. A wooden door, a curtain and a red and white floral garland decorate the room.2014-06-16June 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA crowded indoor house visit in Tamil Nadu where a group of devotees gathers around a seated family. A bald priest in an orange-and-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at centre-left, hands joined near his chest. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti holds his hands together in namaste while a woman in a yellow-orange sari kneels with an oil lamp flame held before the family. At right, a person in orange and white robes with a red flower garland raises a silver trident, and a photographer in white clothes takes pictures near a window. Several children and women with folded hands watch closely. Approximately 15 people are visible.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20092009-01-12