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A photograph of a home puja. A man with long dark hair and a white shawl over white clothing holds a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine has a framed portrait of a smiling deity-style figure garlanded with flowers and framed by green mango leaves, with a green coconut-style kalasha and flower offerings in front. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in a purple sari with bangles also stands with hands folded. A calendar hangs on the left wall.

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2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamA small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15A homa is being performed indoors in a small room with a plain pale wall. A square brick fire pit holds a bright flame, with a green coconut wrapped in marigold garlands and yellow flowers set at its centre. Behind it, a framed picture of a deity is decorated with white and pink flower garlands and banana leaves. On the left, a man in white clothes holds a leafy branch toward the altar. On the right, two seated men wear red and orange garments; one has his hands folded in prayer. A brass pot and a brass lamp stand nearby, and a small ritual bowl sits in the foreground.2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamIndoor shrine room with dark wooden altar cabinets holding framed deity pictures and small brass lamps and offering plates on a low wooden platform. A grey-haired priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at left, back to camera. A figure in a long orange robe with a white flower garland holds a lit lamp or flame toward the altar. Another person in orange stands behind. At right, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses stands with palms joined in namaste. On the wall, a large framed portrait of an elderly saint in red-and-white garments with a staff, beside a framed photograph of two robed figures. Marble floor, white walls.2010-02-16A photograph of a domestic puja inside a modest room with white walls. In the foreground, a fire burns in a small square fire pit with offerings, and smoke rises. Behind it, a bearded man in a cream shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together. Beside him, an elderly woman in a red sari with a shawl prays. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and cream shawl holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals. A woman in a purple striped sari with folded hands stands near him, and other women in colourful saris are further right. On the left, a person in white clothes with hands folded faces a small altar with a framed portrait garlanded in flowers, a kalasha, and marigold garlands. Small oil lamps and rudraksha-style decorations are on the wall. The scene appears to be a homa and aarti in a devotee's home.Inside a home shrine room, a man in a red-and-gold dhoti and a white jasmine garland, with gold armlets on his upper arm, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a small wooden shrine lined with framed photographs and a brass lamp. Fruit, a tray of rose petals and a flower-decorated altar sit on the cabinet beside him. A shaven-headed young man in orange robes stands behind him, and a woman in a cream sari with a red shawl joins palms in prayer at right. A mango-leaf toran hangs above the shrine. Visible people: four, with one partially visible at the right edge. a person is not visually confirmed; the man performing the aarti is a priest-type figure with a garland and gold ornaments but his appearance is uncertain.2014-07-08 +1 copiesA domestic-style room with a framed painting of Krishna and companions hanging on a light wall. Below, a white-draped table holds a framed portrait of a saffron-clad man garlanded with a magenta and white flower garland, flanked by brass lamps and flower arrangements. In front of it, a brass tray holds fruit, flowers and a plate with offerings, with brass pots and small oil lamps nearby. A woman in a purple sari with green border stands with hands folded in namaskar, beside a man in a cream dhoti and shawl with green and red borders, barefoot, holding a book. A woman in a white garment with a green border sits at lower left with hands folded, and a woman in a red and yellow floral sari stands at right.A seated puja in an indoor room with potted palms and a framed painting on the wall. A framed portrait labelled with a printed caption sits on a stand garlanded with pink and red flowers, flanked by brass lamps. A priest in white clothes with a gold-bordered cloth kneels at left with hands joined. At right, a man in a light saffron-beige robe with a red shawl sits with palms together, and a woman in a maroon sari and glasses sits with hands folded. Before them on a low wooden table are brass plates of yellow and white flower garlands, bananas, a coconut, a kalasha pot with mango leaves, brass lamps and a silver vessel.A small shrine room with cream walls and a wooden cabinet. A woman in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red flower garland performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait and a gold deity murti with flowers. A man in a white kurta and a woman in a blue and gold sari stand behind her with palms pressed together. A white figure seated with a red flower garland, framed photos and flower offerings sit on the cabinet top. Brass lamps and plates of offerings are arranged in front of the shrine.2010-02-18A photograph of a small home prayer room with cream walls and an orange curtained window. On the wall hangs a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron robes with a garland of red and green flowers; smaller framed deity pictures sit beside it. A man in white clothes with a red shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a person with long swept-back hair, a white flower garland and a red-and-gold cloth wrap, with gold armbands, bends over a mat. At right, a shaved-headed person in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near an orange curtain. Objects visible include a bookshelf, a white appliance and a red rug.2014-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a homa or puja at a fire pit made of stacked stone blocks, with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green leaves on the altar. A figure in white robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, drapes a garland over a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with flowing hair, placed on the altar. Beside them a woman in a blue shawl with hands joined in prayer and a man in white kurta sit on the floor, and an older woman in the background is also praying. A pink cloth, a brass vessel, a pink flower and marigolds sit on the altar. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, and the framed image is a depiction.