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Indoor puja before a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha beads, garlanded with red and white flowers and flanked by two lit oil lamps on a white-draped table. Four people sit on the floor: a bearded man in white kurta with folded hands at left, a man in white with a yellow shawl behind him, an older man in beige and orange robes pouring water from a brass vessel, and a woman in a maroon sari with folded hands at right. Before them stand brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flower garlands, a coconut, and a heap of yellow grain. Potted palms and a banana plant fill the room.

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A photograph of a puja set up in a room with marble floors and potted palms. Four seated people face a low wooden table laden with brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, bowls of flowers, a plate of yellow flower petals, fruit and a small bell. Behind the table a framed portrait of a bearded figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, garlanded with red flowers, sits on a white-draped stand flanked by lamps and a flower arrangement; the portrait is labelled with a printed caption. On the left, two people in white ritual clothes with yellow and red trim sit with hands joined, one with a yellow scarf and bead necklace. On the right, a man in a beige shawl with a rudraksha mala holds prayer beads, and a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles sits with hands folded in devotion.Two men sit cross-legged on a marble floor before a low wooden puja table, performing a ritual with eyes partly closed. The man on the left wears white clothing, a yellow shawl, glasses and a rudraksha mala. The man on the right, in white with a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala, has a vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead and holds his hands in a mudra over the offerings. The table holds bananas, apples, a yellow sweet in a platter, a brass kalasha, brass lamps, a bowl of grains, a coconut-like offering on a leaf, and small brass vessels. A garland of white and orange flowers rests on a side table, and a palm plant stands behind. A ceiling fan is at left, and a steel pot sits at lower right.A homa ceremony on a red cloth in an indoor hall, with a rectangular fire pit built of brick and white-painted edges, and a wooden ladle and offerings of yellow powder and flowers. A seated priest in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits at left, while a man in white dhoti and a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles kneel at right tending the offerings. Behind them a framed portrait with pink and red garlands sits above a small deity murti set on a gold-bordered altar draped in orange cloth, flanked by potted green plants.January 22 20142014-01-22A 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.June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesOctober 26 20152015-10-26June 27 20142014-06-27June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesMarch 26 20062006-03-26