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A domestic puja in a home interior, photographed as a vintage print. A shirtless man in a white dhoti and red rudraksha mala places flowers on a floral-decorated altar with a small brass deity vessel and fruit. A woman in a purple sari stands behind, holding a steel tumbler. A young man in an orange-saffron robe with gold necklaces and a bangle sits cross-legged on a fur-like mat, holding a silver bell and a shallow tray of white flowers, while another seated man in a dark shirt and rudraksha mala offers flowers. A brass pot sits on the floor. a person appearance is uncertain: the seated figure in saffron has a shaved head and ornate gold necklaces, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a temple ritual in a pink-walled room with brass oil lamps on tall stands. Several men perform a puja. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his chest and arms sits before a large steel plate and a small wooden platform, with a flower garland and coconut in front of him. Beside him another man in orange and white reaches toward a lamp. A man in white dhoti sits at left, a man in a blue-and-white garment sits at right, and a man in orange dhoti and a pink cloth stands at far right adjusting his hair. Brass vessels and a decorated pot stand nearby.2007-08-09A domestic ritual scene in a room with cream walls, a barred window and a framed picture. A shaved-headed young priest in saffron dhoti and white upper cloth kneels at a low orange-draped altar, holding a brass plate of white rice and fruit; a standing priest in white with a rudraksha mala and sacred marks on his forehead watches from behind. An older man with white hair and beard in white kurta and a woman in a maroon-and-gold silk sari with a flower in her hair kneel on the floor, each holding red kumkum powder in cupped hands. A flower-garlanded wooden throne with red cushion stands at left, and seated devotees in striped and plain clothing sit at right. The older man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2014-06-20A photo of a shivalinga abhishekam in a temple-style room with a tiled floor. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti, with a cloth draped over his shoulder, pours liquid over a black shivalinga set on a silver platform inside a large steel basin. Beside him, a bearded man with a tilak and a topknot leans in, and a younger man in a purple-bordered white dhoti kneels at the right. Another man in white stands at far left. Silver bowls, a bunch of white and yellow flowers, a coconut and a brass tray of puja items sit on the floor, and brass lamps stand in the background.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies