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Indoor ritual scene with a square stone-brick foundation pit at the centre, decorated with yellow and pink flowers, surrounded by many clay bowls holding grains, herbs and offerings. A woman in a green and pink silk sari, with flowers in her hair and gold bangles, kneels and reaches into the pit beside a man in white bending over it. A standing man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a small bowl, and an older man in white shirt and glasses stands in the background. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure seated on an ornate throne with a red backdrop, beside lit oil lamps, a brass kalasha and a silver lamp stand. Mango-leaf toran decorates the doorway. The scene suggests a construction foundation ritual.

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October 25 20062006-10-25Indoor ritual scene in a home room with a red refrigerator and glass cabinet behind. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends over a low altar, pouring from a steel vessel while a woman in a brown sari with a red blouse holds a metal pot beside him. Seated devotees on the floor include a man in white with an orange shawl, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala, and women in white and orange saris. The altar holds many clay lamps, a brass oil lamp with a burning flame, bundles of sticks, mounds of red bricks decorated with flowers, and fruit and flower offerings on plates. A framed portrait on the wall shows a seated figure in white on a throne with a garland above. A homa-style fire ritual with offerings in progress.2006-10-25A photograph of a small indoor puja in a plain whitewashed room. Two women in white saris with gold borders sit on the floor at a small brick fire pit with burning embers and brass vessels, while rows of small clay lamps are laid out on a white cloth. Behind them, a table draped in white holds fruit, flowers and brass oil lamps in front of a framed photograph of a woman in orange clothing seated beneath a tree, with a garland. Seated devotees include a woman in a rust-brown sari, a woman in a blue sari holding a young child, and a man in a white shirt sitting on a chair at the back. An older man in white sits at right and a woman in a pink sari sits at the bottom right. The scene appears to be a homa-style fire ritual with offerings.2009-10-10A homa fire ceremony in a temple shrine. A raised earthen fire pit with a burning flame sits at center, decorated with green leaves and flower garlands. Behind it hangs a framed photograph of a long-haired man in orange clothing wearing a rudraksha mala, garlanded with flowers, placed as a portrait. Two dark blue deity murti figures flank the shrine under colourful pillar cloths. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits and reads from a book. On the right, a man in a navy kurta sits on a red-patterned mat, pouring an offering from a ladle into the fire. Brass oil lamps, bowls of food, fruits including bananas, apples and oranges, and a kalasha vessel surround the fire pit.2009-05-28A photograph of a ritual puja set up in a plain white-walled room. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on a mat at left, one wearing a red tilak on his forehead and both wearing dark beaded malas. In front of them, rows of small leaf bowls holding offerings are laid out across the floor. Behind the offerings, a white-draped altar of stacked white blocks is decorated with scattered pink flowers, brass oil lamps with flower garlands, a bowl with incense sticks, and a bunch of bananas. A framed portrait above the altar, garlanded with red and white flowers, shows a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long mala, seated with hands raised in a blessing gesture against a light backdrop.A photograph of a seated puja inside an open white pillared hall. A framed portrait on a throne-like seat, draped with red and orange flower garlands, is the central focus; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a long garland of beads. In front, a woman in a red sari sits with hands folded, a man in white shirt and mundu sits beside her, and an older man in white and an older woman in a green sari sit with palms pressed together. A man in white with long hair and a sash sits facing them near a square brick fire pit. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, a coconut, and brass items sit on the floor, and a deity murti with garlands stands at the left edge.2009-09-21A photograph of a domestic puja in a room with a sofa-style couch draped in white cloth. On the right, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and rose petals, is labelled with a printed Tamil caption. Several people sit on the floor in white clothes, hands folded in prayer or handling brass puja vessels and oil lamps. A woman in a blue sari and a woman in a pink sari sit nearby, and a child is at the left edge. A decorative red and pink border frames the photo.Indoor temple hall with white pillars and polished floor during an evening ritual. A woman in a green-and-brown saree stands at a framed portrait draped with red and orange flower garlands, reaching toward a fire pit with stacked wood. A girl in a yellow dress with a yellow shawl stands nearby. Three seated figures in white with yellow shawls sit on yellow mats in front of brass bowls, a plate of green fruit, red flower petals, a brass kalasha and a small lamp, with bundles of sticks on the floor. A golden deity murti stands on a side table at left.2009-10-17November 24 20052005-11-24October 25 20062006-10-25A crowded temple interior with a woman in a pink and red patterned sari bending over a man lying prostrate on red mats, his bare upper body and white dhoti visible. Beside them a seated man in an orange robe with a white beard holds a tray of fruit, marigold garlands and offerings at a low table draped in maroon cloth. A man in a white shirt on the right pours or holds items over the offerings, and another man in a green shawl with yellow dhoti stands behind. Several men in white dhotis sit or stand around the scene, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall at top right. This appears to be a padapuja-style ritual of devotion at a temple.2009-01-07A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors in a room with green walls, wooden cabinets and a framed picture on the left. Centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits on a striped mat before a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, plates of bananas, coconut, flowers and small bowls, while a woman in a red-and-orange sari sits beside him. Near the mat, several people in saffron-orange robes and shawls sit with hands folded, one standing woman in orange kneels at the left with palms joined. Behind and around them, many seated and standing devotees in white, orange, pink and blue saree and dhoti press their palms together, with a yellow cake on a small table at left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti ceremony in progress.2008-10-15