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A woman in a peach and pink patterned sari carries a copper kalasha pot decorated with green leaves and a white cloth, walking through a doorway into a home interior with cream walls and wooden cabinetry. Behind her, another woman in a dark garment with a garland, and figures in white and orange robes, follow in the corridor. Strands of marigold garlands and mango leaves hang above the doorway, and framed deity pictures line the top of the wall. A striped armchair with a green cushion sits at left, and a glass display cabinet holds a small brass ritual object at right.

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July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph of a cream-walled building entrance framed by a dark wooden doorway decorated with a yellow marigold garland and green leaf swags. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the doorway behind a woman in a pink-orange sari who carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings toward the viewer. Two potted banana plants flank the door, and on the right two women in orange and yellow saris stand near a glass door with hanging beaded strings. Shoes are placed on the ground at the lower left. The scene suggests a welcoming or puja entrance at an ashram-style building.2014-07-10A photograph taken inside a home corridor with reddish-brown wooden doors and pink walls. In the foreground, a smiling older woman with white hair, a white tilak on her forehead with a red dot, wears a pink blouse and white sari with a red border and carries a brass kalasha-style pot decorated with mango leaves, a yellow flower and orange marigold garlands, with red flowers at its base. Behind her, a man in a white shirt stands near a doorway, and two people in orange or saffron robes walk down the hallway toward an open door.2010-01-20A photograph of a doorway decorated with mango leaves and a row of marigold and rose garlands at a home visit. A woman in a red blouse and orange saree with a flower in her hair presses her palms together in namaste with lowered head. Beside her a man in an orange robe and white shawl with spectacles also holds his palms in anjali. In the doorway stands a smiling woman in a maroon saree wearing a long red and yellow marigold garland with a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, her hands folded. At the lower right a person bends toward oil lamps on the floor, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall inside the room, with a deity murti visible nearby.2014-07-08Indoor photograph of a home interior with white walls, a dark wooden door frame, and wooden dining chairs with cushioned seats. A man in saffron-orange robes and a flower garland with a tassel, with a red bindi on his forehead and long hair, walks barefoot across a tiled floor with hands joined, smiling. Behind him a second man in orange robes with a shawl walks barefoot, and a woman in a brown and red sari stands near a glass display cabinet holding white dishes. On the left a woman in a maroon sari with hands pressed together in greeting stands at the doorway, and a stainless steel tiffin and bottle sit on a tea trolley at lower right.2010-02-16July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph inside a home with a light wooden floor strewn with yellow and pink petals. A man in orange robes wearing a long yellow, magenta and white marigold garland walks barefoot toward the right, with long dark hair swept back. Ahead of him, a woman in a cream and gold saree holds a brass kalasha topped with green leaves, a pada pooja style welcome. Behind her, two men in white and orange stand near an open doorway. A framed painting of Ganesha hangs on the cream wall, and a carved yellow doorframe with a window frames the right side. The orange-robed figure with a garland and long hair carries cues that match the page's a person flag, but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is recorded as unsure.2010-01-09A photograph inside a small home shrine room with terracotta-tiled walls and a wooden cabinet. A man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, with a flower garland of white and multicoloured blooms and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell during a pada puja at a devotee's house. He smiles toward the lamp. Beside him, a young monk-like attendant in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a tray of white flower petals. At right, a young woman in a white top and beaded necklace, and a young man peering through the doorway, look on with folded hands. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall, including a decorated Balaji image with garlands and a peacock-themed deity print, with a plate of offerings and flowers on the floor.2014-06-26July 10 20142014-07-10July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ritual in a plain white-walled room with an orange doorway. A man in orange robes with a white flower garland and a red-and-white flower garland stands centre, smiling, with long dark hair. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands joined. A woman in a red and gold sari holds a brass plate of lit oil lamps toward the robed man, while other women in white and a red-clad woman stand nearby. In the foreground a man in white shirt holds a silver kalasha decorated with white flowers and yellow blossoms. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with a presentation cue but the page does not confirm his presence, so identity is uncertain.2009-06-22