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A home kitchen and dining area with wood-strip floors and an oriental-style rug. In the centre, a woman in a black jacket over an orange skirt holds a small lit oil lamp, a diya, while a boy in a patterned grey kurta and white pants stands barefoot in front of her. On the right, a man in white traditional clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in a red-orange robe stands in the hallway, and several people are visible near the kitchen counter and stove. A small offering tray with flowers, incense and sweets lies on the floor at left. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering at home.

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Indoor home scene in a kitchen and open-plan living area with light wood floors and a patterned rug. A woman in a black long coat over orange-red robes holds a flame toward a small child in a grey patterned kurta and white pants who stands barefoot. A man in white kurta on the right stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in a red-orange robe with long hair stands in the hallway holding a small lit lamp. Another man in dark clothing stands by a stove with pots. A brass tray with a lamp, matches and small vessels sits on the floor by a cabinet. Stainless steel refrigerator and pendant lamp are visible.2009-11-02Indoor photo of a home puja in a living room with cream walls, a wall clock and a shuttered window. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with a white vertical tilak and a rudraksha mala holds his hands forward over a lit oil lamp. Beside him a woman in a dark green sari with gold motifs and a red bindi holds her palms together in namaste, and behind them two men in white dhotis with green borders stand with folded hands. A child and a person photographing with a camera appear at the edges.2008-04-282003 World Tour - Bay Area USA2003-08-01A domestic living room with a red sofa draped in a teal cloth and red cushions, a red and blue patterned rug, and a kitchen with wooden cabinets behind. A woman in an orange sari with a red flower garland sits on the sofa, bent forward with her head lowered. A young boy in a red kurta kneels before her on the rug, holding an open book or small offering. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged at left, and another boy in an orange kurta and white dhoti sits in front, hands folded. A woman in a teal and gold sari kneels at right with palms pressed together in namaskar. Flowers stand in a vase at left and a shelf with small deity figures is at right.2009-11-02Indoor home puja in a living room with beige tile fireplace, flat-screen TV, and orange curtains. A standing woman in a red and orange sari with a purple flower in her hair attends from the left. Seated on mats, several men wear white dhotis and sacred threads with rudraksha malas; one wears green and white shawls, another a green-and-gold cloth. A woman in a dark green sari lights a small oil lamp on a pink plate surrounded by flowers. Brass bells, bananas, oranges, bowls of food and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a mat. On the right, a decorated deity murti wrapped in a garland of red and white flowers and an orange cloth sits near an empty ornate throne-like chair. Children sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. Several people are visible, roughly 6 to 20 in total.2008-04-28A photograph of a pada puja in a plain meeting room with cream walls, a wooden cabinet and a fluorescent ceiling light. A seated figure in long swept-back dark hair and orange robes with a draped orange shawl sits on a red-cushioned chair against the wall, hands pressed together in namaskar, with red and white flower arrangements beside him. A bald man in orange robes and glasses stands at left holding a lit oil lamp or aarti vessel toward him. Devotees in white and pastel clothes sit on the floor in front, some with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a white shawl and a man in a checked shirt. Rose petals and a brass tray lie on the red cloth at lower left.2009-10-23Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a light-walled room with a beige sofa. A woman in a green and pink patterned sari and glasses holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and flower petals. Beside her, a man in a cream-coloured kurta and white dhoti with a beaded necklace holds a red envelope while smiling. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, wearing a gold necklace and bracelet, stands with palms pressed together. Behind them, several people stand with hands joined in greeting, including a man in an orange kurta and another in a white shirt. A framed artwork hangs on the wall at upper right.2008-05-03Indoor home gathering with several people standing and seated on a light carpet, some with palms pressed together in namaste. A woman in a white sari kneels in front of a brass plate and kalasha-style brass vessels, a steel pot with a lid, a coconut, a banana, and lit incense sticks. Behind her, a person in an orange turban, orange robe and beaded necklace sits upright. Others wear green, orange-pink, pink, cream and blue saris and kurtas; a man in a yellow shirt sits cross-legged. A red wooden chair with a red cushion stands at right, and framed pictures hang on the white wall.2003-08-01Indoor home darshan gathering with devotees seated on white cloths and standing along the walls. In the centre, a man in white kurta bows forward with his forehead near the floor before a low wooden seat draped in orange cloth and decorated with orange and red flower garlands. A small boy in a cream kurta and grey vest stands barefoot beside him. Brass plates hold flower petals, fruit and sweets, and a large white and orange garland hangs at right. Seated to the right is a smiling figure in orange robes with a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala. Several women in saris and a man holding a child stand in the background.2008-05-03A photograph inside a bare white-walled room during a home puja. A man in an orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a low wooden altar decorated with marigold garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, small figurines, a bowl of pink flowers and bananas. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with a red garland and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand with palms joined, while a woman in a pink-and-maroon salwar holds a small child. A man in white with a red shawl and another in orange with hands folded also stand near a camera operator at left. The scene shows a padha puja at a house visit.2010-02-18April 28 20082008-04-28January 28 20102010-01-28