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Indoor puja at a home shrine in Los Angeles. Three women sit on a white mat with palms pressed together in prayer: on the left a woman in a rust-brown sari with a red bead necklace, in the centre a woman in a peach-pink sari with a dark bead mala, and on the right a woman in a white top with a dark necklace. In the foreground, seen from behind, a figure in a saffron-orange shawl with a red border and head covered faces them. Before them lie a tray with orange fruit, a covered yellow-cloth vessel, steel plates of offerings, white and pink flowers and a ceremonial kalasha with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers. A small fan stands in the doorway.

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A seated devotional gathering on a light floor covering in a home room. A woman in an orange sari with a red border, left foreground, faces a ritual setup of fruit, sweets, flowers, a brass bowl and an orange cloth, beside a garland of white, red and yellow flowers. Around it, several women and a man sit in folded hands, one in a red sari, one in a pink-and-green sari, one in an orange kurta, and a man in a white kurta with a garland at right. A drummer sits in the upper left background. A bottom-right child's head is visible. The setting is a domestic room with white doors and a window.2008-05-03October 14 20082008-10-14A home puja in a living room with beige walls and a framed gold relief of a face. A woman in a peach salwar kameez holds a white feather fan and a small brass tray, offering to a deity murti at right, which is draped in a garland of white flowers and red, yellow and green ribbons. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds a small child. A woman in orange sari stands behind, and a girl in orange dress is held at left. A seated man in saffron robes and red-orange headwrap, with ornate necklaces, presses his palms together, with a brass plate of flowers near him. Other devotees in white and orange sit on the floor and a basket of petals lies in front. Also visible are a white-robed man at right and a woman in orange bowing near the basket.2008-05-03October 14 20082008-10-14August 13 20082008-08-13A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together before a large decorated deity murti dressed with a garland of white and multicolored flowers and draped in red and green cloth. Offerings in brass plates of flowers, fruit, sweets and oranges surround him on an orange cushion. Devotees sit on white cloth in a living room: a man in white ritual clothes at lower left, a woman in an orange sari behind, a bald man in white, and several others seated along a sofa beneath a framed Buddha image. The scene appears to be a home puja or abhishekam; the seated man in saffron is a sannyasi-style figure with appearance-based cues, presented as a person. Seven or eight people are visible.2008-05-03October 02 20082008-10-02May 03 20082008-05-03A woman in a peach salwar kameez kneels on a cloth-covered floor and bows her head to the ground before a decorated seat. A man seated on the right wears a saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a red-and-orange shawl draped over his shoulder; he appears to be a person by his saffron robe and ornate necklace, and his seated presence beside the offering is the main cue. Behind them, another man in white dhoti with an orange cloth holds a brass plate, and several people in white and blue sit on the floor. The seat is covered in orange and red cloth, with flower petals, a kalasha-style brass container, and a garland of red, yellow and white flowers. The scene appears to be a puja or darshan.2008-05-03Photograph of women devotees seated on the floor during a ritual. Several women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders hold small brass plates of yellow offerings and rice. Some wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls and a kalasha sit on red and orange mats in front of them. Other women in white sarees with orange shawls are seated behind. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-28 +1 copiesJuly 25 20092009-07-25October 14 20082008-10-14