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A photograph of a woman seen from behind, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered sari and gold bangles, holding a lit oil lamp before a home shrine. Her hair is tied in a bun adorned with white and red flowers. The shrine alcove is framed by yellow marigold garlands and a string of green mango leaves, with framed deity pictures and red flower decorations on a wooden shelf. Brass bells and small offerings sit on the shelf. Another person in white stands at the right edge. The scene shows a home puja in progress with aarti.

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A devotee seen from behind performs aarti at a home shrine niche framed by yellow marigold garlands and mango leaf strings. The devotee wears a red-maroon sari with gold borders, a white and red flower garland, gold bangles and a hair ornament, holding a lit oil lamp toward framed deity prints decorated with flowers. A second person in white stands at right near a side cabinet. Framed pictures of deities are arranged on the wooden shrine wall.2014-06-21July 10 20142014-07-10A man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered yellow waistband stands in a home shrine room, reaching toward a lit oil lamp on a wooden shelf. He wears a red flower garland, a gold armlet and bangles, and his long hair is swept back. The shelf is hung with small brass bells and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A framed deity print and a small figurine sit nearby on a white-cloth table, with a lace-covered table and a wall fan in the background. The scene shows a pada puja style home visit, with the man appearing to light the shrine lamp.2014-07-08A photograph taken through a doorway of a home interior. A shaved-headed man in a brown-maroon dhoti and matching shawl with a rudraksha mala stands inside a tiled room holding a lit oil lamp, its flame visible in front of him. In the foreground, a woman with hair tied in a bun, seen from behind, wears a red sleeveless blouse and a long white jasmine garland over her shoulders. Strings of dried leaves hang across the top of the doorway.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a home kitchen, with a figure seen from behind in a rust-red unstitched garment wrapped over one shoulder and a band of beaded bracelet on the upper arm. The figure wears a long white flower garland with red roses and holds a lit oil lamp toward a small wooden shrine niche decorated with red roses and framed photographs. Warm lamp light glows in the niche, and a white washing machine and wall cabinets are visible in the background. A second person is partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair pinned up, rudraksha-style beaded arm adornment and a red-orange cloth, performing a home puja at the shrine.2014-07-08June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08A woman seen from behind with dark hair in a bun stands in a doorway decorated with white jasmine and red, yellow and purple flower garlands strung overhead. She wears a dark red garment and a red and yellow flower garland around her neck, and she is reaching toward a small altar or shrine. On the wall behind her hang framed devotional prints of deity murti, one showing a seated goddess in red and yellow tones. A small oil lamp glows at the right edge. The walls are tiled in white with a green floral pattern.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21