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November 01 2006

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A photograph of a small room with plain cream walls and tiled floor, where a devotee in an orange saffron garment with a white and red flower garland holds a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with garlands. Beside him, a person in white ritual clothing stands partly visible. On the right, an older woman with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a white sari with a gold border, presses her palms together in prayer. A wooden stand on the left holds a garlanded framed picture, and a small cassette player sits on a low table. Framed chakra-style graphics hang on the right wall.2010-01-10Three people stand at a home shrine in a narrow wooden-doored hallway. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers, with glasses, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange garment, with a red flower garland on her head, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. At right an older woman in a white and light-blue sari with a hair ornament stands with her back to the camera. The shrine holds a deity murti with a gold arch and red garlands, a framed portrait, brass oil lamps and a brass plate on the floor, with flower garlands hanging on the wall. Four people are visible, counting the partially seen figure at the right edge.2010-02-16A small room with a blue-grey wall and a wooden door hung with pink and white flower garlands. On a side table draped in red cloth stands a framed portrait of a standing figure in orange robes, garlanded with pink and white flowers, flanked by brass lamps and fruit offerings. A woman in a long orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar in an aarti gesture, while another woman in a white and cream sari with a gold border and a flower bouquet smiles in the doorway. The back of another person's head is visible in the foreground. Several people are visible: two clearly, plus one partly visible.2010-01-20A small shrine room with cream walls and a wooden cabinet. A woman in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red flower garland performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait and a gold deity murti with flowers. A man in a white kurta and a woman in a blue and gold sari stand behind her with palms pressed together. A white figure seated with a red flower garland, framed photos and flower offerings sit on the cabinet top. Brass lamps and plates of offerings are arranged in front of the shrine.2010-02-18A small room with a home shrine on a wooden table against a white wall. A man with long dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold edge, holds a metal vessel and performs a puja. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a beaded necklace. On the wall above the shrine hangs a large framed picture of a saffron-robed man with long hair and rudraksha beads beneath a banyan tree, along with a small framed deity image garlanded with flowers. The table holds brass lamps, a small deity figure, a bell, a brass plate and oil lamps, and a light-blue refrigerator stands at the left.2012-01-03A photograph of a home puja. A man with long dark hair and a white shawl over white clothing holds a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine has a framed portrait of a smiling deity-style figure garlanded with flowers and framed by green mango leaves, with a green coconut-style kalasha and flower offerings in front. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in a purple sari with bangles also stands with hands folded. A calendar hangs on the left wall.A standing figure in an orange saffron wrap with a white border and long dark wavy hair faces a small home shrine, lifting a flaming oil lamp with the right hand while the left hand steadies the brass stand. On the shelf below a large framed painting of a saffron-robed figure with a mala and a bearded figure under a banyan tree, there are brass lamps, a deity murti, a framed picture of a white-turbaned saint, and a small kalasha-like object. A woman in a white sari with a mala and folded hands, standing at the right, watches in prayer. A turquoise refrigerator stands at the left. The scene is an aarti or puja at a home altar.2012-01-03A photograph in a plain room with white walls and a tiled floor. A smiling person in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third person in orange, seen from behind, stands at the right edge. On the wall above hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland. On the left, a wooden stand with floral garlands holds another framed image. A small portable stereo sits on a low table.2010-01-10July 10 20092009-07-10A photograph of a home puja in a domestic room with a bookshelf of books and a glass cabinet. A man in a plain white kurta holds a silver tray with a flaming camphor or oil flame and offerings, while a woman in a grey-blue silk sari with gold border stands beside him holding the tray steady. Behind them an older woman in a maroon sari watches from the doorway. The flame and ritual tray suggest an aarti or homa-style offering performed in a devotee's home.A photograph of a devotional setting. On the left, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, sits in meditation pose against a tree-trunk backdrop; the frame is decorated with a white jasmine garland and red flowers. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark beaded necklace, holding a small lamp, stands at right, while other women in red and blue clothing stand behind her. In front of the portrait is a brass oil lamp with several lit wicks and a brass bird-shaped ornament, set on a gold and maroon cloth. Other women are visible in the background.2010-02-12Indoor puja at a small altar table draped in orange cloth. A young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange-red shawl stands centrally, holding a lit oil lamp and a brass vessel over metal plates of offerings. Beside him a woman in a pink sari with an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and at left people with palms pressed together face the altar. On the table are brass plates and a framed portrait; a second framed picture of a robed figure in orange rests on the table. A pale window with vertical blinds is behind the altar.2008-06-29