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Photograph of a homa or puja at a fire pit made of stacked stone blocks, with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green leaves on the altar. A figure in white robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, drapes a garland over a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with flowing hair, placed on the altar. Beside them a woman in a blue shawl with hands joined in prayer and a man in white kurta sit on the floor, and an older woman in the background is also praying. A pink cloth, a brass vessel, a pink flower and marigolds sit on the altar. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, and the framed image is a depiction.2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamPAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001A home ritual in a plain room with yellow walls and a checkered black-and-white floor. A shaved-headed priest in a red-brown dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, offering white flowers. Beside him an older man in white clothes with a white beard kneels, and a woman in a red-and-gold silk saree with white jasmine in her hair kneels at right, receiving flowers with her hands. Behind them a standing attendant in white and a seated man in a green striped shirt and a man in a green shirt watch. Brass oil lamp with lemons sits on an orange cloth at left, with a framed painting on the back wall.2014-06-20A photograph of a homa and puja at a devotee's home. In the foreground, a woman in a purple and lavender sari bends forward, reaching toward a brass plate of offerings while a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap, with rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, sits cross-legged and holds a ritual item over the fire area. Around them lie trays of pink flowers, coconut halves, leaves, a brass bowl, and a flower garland hanging on the left. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis and striped shirts sit and watch on a tiled floor, with a microphone on a stand at left.2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamA photograph of a home-visit ritual in a Tamil Nadu setting. In the foreground, an elderly bald man with white hair, wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, while a woman in a red blouse and orange sari beside him holds a similar plate. A woman in a teal sari sits with her palms joined in prayer. On the right, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits near a garlanded seat draped in orange cloth and white jasmine garlands. Scattered pink and white flowers and green leaves lie on the red-patterned floor. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris stand with hands folded.2014-06-27A photograph of a seated puja in an indoor hall. A bare-chested male priest with white ash markings on his back and arms, wearing a white dhoti, sits with his back to the camera and palms together before an ornate silver pedestal decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, yellow and pink flowers. Around him sit four women: one in a green blouse and pink sari with gold border on the left, a young girl with white ash on her forehead and a rudraksha mala on the upper left, a woman in a white sari with orange blouse and rudraksha mala holding her hands together in the centre, and a woman in an orange sari on the right. Brass plates with flowers and oil lamps are on the floor. The floor is covered with a leopard-print mat. No a person is visibly present.2019-05-18A photograph of a temple-style puja in a hall lined with brass lamps and garland-draped stands. A bare-chested, shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl sits on a silver-edged wooden seat, holding a small object and performing rites near a silver puja tray. Facing him, a woman in an orange-gold silk saree with red border and white dhoti-style lower wear sits on a low silver platform beside a tray of fruit, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel with yellow marigold garlands. Trays holding coconut, turmeric-yellow powder and small cups lie on the floor in front. A man with a rudraksha-style garland sits behind them, and a standing figure in white appears in the background.2015-10-19A 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.July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 19 20132013-06-19