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Photograph of a doorway decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green mango leaves. A woman in a cream and pink sari with gold bangles holds a silver aarti plate with a lit oil lamp and red petals, while others in white clothes gather around. In the foreground, a person with flowers in their hair and a rudraksha-bead garland, wearing an orange and gold shawl, faces away from the camera. Two men and women in light clothing stand nearby. The scene suggests a welcoming aarti at a home entrance.

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A photo of a domestic house visit where a woman in a white sari with a red-and-orange marigold garland holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame toward another woman seen from behind with a dark bun and rudraksha necklace. On the right, an older woman in a gold-and-brown sari with red garlands and a red bindi holds up a tray, smiling. Behind them, a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears rudraksha malas and a tilak, and a young man bare-chested with orange cloth and beads stands by a window with orange-and-cream curtains. Small room with a ganesha wall hanging.2014-07-08A photograph of a room decorated with yellow marigold garlands along the walls, windows and a doorway, with a purple wall and sheer peach curtains. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, holds a lit oil lamp in a small shrine alcove. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and shirt wears a red garland and presses his palms together, a younger man in white with a red shawl also has folded hands, and a woman in a pink blouse and white sari stands with palms joined. Another woman in a red sari with a white flower garland faces the shrine at right, and a green leafy garland hangs above it. A small framed picture of a deity hangs on the left wall.2014-06-21A photograph of a home interior decorated with yellow marigold garlands along a rod above white curtains and a pair of windows, with a purple wall and a framed picture at right. Five people stand in a row with hands folded in prayer or receiving a ritual. At center, a shaven-headed young man in an orange-and-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds a small oil lamp for aarti. Left, two men in white shirts and dhotis wear red-orange shawls, and a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse stands with eyes closed. At far right, an older woman in a maroon sari with a red and white flower garland receives the aarti with her head bowed. Green leaves hang beside the garland at right.2014-06-21July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ritual in a white-walled room with orange marigold garlands draped over a doorway and a framed picture on the left wall. A shaved-headed man in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp, and a tray of red flower petals rests in front of him. Beside him, a man in a rust-red dhoti with a red and white flower garland smiles and faces forward. At left, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste. At right, a woman in a cream sari with a dark border stands with hands folded, and a woman in a yellow blouse with a long braid carries a basket of red flowers in the foreground. A cooler stands near the left wall.2014-06-16June 26 20142014-06-26June 16 20142014-06-16July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a modern home kitchen during a padapuja house visit. A shaved-headed young man in orange cloth with rudraksha bead necklaces and bead armbands holds a silver tray of yellow and white flower petals and garlands. Beside him a woman in a maroon and gold sari with a long white garland and gold bangles bends forward. Another person in orange and maroon clothing bends at the right near the counter. On the left, two women in white saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one in a pink blouse with rudraksha malas and the other in an orange blouse. Kitchen cabinets, a stove and a window are visible behind them.2014-07-07A photo of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with pale green walls and a speckled floor. A bare-chested young priest with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft with his right hand. Beside him a woman in a white sari with red border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At the centre, a man in a deep maroon dhoti and shawl wears a large garland of red, white and yellow flowers with green leaves, and holds a brass bell in his right hand while looking downward. A small tray with offerings, a flower garland and a water bottle sit on the floor at right. A second man in white stands in the background.2014-07-03July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copies