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A photograph taken from behind of a person in a sleeveless orange sannyasi garment with an orange wrap, hair tied in a bun, standing inside a small home shrine room with a wooden door on the left. The person's right arm reaches toward a wall altar crowded with framed deity prints, including a large Ganesha picture and a Lakshmi-style image. In front of the altar is a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, flower garlands, a brass tray, a small bell, and a steel bowl of mixed flower petals on a white-covered table.

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A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with his back to the camera at a small wall shrine. He wears a white and yellow flower garland around his neck and his long black hair falls loose down his back. His right hand reaches toward a framed deity picture decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white jasmine strands. Several smaller framed religious pictures hang on the pale green wall, and a wooden stool below holds a metal tray of flowers and leaves beside a steel bowl. The scene is a domestic puja corner in a home.2010-02-17A photograph of a person in a home shrine room lighting an oil lamp. The person, seen from behind, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair, and is wearing a red and pink flower garland. Holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, they face a wall hung with framed pictures decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. One framed image shows a deity in red and gold, and another shows figures in orange robes beside a seated figure. A small wooden table holds a yellow book, a brass bell, and a small lamp with a red flame. Part of another person in orange cloth is visible at the left edge.2010-02-17A photograph of a shrine wall decorated with framed devotional pictures and garlands of white flowers. A person seen from behind, with long curly dark hair and wearing an orange sleeveless garment, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Framed images include a purple-backed picture of deities, a goddess seated among lotuses, a figure playing a veena, and a standing goddess in a pink sari. Flower petals and a small brass lamp lie on the white altar cloth below, with a gilded arched frame in the centre. The person's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance.2008-07-28A person seen from behind stands in a doorway, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap skirt with a long white flower garland draped over the shoulders. They reach toward a small home shrine inside a plain white room, where framed deity pictures are decorated with orange and pink flowers. A silver tray with flower petals, a small brass lamp and banana offerings sit nearby, and green and red tinsel strands hang over the doorway.2010-01-20A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, seen from behind and to the left, lighting a brass oil lamp with a visible flame on a small home shrine. The shrine shelves hold small clay oil lamps in rows, a brass lamp stand, a copper vessel and a small metal figure. Framed religious prints of deities hang on the pale wall above, including a blue-toned image of a standing deity group and a figure in a red-bordered frame. Dark long hair falls past his shoulders. The scene suggests a puja at a household altar.A photograph inside a home shrine room with cream walls and a wooden door on the left. Two people in orange-saffron robes stand with their backs to the camera. The nearer figure, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a red-and-pink flower garland around the neck, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand before a wall of framed deity prints decorated with yellow marigold garlands. The second figure, in an orange robe with a maroon-striped wrap, stands to the left facing the shrine. A low wooden shelf below holds brass plates, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small bells and puja items. Framed saints and deity images cover the walls, including a sepia print of two standing ascetics. The scene suggests a home puja with an oil lamp, with the figures showing no clear facial features.2010-02-17A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe with red-striped borders and an orange head wrap, seen from behind, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. He stands in a doorway facing a small wall shrine decorated with a garland of artificial sunflowers and green leaves. Two framed pictures hang on the wall: a deity in red and gold and a deity adorned with flower garlands. Below, a small altar holds pictures, figurines and brass items, and an ornate gold necklace is visible at his neck.2008-07-21A photograph taken from behind inside a home shrine room with a dark carved wooden arch. A person with long, wavy black hair wears a sleeveless orange robe and orange dhoti, reaching toward a shrine ledge lit by a brass oil lamp. The shrine wall holds framed deity pictures, a gold-framed deity image, and framed prints decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands. On the ledge sit a brass lamp, a steel bowl of red and white flowers, a plate of fruit, and a pink basin of green leaves. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge and another in orange at the right.2010-02-17A photograph of a person in an orange dhoti and red sleeveless top, with long dark hair and a white and pink flower garland, lighting an oil lamp at a small wall shrine. The shrine holds framed portraits and garlanded pictures, a small brass figure of an animal, brass pots, incense sticks and flower petals on a dark marble ledge. A wooden cabinet with small compartments lines the wall, and a small deity image hangs above. The person's face is turned away from the camera, so no identity is confirmed from appearance; the scene shows a shrine lamp ritual.2009-08-08August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban stands at a wooden home shrine, hands pressed together in prayer and back to the camera. Long dark hair falls over the shoulders. The shrine wall holds framed prints and posters of deities garlanded with white flowers, including a multi-armed goddess seated on a lotus and a Tirupati-style deity, with a mountain temple photo above. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on the altar table. To the right, a second devotee in white clothes with a gold border is partly visible, also praying. The figure is a devotee at prayer rather than a clearly identifiable person, so no identity is asserted.2007-08-17A photograph of a man seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron wrap with red borders and an orange head covering, with a gold necklace visible at the neck. He holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, facing a wall shrine decorated with a garland of yellow sunflowers and green leaves. Framed pictures on the wall show a seated figure in red garments holding a staff, and a deity murti with a crown and garland. Below, several small printed religious images are pinned on a board. The setting is a small indoor room with wooden furniture on the left.2008-07-21