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A photograph of a home shrine room with dark wooden paneling and carved wooden frame. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland holds up a lit brass oil lamp toward a large framed print of two deity murtis in gold ornaments on red backgrounds. Beside him a second man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. Below, flower garlands decorate framed deity images, and a white-covered table holds bananas, apples, and a framed portrait of a woman with a garland. Brass lamps and a small flower-garlanded offering sit on the stone ledge.

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A photograph inside a home shrine with a dark wooden wall panel. A figure in saffron-orange sleeveless robes wearing a long white flower garland with green leaves holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a large framed picture of a golden deity murti in an arch, with a red background, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Below, smaller framed deity images are decorated with garlands, and a framed photograph in a garland sits at the lower right. To the left, another person in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer near a window. Brass dishes and a small lamp rest on the stone ledge. The shrine picture is a deity murti, so the scene is a devotional lamp offering. The figure with the lamp has long dark hair, orange clothing, a white garland and a sheer orange wrap, consistent with a person presentation, while the person praying at left is a devotee.2010-02-16A photograph of a man in orange saffron clothing and a white flower garland performing a puja at a home shrine. He has long, swept-back dark hair and holds a clear tray with a lit flame, offering it toward a row of framed Tanjore-style paintings of deities. The paintings are adorned with white jasmine garlands and red hibiscus flowers, and a small brass lamp and flower petals sit on the shelf below. A small pair of brass lamps stands beside the frames. The room has plain white walls.2010-02-17Photograph of a home shrine room with framed deity paintings hung on a white wall, several garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands. On a black stone altar sit brass plates of fruit, flowers, a small brass lamp and offering bowls. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the altar; the nearer one has long swept-back hair and palms pressed together in prayer, while the other, with long dark hair and a flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp arati over a framed portrait. Their backs and profiles are visible; the nearer man's hand is partly cut off by the frame edge at right.2010-02-16A photograph of an indoor shrine room with white walls. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top, an orange dhoti-style wrap and a marigold garland, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand while a small brass bell is in the other. Beside them, a second person in orange robes with a shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Framed devotional paintings of deities hang on the wall, with yellow marigold garlands draped over the frames. On a dark stone altar are brass trays of fruit, a pink flower heap, a brass kalasha-style pot, a brass lamp and a framed portrait of a seated figure with a flower garland. The scene reads as puja and aarti.2010-02-16A photograph inside a small room with a green-tiled floor and cream walls covered in many gold-framed devotional prints and paintings of deities. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with her hands near her chest, facing the wall. Beside her, a figure with long dark hair wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and stands with his back to the camera. At left, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together beside a flaming oil lamp, and another person's hand holds a lamp near the edge of the frame. Brass lamps and small offerings sit on a low stand in the foreground.2010-02-18Two men in orange saffron robes stand before a carved wooden shrine niche decorated with white flower garlands and green mango leaves. The man on the right, seen from behind with long dark hair and a white floral garland on his head, holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward the shrine. The man on the left, with long hair and folded hands in anjali, stands with his eyes lowered in prayer. Inside the shrine is a framed deity picture of a goddess seated on a pink lotus, with a brass lamp stand and marigold garlands, and a framed photo below. The white wall and carved wooden frame form the setting.2010-02-17A 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.2010-02-18Indoor shrine room with dark wooden altar cabinets holding framed deity pictures and small brass lamps and offering plates on a low wooden platform. A grey-haired priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at left, back to camera. A figure in a long orange robe with a white flower garland holds a lit lamp or flame toward the altar. Another person in orange stands behind. At right, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses stands with palms joined in namaste. On the wall, a large framed portrait of an elderly saint in red-and-white garments with a staff, beside a framed photograph of two robed figures. Marble floor, white walls.2010-02-16A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a white and multicoloured flower garland around his neck, stands at a home shrine holding a brass bell in his left hand and a lit oil lamp in his right. A devotee with folded hands stands at the left edge, and another person is partly visible at the right. The shrine cabinet is red-brown wood, decorated with white daisies, pink and yellow flowers, a green coconut and framed pictures of deities. A barred window with ornate iron grille is behind. The scene shows aarti being performed in a home puja room. The man has long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala is not clearly visible; cues for the probable identity are limited to his orange clothing, long hair and garland, so the identity is uncertain.2010-02-15A small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15A temple puja inside a shrine with a large deity murti in front of a red curtain, decorated with white, yellow, red and green flower garlands and an arched floral backdrop. The central deity wears a crown and layered necklaces. Two figures in orange and saffron robes stand at left, one with hands pressed together in namaskar and the other holding a silver vessel and tray. A figure with long dark hair and an orange garment bends toward the altar, applying an offering, while a cameraman films at right. Brass lamps, a black lion-shaped stand and a small statue sit near the altar. A purple and white cloth panel and a kalasha-style pillar with painted motifs appear at left.2007-11-09February 02 20102010-02-02