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A photograph taken indoors at a medical camp in a dim room with a plain yellowed wall and a barred window. A man in a white shirt on the left presses his palms together in greeting while holding a hand near his face. A woman in a brown patterned shawl and a white hairnet holds a small oil lamp with a visible flame toward him across a white-draped table. A third man in a white shirt and hairnet stands behind her near the window, wearing a lanyard badge. Two people are physically present; the flame and table cloth are the focus.

A small whitewashed room with a corrugated metal ceiling and a barred window on the left. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair and a white flower garland lights an oil lamp (deepam) set on a wall ledge. Beside her, a green-covered table holds brass oil lamps, a bowl of white flowers, fruit and a framed picture garlanded with jasmine and red flowers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a wristwatch holds his hands together in prayer, while several people stand at the edge of the frame in orange and dark clothing.

A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a glossy white floor, where devotees perform a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes wearing a white and beaded necklace, holding a hand raised in blessing. On a white-draped table below, a brass oil lamp burns with a flame, beside flowers and offerings. A woman in a sleeveless saffron dress stands at the table lighting or tending the lamp. A figure in a saffron robe with a maroon-banded shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and pants stands behind, with a window of orange blinds and grille to the left.

A photograph of a whitewashed room with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait on the wall, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. An older man in white clothes bows with his back to the camera, a flame and offering plates with fruit sit on a low wooden table, and two people in orange saris and white garments stand to the left holding plates of offerings.

A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in an orange and red robe holds a lit flame toward a framed deity image garlanded with white and yellow flowers on the right. A woman in an orange sari and red blouse holds a tray of red offerings. Two men in white dhotis, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a man in white with a red shawl stand watching. A small wooden table holds fruit, a kalasha-like vessel, and offering plates. The scene resembles a puja with aarti, though the man with the flame is not clearly identified.

November 13 2005

Indoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.

January 06 2012

A photograph of a small room with white walls and a barred window. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and bell, performing an aarti-style offering before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow, orange and red flowers. On the white-draped table are plates of apples, fruit, sweets, flower petals, brass vessels and a small brass lamp. A kneeling person in orange and a person in white clothes assist nearby, while two men in white shirts and trousers stand watching by the window. A woven striped mat covers the floor.

Night-time photo of devotees in a small room performing an aarti before a framed portrait of a woman in an orange saffron sari, garlanded with yellow marigolds. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame and brass plates sit on a white-draped table. A woman in a green blouse and white sari and a man in a white shirt stand with palms joined; an older man on the left and a woman in a white salwar with a red shawl also pray. About six people are visible, with others standing behind them. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.

Indoor 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.

A photograph inside a bare whitewashed room with a barred window. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands with back to camera before a white-draped table. On the table a framed photograph of a young man in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, is lit by a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass bells and a small brass plate with red flowers sit on the table. Two men stand to the left: one in white shirt and white trousers holds a brass plate, the other in white shirt and beige trousers with a camera around his neck presses his palms together. A third person in white clothes stands at the far left. Another figure in white dhoti with green border stands near the altar.