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A 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.

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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 standing man seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top and a yellow marigold garland around his neck. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He faces a home shrine wall decorated with framed deity prints garlanded with white jasmine and red rose strands, including a Saraswati-like figure playing a veena and a Venkateswara-style image. Brass oil lamps, a hanging brass lamp with red flowers, scattered rose petals, and a lit oil lamp stand before the shrine. A framed photograph in the lower centre shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, garlanded. One physical person is visible, and the framed portrait is a depiction. The shrine setting suggests a domestic puja.2010-02-17A home shrine room with framed deity prints on the wall, each garlanded with marigold and rose chains. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti before the shrine. Beside him, an older man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground at left, a person in orange clothing with dark hair faces the shrine. On the shrine table are a brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity figure decorated with red and pink flowers, and a framed picture garlanded with white flowers.2010-02-17September 15 20092009-09-15July 28 20082008-07-28January 03 20122012-01-03A standing figure in an orange sleeveless garment and a white flower garland lights an oil lamp at a home shrine in front of a wall of framed deity prints. The framed prints show Venkateswara, Lakshmi and other deities, each adorned with white flower garlands, and a small framed portrait sits in front of the shelf. A second person in orange clothing kneels at the lower left beside a plate of bananas and fruit. Brass lamps and pink petals rest on a marble-topped table below the frames. Copyright text is overlaid at the lower right.2010-02-17A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment with a long white flower garland and a red-white-blue ribbon-trimmed garland performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp before a home shrine. The shrine cabinet is decorated with white daisy garlands, pink and yellow flowers, a green coconut and framed deity pictures. Devotees with folded hands stand at the edges of the frame. A basket of fruit and flowers sits on the left, and a brass lamp is on the lower cabinet.2010-02-15A home shrine with framed deity prints of Ganesha and a goddess decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and red roses. A person in an orange sleeveless robe with a long yellow-and-white flower garland stands with back to camera, holding a lit oil lamp before the altar. Beside them a man in white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass bells hang from the ceiling, a brass plate of grains and flower petals sits on the ledge, and a pink garment is in the right foreground.2010-02-17A photo inside a small shrine room with white walls and a barred window. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange saffron wrap draped over the body, holds a lit flame in one hand near a small altar. The altar holds a trident-shaped object, marigold and hibiscus flowers, a picture frame, brass lamps and oil lamps, and offerings on a plate. To the right, a bald man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a wristwatch and a beaded necklace. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a household shrine.2011-05-23A woman in a sleeveless orange top with long dark hair stands with her back to the camera in a small shrine room with white marble walls. She lifts a lit oil lamp or wick toward a shrine wall decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white flower garland draped over her shoulders. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on a wooden ledge at the lower right, with a small framed picture and a brass plate nearby. Another person's head is visible at the bottom edge.2010-02-15A photograph inside a small home shrine room with white walls and framed devotional prints of deities hung along the walls. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white flower garland, faces away from the camera and holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Beside her a figure in orange robes with a striped border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the altar. On the right, an older woman in white with glasses also presses her palms together. The wooden altar cabinet holds framed photos, marigold flowers, a brass tray and offerings, and a framed black-and-white portrait with a white garland sits in front. Four people are visible.2010-01-10