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Two 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.

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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.2010-02-16A 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.2010-02-17February 05 20102010-02-05A photograph taken from behind inside a doorway of a home shrine. A person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with a red flower garland around the neck, holds a lit oil lamp before a dark wooden puja shelf draped with green leaves. Framed deity pictures with marigold garlands, brass oil lamps, and a brass kalasha stand on the shelf, with a lit flame burning at the top. A second person in orange clothing stands partly visible at the left edge. Brass bells hang on the door frame. The scene shows aarti being performed at a home puja altar. No identifiable face is visible, so no individual is identified.2010-02-16A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a white flower garland at the back of the neck, stands with hands folded in prayer in the doorway of a carved wooden shrine room. Inside, a framed deity image garlanded with red and white flowers hangs above an altar with a framed portrait, another garlanded framed image, a brass oil lamp and a bowl of white flowers. Floor kolam designs are drawn in white at the threshold. At the left edge, a second person in white clothing with hands joined in namaste watches. The scene reads as a devotional puja at a home shrine.2010-02-17A photograph of a home shrine room. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland stands in saffron-orange robes, smiling, with his hands clasped at his chest and a vertical sandal-paste mark on his forehead. Behind him, framed deity pictures are draped with yellow marigold garlands, and a framed photo of a saffron-robed man sits on the shelf. To the left, another man in orange robes stands with his palms pressed together in prayer. The altar shelf holds a brass tray, small brass vessels, and a lit oil lamp. Two people are visible.2010-02-17A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17August 08 20092009-08-08A 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 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.2010-01-10A photograph inside a home shrine room with white walls and a white arched niche decorated with green mango-leaf festoons. A woman in an orange sari wears a white and red flower garland and holds her hands over a flame, while a young man in orange robes holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. A bald man in orange sits in the foreground near a brass tray of pink flowers and fruit. Framed deity pictures hang on the niche, including a Venkateswara-style image with a gold frame and flower garlands, and a painted child deity on a side wall scroll. A glass display cabinet holds brass and steel vessels, and fruit and offerings sit on a table at left. A man with folded hands stands at the right edge.2010-01-10A 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.2010-02-17