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A photograph of a home shrine room with cream walls, wooden cabinetry and a warm ceiling light. A figure in an orange-saffron sari with long dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland stands at the shrine, holding a lit oil lamp in front of a small altar with deity images, brass vessels and flowers. A second person in a white shirt and white dhoti, with hands folded in prayer, stands at the right edge facing the shrine. The floor carries a geometric kolam-style drawing near the wooden doors. a person cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and garland; the figure performs an aarti-type lamp offering. Both people are in the foreground-to-midground of the room.

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A photograph inside a home shrine room with white walls. A woman in an orange sleeveless blouse and orange sari with long dark hair and a flower garland lights a lamp at an ornately carved wooden shrine doorway decorated with mango leaves and flower strands. Behind her, a framed picture of a goddess in red and gold hangs above a small altar with brass items. A man on the left in white clothing and an orange shawl, with hair tied back, watches. In the lower left, a person in an orange garment leans over a brass plate of fruit including bananas and lemons. A throne-like small altar with a framed devotional portrait appears on the right beside a shelf holding brass vessels.2010-02-17A photograph of two people standing at a home shrine niche with an orange-painted wall, viewed from behind. On the left, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt wears a white flower garland over her long dark hair, with her hands raised in prayer toward the shrine. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with his head bowed. The shrine holds framed gold-embellished religious paintings of deity murti, brass oil lamps, and red and white flowers. A glass door with a metal handle frames the left edge.2010-01-10A photograph inside a home room with cream walls, a brown patterned curtain at left and a brown wooden door at right. Three people are visible. At left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a person in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, bends toward a small brass shrine with a lit oil lamp. At right, a person with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over white clothing and stands with head bowed. On the floor near the shrine sits a brass plate with offerings.2010-02-17A 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 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.2010-02-17A home shrine viewed through a doorway, with a woman in an orange-and-red sleeveless top and orange skirt standing at its entrance, her long dark hair decorated with white flowers. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi sits among white and red flower garlands, above shelves holding painted deity images and brass vessels. Three devotees on the right stand with palms pressed together in prayer: an elderly man with white hair and moustache in a white shirt, another older man, and a woman with a gold bangle. Garlands of white and red flowers hang beside the doorway.2009-08-11Photograph of a domestic shrine room with framed deity paintings on the walls and a dark wooden altar ledge holding oil lamps, brass plates and small offerings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread, stands at left tending the altar. A woman in a bright orange sari, with long hair and a flower garland, stands at centre extending her hand toward the shrine. Behind her another woman in orange stands near a large framed portrait of a bearded sannyasi in red and orange robes holding a staff. At right a man in a white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a green sari is partly visible at the edge.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.2010-02-17A 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 small marble-tiled shrine room with a framed deity picture high on the wall and a framed photograph below it, decorated with a white and red flower garland. Two people in orange clothing stand at the shrine: a man on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure with long dark hair in an orange top and wrap, holding a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a garland draped over it. Framed devotional pictures hang on the right wall, and a row of small hanging bells is visible on a carved wooden cabinet on the left. A partially visible person in white stands at the lower right and a hand is visible at the left edge.2010-02-15A photograph of a home shrine with a white arched canopy decorated with green leaf garland and gold trim. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland holds a silver tray of pink flower petals and offers them toward the shrine. A man in an orange robe with a dark sash holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a flame offering in the other. A bald priest in orange kneels in front, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls, including a gilt-framed Balaji image, a Krishna picture at left, and a lit oil lamp inside the shrine. Marigold garlands decorate the shrine.2010-01-10A photograph inside a small room with pale walls and a window at the top. A man in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand, lit by its flame, and stands before a small shrine. On the shrine ledge are a trident-like metal staff, framed pictures with red and yellow flowers, a garland-draped image, brass vessels and oil lamps. In the foreground at left, a man with short dark hair in a white shirt faces the shrine with his back to the camera. Ritual puja setting with flowers, lamps and offerings.2011-05-23