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A small home shrine room with cream walls and a wooden cabinet top holding brass lamps, a bowl and a framed photo garlanded with red flowers. A woman in an orange sleeveless robe stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine, flowers in her hair. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with his hands folded in prayer. A framed set of deity images hangs on the wall above, and a wooden stool at left holds a tray with a red-and-white cloth. The setting suggests home darshan or puja.

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A photograph taken inside a small shrine room with wood cabinets and framed pictures on the walls. In the centre, a person with long, loose black hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with their back to the camera, facing a wall shrine and reaching toward metal plates set on a cabinet. On the right, a person in a white kurta with orange cloth draped over the shoulder stands with head bowed. A partially visible person in orange clothes is at the far left edge. Framed pictures include a saint in orange with rudraksha beads, a figure in a red-and-gold frame, and a framed photo of a seated figure in orange at a desk. Small gold figurines sit in a glass cabinet at upper right.2010-02-17A home shrine room with framed deity pictures on the walls and a small wooden cabinet altar. A tall man in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands at left and holds out his hands toward the altar. Beside him, another man in orange robes with a shawl and a wristwatch reaches toward a brass oil lamp burning on the altar, which holds fruit and offerings. At right, a woman in a white sari with glasses and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban sits at the bottom of the altar, with a garland and a tray of sweets. Marigold flowers decorate the framed pictures on the left wall.2010-01-10A 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 of a devotional altar in a home. A person seen from behind in a sleeveless red-orange garment with an orange and pink flower garland on their neck and dark hair in a bun stands at a marble-topped wooden cabinet, lighting or tending a lamp. On the altar, a framed deity print with a green and gold background and pink flower garland sits beside a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing with a red bindi and a white jasmine garland. Brass oil lamps on plates, pink lotus flowers and loose flowers sit on the cabinet. A partly visible person in a yellow-orange robe stands at the left edge and another hand holds a lamp at the right. Shown as a photo of a home puja setup.2009-07-10A home shrine alcove decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a green leaf toran along the top. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair and a red and white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, lifting a brass oil lamp toward the altar. A framed picture of a deity with a gold frame sits on the shrine, along with a brass figure and small brass bowls holding offerings. On the right, a person in orange robes stands with palms joined in prayer. Fruit, including pineapple and oranges, sits on a side table at left, next to a glass display cabinet holding steel cups.2010-01-10A 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.2010-02-17A photograph inside a small room with white walls and a window. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a long swept-back hair and a large garland of white flowers with red and purple blossoms around the neck is seen from behind, holding a brass lamp or bell at a shrine. The shrine has a gilded deity murti panel with brass figures, framed deity pictures, a framed picture of a saint in orange robes, and flower garlands. On the right, an older man in white clothes and glasses stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with a rudraksha mala. Another person in orange stands nearby. Offerings of flowers and brass vessels sit on the shrine table. This appears to be a puja or darshan at a home shrine.2010-01-19A 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 photograph of a figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban stands at a wooden home shrine, hands pressed together in prayer and back to the camera. Long dark hair falls over the shoulders. The shrine wall holds framed prints and posters of deities garlanded with white flowers, including a multi-armed goddess seated on a lotus and a Tirupati-style deity, with a mountain temple photo above. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on the altar table. To the right, a second devotee in white clothes with a gold border is partly visible, also praying. The figure is a devotee at prayer rather than a clearly identifiable person, so no identity is asserted.2007-08-17A small home shrine with cream walls and a gold-framed panel of carved deity figures above. A man in a white shirt bends forward in the foreground, head lowered toward a shelf. Beside him a woman in a red blouse with an orange marigold garland stands facing the shrine. On the shelf sit framed deity pictures with red and orange flower garlands, a framed portrait of a woman with a red-orange garland, and a wicker basket of yellow, orange and pink flowers. Two people are present, both with their backs mostly to the camera, performing worship at a home altar.2009-07-10A photograph of a small marble-walled puja room with a shrine of framed deity pictures decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, including a Venkateswara-style murti picture and a Lakshmi-style picture. A figure with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange sleeveless top, stands with their back to the camera and appears to be offering or placing a garland or flower near the shrine. In the foreground lower left, another person with dark hair adorned with white flowers bends over a low table. At the right edge, a man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Framed pictures of a figure are also visible on the left wall. Offerings sit on the floor at the base of the shrine.2010-02-15A 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.2010-02-17