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A person in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland around the neck stands before a brass household shrine cabinet with a gold-coloured frame and bars. Inside, framed deity pictures are decorated with garlands, and a lit oil lamp sits on a tray with flowers and small offerings. Another person in white stands at the left edge, and a plates of flowers and offerings rest on the floor. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a wooden door and a brown patterned curtain.

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A standing figure in an orange saffron sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a pink and yellow flower garland around the neck and long dark hair, holds a lit oil lamp toward a brass-framed shrine cabinet in a marble-floored room. The shrine is decorated with white jasmine garlands and holds deity murti and small brass lamps. A partially visible person with folded hands sits at the lower left edge. Brown curtains hang at the left window.2010-02-18A 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 person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, a red and white flower garland around the neck, stands with back to the camera lighting an oil lamp at a brass shrine cabinet. The shrine holds framed deity prints, a white and red flower garland draped across the top, a brass bowl and small brass vessels on the lower shelf, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure labelled as a portrait placed among the offerings. Two blurred people in white stand at the edges of the frame, and a dark wooden table and chair sit to the left.2009-07-11A 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 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.2010-02-17A 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 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 room with white walls and a wooden cabinet on the right, its shelves holding a row of brass bells, with framed pictures on top. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange sari wrap, with a long pink and white flower garland around her neck, holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising from it toward a wall shrine niche. Beside her a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and at the left edge a man in a white shirt and a striped-sleeve person are partly visible. The scene shows an aarti being offered at a home. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance-based cues; the figures are devotees and attendees.2010-01-10A person in an orange robe with long dark hair and a red and white shawl stands before a wooden shelf, lighting a lamp with a flame held in one hand. The shelf holds framed pictures, small brass figures, garlands of marigolds and red flowers. Silver lamp stands flank the shelf, and a silver tray with flowers, a small bowl and a kalasha-like vessel sits on a white-draped table below. Orange marigold garlands decorate the window and railing. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the left wall beside a white-covered chair. The setting appears to be a room used for puja, with a daylight window behind.2010-02-05A photograph of a small, plain room with pale walls and a wooden side table holding a brass oil lamp, a small framed deity picture garlanded with flowers, brass vessels and other ritual items. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron wrap edged with gold trim, stands at the table holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit lamp or incense-like object in the other, performing a puja. Behind him a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace watch with folded hands; a third person in orange clothing with palms pressed together stands at the right edge. Thin smoke rises near the wall. The distinctive long hair, orange wrap and ritual bell offer compatible cues for the page's identified figure, so the probable label applies to the bell-ringing man.2012-01-03A photograph of a shrine wall decorated with framed devotional pictures and garlands of white flowers. A person seen from behind, with long curly dark hair and wearing an orange sleeveless garment, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Framed images include a purple-backed picture of deities, a goddess seated among lotuses, a figure playing a veena, and a standing goddess in a pink sari. Flower petals and a small brass lamp lie on the white altar cloth below, with a gilded arched frame in the centre. The person's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance.2008-07-28August 11 20092009-08-11