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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.

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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.2010-02-17A 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 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 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.2010-02-15January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of a home shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands hung on framed deity pictures. A standing man in an orange robe and a pink flower garland lights a long wick lamp held in his right hand. A brass lamp stand and a plate of bananas sit on the dark cabinet below, with a brass kalasha and pink flowers at the base. Through the window behind, green foliage is visible. The man is an appearance-based probable candidate only by unclear cues, so identity is uncertain.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 photograph of a home shrine cabinet decorated with red and white flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged band and a red-orange upper cloth, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, lights a lamp inside the glass-fronted cabinet while smiling. Behind him, a second person in an orange-saffron robe with a flower garland stands by a white-covered table. Inside the shrine are brass lamps, a small framed picture and a red flower garland on a tray.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home shrine with a dark wooden wall panel. A figure in saffron-orange sleeveless robes wearing a long white flower garland with green leaves holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a large framed picture of a golden deity murti in an arch, with a red background, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Below, smaller framed deity images are decorated with garlands, and a framed photograph in a garland sits at the lower right. To the left, another person in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer near a window. Brass dishes and a small lamp rest on the stone ledge. The shrine picture is a deity murti, so the scene is a devotional lamp offering. The figure with the lamp has long dark hair, orange clothing, a white garland and a sheer orange wrap, consistent with a person presentation, while the person praying at left is a devotee.2010-02-16A 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 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 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.2010-01-10