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A photograph inside a home shrine room with a wooden frame and a wall of framed deity pictures and a grid of small religious prints. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands at the centre with hands clasped, as an older man in a cream dhoti and shawl with red border stands beside him. Brass oil lamps and small offerings sit on a low table in front. On the left a person in white clothes and another in yellow sari kneel or bend near the floor, and on the right a woman in a blue sari with a patterned shawl sits leaning over the floor. Hanging green leaves decorate the top of the doorway.

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A 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.2010-02-17January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph inside a home with a wooden temple-style entrance canopy decorated with red flower strands and paper ornaments, beneath a terracotta-tiled roof. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a white and red garland, long hair swept back and a red bindi, steps out barefoot across red and grey floor tiles. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a maroon sari with gold border stands at right, also with hands folded. A brass kalasha-style offering with white flowers sits on the floor near the woman, and a shrine with a deity image is visible through the doorway behind them. People: four visible, including a partially seen attendant in orange at far left.2010-02-17A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway decorated with marigold and mango-leaf garlands and a silver frame. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair bends toward the inner sanctum, where a gilded deity image sits in a golden niche. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left, watching. At right, a woman in orange sari with a white flower garland holds a folded cloth, and a man in white dhoti with an orange border holds a silver plate. Two framed painted religious panels hang on the walls on either side of the doorway, with a silver om emblem above the door.2010-02-18A photograph inside a room decorated with framed portraits on a white wall, draped with yellow and maroon marigold garlands. Framed pictures include a saint in orange robes, a seated figure in white, and a bearded elder, with small offerings and a brass lantern on a shelf below. On the right, a man with shaved head in an orange turban, orange robe and a red and white flower garland stands facing the wall, with a woman in white and a woman in a pink-patterned kurta beside him. Another man in an orange vest stands at the right edge. Several people in white are visible in the background through the doorway.2006-11-24January 23 20102010-01-23Interior photograph of a home shrine room with a carved wooden doorway framed by grey stone pillars, decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands and a green leaf torana. Inside the shrine, framed pictures and a painted deity image hang on the back wall above a tiled panel of small photographs, with brass lamps, flowers and offering plates on the altar. Four people stand facing the shrine: a person in white dhoti and kurta, a person in orange robes with a flower garland, a man in white, and a woman in a blue and green silk saree. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a woman in a red blouse kneels at the right edge.2010-02-18A home shrine corner viewed through a doorway. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a long white flower garland over the shoulders with dark hair, stands with back to the camera at the doorway. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark cord necklace stands at left, with hands folded near his waist, and a woman in a white top partly visible at the left edge. Inside, a wooden stand holds a swastika-marked wooden board, with yellow and red flower garlands draped over it. A framed picture and a framed deity print hang on the wall, and a colourful framed image of goddesses sits above the stand. Another orange-clad person kneels at bottom right near the altar.2010-01-09A 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 in a plain room with white walls and a tiled floor. A smiling person in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third person in orange, seen from behind, stands at the right edge. On the wall above hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland. On the left, a wooden stand with floral garlands holds another framed image. A small portable stereo sits on a low table.2010-01-10A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a white and red flower garland, smiles while sitting in an orange-draped chair in a home room. A person in orange robes stands at right beside a shrine with gold-framed deity pictures, marigold garlands and brass lamps. Another person in orange at left, wearing an orange head wrap and silver bangles, faces him. A framed picture of a child deity hangs on the wall. Fruit and a pineapple sit on a table nearby. a person: the seated man has long swept hair, saffron robes and a flower garland.2010-01-10A 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.2010-02-17