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A photograph of a small whitewashed room during a puja. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe, with a white and red flower garland around the neck and long dark hair, lights a small oil lamp on a green-covered table. The table holds brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style pot, bananas, a tray of white flowers and a blue-edged tray. A seated devotee in a white shirt with folded hands kneels at the right edge. A framed photo garlanded with flowers hangs on the wall above, and smoke from incense rises in the centre.

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A photograph inside a small whitewashed room where a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland lights an oil lamp with a long taper at a green-topped altar. Brass lamps with flames stand on the altar, along with a heap of bananas, marigold-like white flowers and a small framed picture. To the left, a second person in orange robes stands with hands folded in namaste beside a barred window. Garlands hang on a framed image in the upper right. The scene suggests a puja at a shrine.2010-02-18A small whitewashed room with a corrugated metal ceiling and a barred window on the left. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair and a white flower garland lights an oil lamp (deepam) set on a wall ledge. Beside her, a green-covered table holds brass oil lamps, a bowl of white flowers, fruit and a framed picture garlanded with jasmine and red flowers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a wristwatch holds his hands together in prayer, while several people stand at the edge of the frame in orange and dark clothing.2010-02-18A 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 woman in a long orange robe with long dark wavy hair stands in a hall before a shrine, holding a lit flame and a small metal vessel as she performs aarti. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, a garland-draped framed picture and flower petals. Behind her, a few people in white and orange stand with hands pressed together in prayer, and a uniformed man stands near a glass partition beside ceiling fans.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a small shrine niche in a plain room with grey panelled walls. A person in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland over the shoulders holds a flaming lamp up toward a trident-like ritual object, with its back partly turned to the camera. Framed photos and deity images are decorated with yellow flowers, marigold garlands and red blossoms, and brass oil lamps and a small plate of offerings sit on the altar ledge. At the left edge, another person in a white shirt stands with hands pressed together in prayer, and a third person's head is visible in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti at a home shrine.2011-05-23Photograph of a small room with a worship table set for puja. A framed colourful deity image garlanded with yellow and pink flowers sits on the table, flanked by brass oil lamps, with a flame burning in front. Offerings include fruit, a heap of rice, flower petals on plates, and a banana on a leaf. A man in a red shirt with a bracelet is offering fruit or food at the altar. Beside him, a person in a long orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands with hands extended over the offering; this appearance is consistent with a person candidate, identified by long hair and orange robes. Another person in white stands at the left edge, and a figure is partially visible behind. Garlands hang along the top wall.2006-12-17A 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.2010-02-15A 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 photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18A photograph inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a long dark braid and a dark beaded mala holds a lit brass aarti lamp and a small bell over a white-draped table. The table holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a brass lamp stand, a brass kalasha and a flower-filled plate of red and white petals. Behind her a man in white clothes stands, and at right a man with folded hands in an orange shawl and a red-tilak forehead looks on, performing puja and aarti at the shrine. Three people are visible.2010-02-18January 10 20092009-01-10