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A woman in an orange sari with a red and white flower garland waves a lit oil lamp in front of a shrine on a pink wall. The shrine has a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, orange robes and a white garland, decorated with red and yellow marigold and rose petals on a white cloth. A silver kalasha-style lamp stand with a flame sits at the left, and a calendar poster with a deity image hangs on the wall. Smaller framed pictures of an orange-clad figure are also displayed.

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A photograph of a devotee performing aarti at a home shrine with a pink-walled room. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a long pink-and-white flower garland holds a small oil lamp over a white-draped table. On the table are framed portraits draped in white and red flower garlands, a plate of rose petals, and coconuts. The central portrait shows a figure with long hair and an orange garment; a second framed portrait with orange and red flowers also appears. A man in white clothes on the right stands with palms pressed together. Two other portraits hang on the walls, and a television and audio equipment sit in the background.2010-01-20A person with long dark hair wearing a red sleeveless top, an orange-red wrap and a garland of pink and white flowers performs aarti in a plain white-walled room. They hold a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, facing a framed portrait on the wall of a figure seated on an ornate white throne with a red cushion, arms raised, with a red hibiscus on the frame. Below the portrait is a shelf with flowers, incense, a small brass deity murti and offerings. A tall brass oil lamp stands on the floor beside a white-draped table with a flower garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge with hands folded in prayer. a person is the person performing aarti, identified by long hair, a garland and orange-red clothing, though the appearance is only a cue.2009-02-04A figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands before a shrine performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp. A framed portrait on the left, garlanded with pink and white flowers, shows a saffron-robed man, and a large floral arrangement with red elephant figure, kalasha and brass lamps decorates the altar table. Behind him, two men in white and a man in a checked shirt stand with hands folded in devotion, in a bare plastered room with a window at the top right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair under an orange turban and wears orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the saffron and turban cues, performing the aarti.2008-07-28July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a small wallpapered shrine niche with orange floral patterns. A large framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at the centre, flanked by red and white garlands. In front, on an orange cloth, are a kalasha-style brass pot with leaves, a plate of petals and a brass lamp. A woman in an orange blouse and a flower garland holds a lit oil lamp to the shrine while two shaved-headed people in the foreground look on, one in orange robes. The scene suggests a home aarti at a shrine.2014-06-24A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, holding a lit oil lamp toward a richly decorated wooden palanquin-style seat. The seat is wrapped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Seated on it is a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes wearing a beaded necklace. A large orange-robed portrait of a smiling figure hangs on the wall behind. Brass lamps, flower-decorated pots, and a red-draped table sit on the red floor. The wall has red Tamil lettering. This appears to be an aarti or puja offering before a garlanded seat.2008-11-12Indoor room with white walls and a window. On the left, a large printed portrait of a smiling woman in red and gold sari with a flower garland hangs beside a framed photograph. A garland of white and red flowers drapes a small altar covered in orange cloth with petals, a brass plate and a standing oil lamp with a lit flame. A man in a red-and-gold dhoti and a turban-like head covering holds a lit lamp, a gold-toned armband on his arm, facing the altar. Two other people stand behind him, one in white and one in a red garment near the window.2014-07-02A photograph of a shrine room decorated with pink and green paper ornaments and tinsel. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, wearing a yellow and red flower garland, stands at left with both palms raised toward a large framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling man with long hair, a red tilak and beads, seated on an ornate white-and-gold throne in front of a red heart-shaped backdrop, and carries a caption in Tamil script. Below, a seated statue in red robes and a red turban, wrapped in yellow and red marigold garlands, sits on a patterned chair. Brass oil lamps, a peacock-feather bunch, marigold petals, a fruit plate, and a small book with a portrait cover are arranged on the platform. The man's hair is long and swept back, and he wears orange, but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role as a devotee.2010-02-15June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 10 20092009-07-10