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Photograph inside a plain-walled room with a wooden door draped in pink flower garlands. Two people in orange robes stand before a wall-mounted picture framed with white and pink flower garlands, with a brass oil lamp in front. One figure with long dark hair faces the picture with their back to the camera, wearing an orange robe with maroon border; the other, also in orange, stands beside them smiling. A small framed portrait of an older person sits lower left, and a tray with offerings is visible on the right.

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January 20 20102010-01-20A small room with a blue-grey wall and a wooden door hung with pink and white flower garlands. On a side table draped in red cloth stands a framed portrait of a standing figure in orange robes, garlanded with pink and white flowers, flanked by brass lamps and fruit offerings. A woman in a long orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar in an aarti gesture, while another woman in a white and cream sari with a gold border and a flower bouquet smiles in the doorway. The back of another person's head is visible in the foreground. Several people are visible: two clearly, plus one partly visible.2010-01-20January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of a home shrine room. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland stands in saffron-orange robes, smiling, with his hands clasped at his chest and a vertical sandal-paste mark on his forehead. Behind him, framed deity pictures are draped with yellow marigold garlands, and a framed photo of a saffron-robed man sits on the shelf. To the left, another man in orange robes stands with his palms pressed together in prayer. The altar shelf holds a brass tray, small brass vessels, and a lit oil lamp. Two people are visible.2010-02-17A photograph inside a small home shrine room with white walls and framed devotional prints of deities hung along the walls. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white flower garland, faces away from the camera and holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Beside her a figure in orange robes with a striped border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the altar. On the right, an older woman in white with glasses also presses her palms together. The wooden altar cabinet holds framed photos, marigold flowers, a brass tray and offerings, and a framed black-and-white portrait with a white garland sits in front. Four people are visible.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.2010-02-17August 08 20092009-08-08January 23 20102010-01-23January AF 2011January 25 20092009-01-25A small home shrine room viewed from a doorway. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, long dark wavy hair, stands with her back to the camera facing the altar. Another woman in a blue-and-cream printed sari stands at right holding a brass plate of flowers near the shrine. A third figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge. The altar holds Ganesha and Lakshmi images, a framed painted deity mural hangs above, and a framed portrait with a garland stands on a small table in front, with lit oil lamps and marigold garlands decorating the shrine.2010-02-18