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A photograph inside a home shrine room. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, with long dark hair and a large white flower garland draped over the shoulders, stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp near a wooden stand decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Before them, a family stands with palms pressed together in namaskar: a young woman in a white dress with glasses, a woman in a white sari with a white flower in her hair, a man in white shirt and trousers with gold bracelet, and two girls in white dresses wearing dark beaded necklaces. Above them, a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes seated in a lotus-like pose. A framed deity picture with a red-and-gold backdrop and a swastika sign are visible on the shrine. The scene reads as a home aarti being offered during a visit.

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January 09 20102010-01-09A photograph of a home shrine room with pink walls and a framed photo of a saffron-robed figure mounted high on the wall. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland stands at a wooden shrine cabinet, holding a lit oil lamp and facing small framed pictures inside. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red border holds a brass plate, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with folded hands. Women in white saris and a girl in white stand with palms pressed together, and a small child is at lower left. The scene shows a home puja with oil lamp offering and devotees in prayer.2010-01-09A photograph of a small home shrine room with pink walls and a wooden cabinet door. A figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white and red flower garland stands at the shrine with their back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp flame near the framed deity pictures. To the left, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with hands folded in prayer. Two young girls in white and gold dresses stand at the front left, one looking toward the camera. Framed pictures of deities are displayed on the shrine wall, with a small brass lamp at the lower right.2010-01-21A photograph inside a small pink-walled room of a home shrine. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a multicoloured garland, stands at right holding a small brass bell and a plate of rose petals while facing a white wall-mounted shrine cabinet decorated with brass triangle ornaments. On the left, several devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer: an older woman in a green sari, a young woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse and a bindi, a man in white shirt and dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and other women in white saris. Pink curtains and barred windows are behind them. Five people are visible.2010-01-21January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA small indoor shrine room with pale green walls and a cabinet above. A woman in an orange sari with a pink flower garland stands at a small altar with a framed deity picture and a flower-decorated image, holding something toward it. A woman in white with a red flower in her braid kneels in front, and another woman in white sits at left near a framed photo garlanded with flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, and several other heads are visible at the bottom edge. A tray of pink petals sits on a table beside the altar. The scene shows a devotional puja at a home shrine.2010-01-21A home interior in a pink-walled room during a visit to a devotee's house. On the right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a white jasmine garland and an orange saffron shawl over an orange top, holding a brass bell and smiling as he extends a lit brass oil lamp toward a small wall shrine with a cream door. Beside the lamp, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala looks on with hands folded. To the left, five people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in white with jasmine in her hair and a dark mala, a young woman in white with glasses, and two girls in white with long braids, dark malas and white flowers. A woman in white at far left also has hands joined. The scene suggests a padapuja or aarti at a devotee home.2010-01-09A small pink-walled room with a framed picture of a deity on the left wall, its frame draped with white and red flower garlands. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland waves a lit oil lamp before a wooden shrine cabinet with small symbols; smoke rises from the flame. Beside them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a long braid stands with hands folded, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti watches. Brass bowls, flowers and a small table sit at the base of the shrine, and a refrigerator covered in pictures stands at right. The orange-robed figure appears to be a sannyasi performing aarti; no appearance cues establish who he is.2010-01-21A photograph inside a small wooden-framed prayer alcove in a home. A woman in an orange sleeveless garment with a yellow and red marigold garland holds a lit flame near a shelf of small offerings. Beside her, a boy in orange clothes and a woman in a white top with a red and orange shawl look toward a framed portrait draped with a yellow and orange flower garland. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes wearing a beaded necklace, labelled with no readable caption. Plain cream walls, a wall light and a wooden door frame surround the scene.2010-01-23July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a small home interior where a family performs a lamp ritual at a doorway decorated with mango leaves and pink and multicolored flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a white saree with a red border join palms in prayer while a lit oil lamp is held near the doorway. A child in a light blue outfit with folded hands kneels at lower left. Standing at right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-striped shawl, long dark hair and a faintly visible rudraksha-style neck adornment watches, while another person in orange robes stands at the doorway receiving the lamp. A cameraman is visible at far left and a pink floral arrangement sits at the right edge, with a small framed picture nearby. A painted floral panel decorates the wall to the left.2010-02-15January 21 20102010-01-21