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A photograph of a devotional room with a cream wall, a fluorescent tube light and a dark chalkboard reading partly in cursive. A standing man in a white shirt on the left presses his palms together in greeting. A person with long dark hair, draped in a dense garland of red roses, holds a brass lamp near a framed portrait wreathed in white jasmine and yellow-orange marigolds; a flame burns at the base of the frame. The framed portrait shows a man with long hair and a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, standing before a rock. Above the chalkboard hangs a framed image of a deity murti in a decorated shrine. A brown cupboard and an orange cabinet stand to the right with small framed pictures and a small screen. The person in the rose garland wears a red-orange top, and the portrait wears orange and a beaded mala, so the portrait's wearer is a person depiction on a framed photo.

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A photograph of a domestic prayer corner in a home. A woman in an orange-red top with a garland of red roses on her shoulders holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a framed portrait of a deity murti surrounded by flower garlands. Below, a dark board holds a framed photograph of a smiling man with long hair wearing saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, with a yellow and white flower garland draped over the frame; the photograph is a depiction. The woman is in the lower left corner. Nearby are brown wooden cupboards, a framed deity painting on the upper right wall, and a fluorescent tube light on the wall.2010-01-09A photograph of a domestic room where devotees gather before framed portraits. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair wears a red garment with a large red floral garland over her shoulders and sits facing the shrine; a partially visible man at left holds his hands together in prayer. On the wall, a framed printed picture shows a deity murti seated in a shrine setting with lamps, and a garlanded portrait of a smiling woman sits on a dark ledge. Below, a framed portrait of a standing man in orange robes with a beaded necklace and raised hand is decorated with white flower garlands. A chalkboard-like panel bears white handwritten words. Wooden cabinets and a framed painting of a deity stand at right. The orange-robed figure is shown only in a printed portrait, so identity is uncertain.2010-01-09A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a red shawl draped with a thick garland of red roses and an orange inner garment, lit with a golden ceremonial necklace, stands in a whitewashed room holding a brass bell and a lit oil lamp. He appears to be performing an aarti before a framed photograph of a smiling man in orange robes and a long beaded necklace, which is decorated with a white flower garland and a marigold garland. To the left, an older man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with his hands folded in prayer and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a framed deity murti picture hangs above a chalkboard with white chalk writing, and a wooden cupboard stands at right. The appearance-based candidate is a probable Swamiji with long hair, saffron and red clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments performing the aarti.2010-01-09A home shrine corner in a room with cream walls and a brown wooden cabinet. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with long dark hair and a red shawl with gold border, garlanded with pink roses, holds a lit brass oil lamp toward the shelves. Shelves hold framed deity prints and photographs, flower garlands, and a small Ganesha picture hangs above. On the left a framed picture of a smiling woman with a red bindi and a garland hangs on the wall beside a framed image of a seated figure. At the lower right an elderly person with grey hair and another person with folded hands watch. The shrine is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands.2010-01-09A photo inside a small room with a light wood cabinet and white walls. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a pink and white flower garland holds a lit brass oil lamp toward a wooden puja shrine with small brass bells, and smoke rises from the flame. Beside them a man in an orange robe stands with his palms pressed together in prayer, and a person in a striped shirt and another in a white shirt are partly visible at the left edge. Visible people: about four.2010-01-10A photograph inside a small room with white walls and a wooden cabinet on the right, its shelves holding a row of brass bells, with framed pictures on top. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange sari wrap, with a long pink and white flower garland around her neck, holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising from it toward a wall shrine niche. Beside her a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and at the left edge a man in a white shirt and a striped-sleeve person are partly visible. The scene shows an aarti being offered at a home. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance-based cues; the figures are devotees and attendees.2010-01-10A 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 man in a brown dhoti with a gold-edged yellow sash and a thick garland of red roses and white flowers over his bare shoulders holds a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait on an orange-draped table. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long necklace, surrounded by a white flower garland and red roses. Brass lamps, a steel bowl, scattered petals and a small flame stand on the table. Two men in orange and ochre robes stand behind him in a white room. The wall framed photos are at the right edge.2014-06-27A photograph in a small tiled room showing a standing man in an orange saffron wrap and long swept-back black hair, wearing a thick red and green garland with a gold ornament. He holds a brass bell and a lit oil lamp flame over a wooden cabinet decorated with yellow marigold garlands and framed portrait photographs. Two children with hair in plaits sit in front of the cabinet, and a person in orange clothing sits at the right edge. A gold-framed mirror or picture hangs on the right wall.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.2010-02-17Indoor photo in a small tiled room with a wooden cabinet holding brass oil lamps and a framed photo garlanded with yellow marigolds. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a red, green and white flower garland and with long black hair, stands at left with his hands extended over a shrine. A second person in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) at centre, while a woman in a pink-red sari and a man in a cream shirt with glasses stand at right, hands joined in prayer. A pink bowl of flower petals is held at right. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a figure in orange with a bead necklace. The scene reads as puja and aarti at a home shrine.2010-01-10June 27 20142014-06-27