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A photograph of a home shrine room with pale walls. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, palms pressed together in greeting. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a dark tilak on his forehead holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti). Behind him, a person in orange robes with a pink flower garland and a plate of yellow and white flowers reaches toward a wooden shrine cabinet with small bells and framed religious pictures on top. Smoke rises near the lamp. Three people are visible.

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A 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 small whitewashed room with a wooden cabinet holding a framed picture and a small shrine with a carved wooden arch on the right. A person in orange robes with long dark hair bends low at the cabinet, holding a lit flame or lamp toward its lower panel. Beside her, another woman in an orange garment wears a garland of red and white flowers and stands with head turned toward the shrine. To the left, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard presses his palms together in prayer, and an older man in glasses and a striped shirt stands at the edge of the frame. A cutout paper figure of a girl hangs on the wall nearby.2010-01-10A photograph inside a home shrine room with white walls and a white arched niche decorated with green mango-leaf festoons. A woman in an orange sari wears a white and red flower garland and holds her hands over a flame, while a young man in orange robes holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. A bald man in orange sits in the foreground near a brass tray of pink flowers and fruit. Framed deity pictures hang on the niche, including a Venkateswara-style image with a gold frame and flower garlands, and a painted child deity on a side wall scroll. A glass display cabinet holds brass and steel vessels, and fruit and offerings sit on a table at left. A man with folded hands stands at the right edge.2010-01-10A 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 home interior during an aarti at a devotee's house. A long-haired figure in an orange garment and a thick white flower garland holds a brass plate with a lit flame, facing a framed devotional picture on the wall showing deity murtis. Beside him a man in white clothes with a white vibhuti forehead mark and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass bell and joins his palms. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with long dark hair also joins her palms in prayer. A kitchen cabinet, a shelf with small figurines and a wall clock are visible.2010-01-09July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a plain white-walled room during a home visit. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange sleeveless garment, stands before a framed devotional picture of a deity with white flower garlands and holds a lit flame toward a small shrine or offering spot. In the foreground right, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-yellow shawl with pink borders and is seen from behind. A man in white stands at left, and a boy with his palms pressed together stands at the doorway at right, looking toward a room with green leaves hanging above the door. Visible people number about four, with additional partial figures in the doorway area.2010-02-17January 23 20102010-01-23January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28A 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 taken in a narrow domestic hallway beside a kitchen. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red jasmine garland and long dark hair holds a brass plate with a lit flame and a small brass lamp, performing aarti. In the middle, a man in white clothing stands with his hands pressed to his face in prayer. At right, a young man in orange robes with long hair looks down. Above the kitchen doorway hangs a framed print of deity murti with gold crowns. The white wall at left is empty. Visible people: four.2010-01-09