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A photograph of a home prayer room with white walls and a wooden-framed window. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand facing a shrine table draped in white cloth. The man on the left, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a red and green flower garland around his neck. The man on the right, in an orange robe with a maroon-striped shawl, has long dark hair and holds an object in his hand. On the shrine, a framed portrait labelled as a printed photo is garlanded with marigold and rose strands, flanked by smaller framed photos, a deity figurine, brass oil lamps, and trays of rose petals and yellow flowers on the floor. A TV sits on a stand in the room. Two people are visible.

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Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand in a pink-walled room inside a home, with a floral torana of white, yellow and red blooms over the doorway. The figure at right, with long dark hair, holds a small silver tray or box. The figure at left, also with long hair, stands barefoot and smiles. On the right, a low white-draped table holds a framed photograph of a woman in an orange sari with garlands, flanked by brass lamps, a silver plate and offerings. A floor rangoli of petals and leaves lies in front of the table, and a small framed portrait sits on the floor. A flat-screen TV is mounted on the right wall.2010-01-10A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17July 29 20082008-07-29A 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 20092009-08-08A 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 photograph of a small room with pale green walls and a tiled floor. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands near the centre, facing left toward a framed portrait draped with marigold garlands, set on a white-covered table with brass lamps. A second man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the doorway. Along the wall hang printed posters, including one showing a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and a brass puja tray with bells and vessels lies on a striped mat on the right. Two physical people are visible; the figures in the portrait and posters are depictions.2010-02-15Photograph 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.2010-01-20January 21 20102010-01-21January 10 20092009-01-10July 10 20092009-07-10