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A photograph taken from behind inside a narrow whitewashed corridor lined with framed religious prints and small devotional pictures. A woman in orange robes with a white flower garland in long dark hair walks ahead, followed by a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark beaded necklace. At the end of the corridor stands a small dark wooden shrine with flower garlands, in front of a large framed painting of deities. A wall lamp glows at right beside a white door with cutout decorations.

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A 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 taken inside a narrow room with a small shrine on the far wall decorated with framed colour prints of deities and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron. A man with long curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a yellow and red flower garland on the head faces the shrine. A seated man in a dark striped shirt sits near the shrine, and a woman with a long braid and white flower garland stands at right in the foreground. A brass lamp and offerings are placed at the shrine.2010-02-15A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top with a white and red flower garland draped over her shoulders, facing a home shrine and holding a brass lamp in one hand. The shrine holds silver-toned deity murtis garlanded with white and pink flowers, framed pictures of deities, and a small photo of a person in orange with a saffron head covering, placed on a wooden table with flower offerings, small lamps and brass vessels. Two other people stand behind her on the right, one in white with hands folded in namaskar and a bead mala, the other in orange, and a partially visible person in the foreground wears a dark bead mala. A white wall and window frame the room.2010-01-19January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph in a plain room with white walls and a tiled floor. A smiling person in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third person in orange, seen from behind, stands at the right edge. On the wall above hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland. On the left, a wooden stand with floral garlands holds another framed image. A small portable stereo sits on a low table.2010-01-10A small shrine niche with black tiled backing on a pale green wall. A framed portrait garlanded with white and orange flowers stands on a ledge with brass lamps and a small brass kalasha-like object. Three people face the shrine with hands folded in prayer: a woman on the left in a white sari with gold border and a long black braid with pink flowers, a woman in the centre in an orange garment with a red-and-white garland, and a person on the right in an orange robe and shawl with long dark hair. Two of them appear to be in the orange robes of renunciates. The portrait shows a man in orange with a beaded necklace and long dark hair, a depiction candidate for a person, though the appearance is only partly clear.2010-01-19A photograph taken from behind inside a small home shrine room with pale green walls. A person with long dark hair decorated with a green leaf and flowers, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange wrap, stands facing a wall of framed deity prints garlanded with yellow flowers. On the right, another person in an orange shawl stands partly visible. A small brass lamp and offering vessels sit on a dark table below the frames.2010-01-19A 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.2010-02-17Photograph 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.2010-01-20August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph taken inside a home shrine alcove framed by a wooden door frame decorated with white and red flower garlands. A woman with long dark hair, a white flower garland in her hair, a red sleeveless top and orange skirt stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine. On the shrine, a framed portrait labelled with the name of Paramahamsa Nithyananda is garlanded and shows a figure in an orange robe; beside it are framed deity pictures and a brass kalasha, with a small oil lamp lit in the alcove above. On the right, an older man in white clothing stands with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Lower shelves hold framed deity images, a dark bowl and brass items. The scene reads as a home puja or pada puja visit.2009-08-11Indoor home shrine with framed deity pictures and a silver murti set on a shelf, decorated with yellow flowers. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland performs a ritual, holding a silver vessel above a small lamp with a flickering flame. Beside him, a second man in orange clothing leans forward with his hands near the offering. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a flower-adorned braid kneels at right, watching. Brass lamps and a gold-tipped pillar frame the right edge.2010-01-10