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A photograph inside a home where a person in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair holds a brass lamp with a flame, performing aarti before a doorway garlanded with white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers. A boy in a white shirt and glasses stands at left, and an older man in white with hands folded in namaste stands beside him. The right wall shows a framed picture of deities with golden ornaments and flower garlands, and a calendar with a deity image is pinned below. Flower garlands drape the doorframe and a shelf with pots sits above.

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A 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 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.2010-01-09A 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 inside a small shrine room with pale tiled walls. On the left, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes wearing a multi-coloured flower garland stretches an arm toward a brass lamp set on a low altar. In the centre, another saffron-robed figure holds a lit oil lamp aarti, and beside her a woman in a dark top presses her palms together. On the right, a smiling man in a cream shirt and white dhoti holds a pink bowl of flower petals near an open wooden door with metal grille. Behind them a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garlanded with marigolds sits on a white-draped table with brass vessels, and small children are partly visible at the lower left.2010-01-10January 23 20102010-01-23A 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 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.2010-01-19A 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 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.2010-02-17A photograph of a small shrine niche in a plain room with grey panelled walls. A person in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland over the shoulders holds a flaming lamp up toward a trident-like ritual object, with its back partly turned to the camera. Framed photos and deity images are decorated with yellow flowers, marigold garlands and red blossoms, and brass oil lamps and a small plate of offerings sit on the altar ledge. At the left edge, another person in a white shirt stands with hands pressed together in prayer, and a third person's head is visible in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti at a home shrine.2011-05-23A photograph of a home interior where a person in an orange saffron garment with a white and pink flower garland stands at a doorway lit with an oil lamp held in front. The person has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead, and holds a small oil lamp with a visible flame near a decorated doorway. Two people in the foreground watch: a woman in a red top with earrings on the left, and a boy in glasses and a white shirt. Behind them are shelves with blue and red plastic containers, steel vessels, and a refrigerator. The doorway is festooned with white, pink, yellow and red flower garlands and green leaves, and a bed with white sheets is visible in the room beyond.2010-01-10