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A 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.

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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.2010-01-10June 27 20142014-06-27A 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 small home shrine on a white wall, lit by an oil lamp. A person in an orange sleeveless top with a white jasmine garland raises a brass lamp with a flame toward the shelves of framed deity pictures. Two women stand behind him with hands folded in prayer, one in a dark outfit with gold earrings and a gold necklace, the other with dark hair seen from behind. Another man stands behind the lamp bearer, partly hidden. Framed pictures of deities and a painting of a deity scene hang on the wall, with red flower petals placed on the frames and small figurines on a ledge.2010-01-10A 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.2010-01-10Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway and a kitchen area at left. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland with a rudraksha mala holds up a lit oil lamp with his right hand, pointing toward a wall. A woman in an orange sari bends to light a small lamp near the wall. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a bell, while on the right an older woman in a blue sari and a man in white with folded hands watch, and a woman in blue carries a child. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and rudraksha cues, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in an appearance-based label. Smoke rises near the wall.2008-07-28A 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.2010-01-19July 10 20142014-07-10A 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 photograph inside a small domestic kitchen during a house visit. A smiling woman in an orange-red sari with a long multicolored flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in her left hand and a small brass bell or vessel in her right, with an oil lamp flame burning on the counter at left. Beside her, a bald man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands near an older bespectacled man in white clothes with hands joined in namaste. Shelves hold steel containers, colourful plastic bottles and a water purifier; a window with a grille lets in daylight. The scene reads as a small home lamp ritual, aarti, performed in a domestic kitchen.2014-06-16A small domestic kitchen with white walls, a wall-mounted cabinet, steel utensils, plastic containers, a water purifier and a window with a grille. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a marigold garland, stands at the counter holding a small lit oil lamp, its flame bright, while a man in white clothes on the right stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. A wall shelf on the left holds a rack of small brass bells. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering in a home kitchen. a person is the man with the lamp, identified by his long swept hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha-style beads and marigold garland.2014-06-16A smiling woman in a rust-orange blouse and saffron-coloured wrap stands in a pink-walled room, wearing a garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves. She holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward a framed deity picture decorated with a red and white flower garland. Brass lamps and a small harmonium sit on a low table, and a second person with folded hands stands behind her. Framed devotional posters hang on the walls.2014-07-04 +1 copies