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Indoor photograph of a devotional moment in a hallway with an orange wall and a polished wooden pillar. A woman in an orange sari with a white and pink flower garland holds a lit oil lamp, its flame visible, near a dark wooden door. Beside her, a woman in a striped beige sari with a flower-decorated braid stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a woman in orange and a man in a white shirt with a red beaded necklace also stand with hands joined. At the right edge, a bearded person in orange clothing is partly visible, hands in prayer. The scene resembles aarti or puja.

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January 18 20102010-01-18January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home or hall with a pale blue wall and framed picture at top right. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl, lights a brass oil lamp (kuthuvilakku) with a yellow lighted stick. The brass lamp has a bird-shaped top and sits on white and pink flower petals and a white flower garland. To the right, a young person in orange robes with hands folded in namaste stands beside it. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a man in a pink shirt watch, and two women on the left, one in a white sari with a gold border and the other in orange, stand with hands folded.2010-01-11 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28A 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.2010-01-10Indoor photo of a small shrine room with a wall-mounted row of framed deity pictures above, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti lights a brass oil lamp (deepam) on the floor, with a man in saffron robes beside him also holding up a hand in greeting. A tall young man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands at left with hands folded at his waist, next to a woman in a green blouse and red-orange silk sari with hands folded in prayer, and a girl in a white and yellow skirt. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand at the left edge, and a man in white stands behind the lamp. Pink and white flower petals and a white garland are scattered around the lamp base.2010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20102010-01-23A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a wooden door and tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala with a white and red flower garland smiles and extends his hand toward a brass aarti lamp held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. Behind him stands another person in orange robes holding a plate. At left an older woman in orange-bordered sari presses her palms together, and at right a woman in a cream sari with gold border has her hands joined in namaste. The flame suggests an aarti ritual.2008-07-28A 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 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.2010-01-10January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20102010-01-23