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Indoor scene in a hallway with an orange-painted wall and a polished wooden pillar on the left. A woman in an orange sari with a white and pink flower garland holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a small bell, facing the pillar. Behind her, a person in orange robes stands with hands pressed together in prayer, followed by a woman in a cream and gold-striped sari with flowers in her hair, hands folded, and two men in white clothing, one with a rudraksha mala, also in namaskar. The setting suggests an aarti or puja being performed.

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January 18 20102010-01-18January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small home shrine room with pale pink walls and a wooden cabinet with brass bells. A standing person in an orange saffron garment wears a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers and stands near a framed black-and-white portrait on the wall. Three people in front are seated or leaning in: a woman in a white sari with dark glasses and a black beaded necklace, a woman in a yellow-green sari with a white flower garland in her hair, and a person in white at the right edge. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame is held forward, and brass vessels and flowers sit on the shelves. The scene resembles a household aarti or puja. The standing figure's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so a person is unsure.2010-01-11 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28A 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 copiesJanuary 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a ritual aarti in a white-walled room with a doorway behind. A figure in an orange sleeveless top, orange dhoti and tall orange turban with a white and red flower garland faces away from the camera, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward a woman. A young man in orange robes stands beside him, and a woman in cream sari with orange border holds a brass plate and a small rudraksha-style necklace. A woman in an orange-bordered cream sari bends forward with folded hands. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and a photographer with a camera stands in the doorway behind. Petals lie on the floor, and a framed picture with flower garlands sits at lower right.2008-07-28January 23 20102010-01-23January 11 20102010-01-11A 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.2010-01-10January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA 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.2008-07-28