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A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland around his neck, stands with his back to the camera and performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a framed portrait. The portrait, labelled with printed text, shows a smiling man with long hair in orange robes and a white flower garland. The framed portrait sits inside a decorative arch of marigold and red flower garlands strung with tinsel. Above, colourful tinsel streamers hang from a white frame, and a purple patterned curtain hangs at right. A small television sits on a white table at left, and a brass vessel rests on the floor below.

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A photograph inside a small room with peach-coloured walls, where a person with long dark wavy hair and an orange sleeveless top stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit lamp toward a framed portrait. The portrait, draped with white and red garlands, shows a seated figure in orange clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace. Below it sits a white-covered table with a brass lamp and metal vessel. Colourful tinsel and floral garlands hang above, a purple patterned curtain hangs on the right, and a small black speaker is mounted on the wall.2010-01-19June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and long dark hair holding a lit oil lamp (deepam) toward a small white shrine niche. Inside the niche sits a small orange-robed seated figure. Coloured tinsel garlands and streamers hang across the shrine, and a thatched ceiling with paper streamers overhead. Brass pots, banana leaves and offerings lie on the floor. The man appears to be a priest-like devotee; presentation cues are not distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so identity is left uncertain.2009-08-11A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long, dark, wavy hair lights a brass oil lamp with a long wick beside a framed photograph. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated before a large tree trunk. The frame is decorated with a garland of white and red flowers, and the wall is covered with orange and pink gerbera daisies and white blooms. Brass lamps stand on both sides, and a carved wooden door with small brass bells appears at the right. The scene is a devotional puja setting at a home-visit shrine. The lighting of the lamp before the framed photograph is visible.2010-02-17A photograph inside a small whitewashed room with a concrete wall and a window with metal grille. On the left a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure is garlanded with pink and white flower strands and marigold-like blooms, and a label on the frame reads "PARA..." and "NITHYAN..." visible at the bottom edge. A standing person in an orange-saffron turban and orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair holds a flame of a lit oil lamp at a flower-decorated shrine. Below them is a reddish carved bull statue with a brass lamp and incense sticks, flowers on the table, and a kalasha-like pot with flowers. Other onlookers with folded hands stand at the right edge. The swamiji candidate's appearance (long dark hair, saffron robe and turban) suggests a probable Swamiji (probable) performing aarti at a shrine with a garlanded portrait.2008-07-28A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment with a long white flower garland and a red-white-blue ribbon-trimmed garland performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp before a home shrine. The shrine cabinet is decorated with white daisy garlands, pink and yellow flowers, a green coconut and framed deity pictures. Devotees with folded hands stand at the edges of the frame. A basket of fruit and flowers sits on the left, and a brass lamp is on the lower cabinet.2010-02-15A photograph in a small white-walled room of a figure in an orange sleeveless sari-style garment with long dark hair lighting an oil lamp before a framed portrait. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white beaded mala, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves. The altar table is draped in white with a brass plate holding a lit lamp, red flowers, petals, a brass bell and a small brass lamp. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands behind, and an elderly man in white clothing gestures at left near a window with orange blinds.2010-02-16A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white jasmine garland and a sleeveless saffron-orange garment performs aarti with a flame in a small shrine room. He holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher seated under a tree, labelled with partial text reading "...AMAHA... ...NANDA ...AMIGA". Nearby stands a second framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure with a turban and red hibiscus flowers. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, flower garlands, a yellow decorated kalasha and offering plates. A person in purple is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti, based on long hair, saffron clothing and jasmine garland; the portrait is a depiction of a separate teacher.2010-01-19A small home shrine room with white walls and a ceiling light. A man in an orange saffron garment and a white flower garland holds a brass oil lamp, lit with flame, up toward a framed portrait labelled "Paramaha... a person" with a printed caption fragment reading "...AMAHA... AMIGA... NANDA". The portrait shows a figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala in pinkish-purple tones seated among tree roots. Beside it stands a woman in a purple sari with gold earrings and a dark beaded necklace, looking on. The altar holds marigold and white flower garlands, fruit, brass lamps and kumkum-decorated plates. Another framed photo of a saffron-clad figure with an orange turban hangs to the right.2010-01-19A photograph of a standing man seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top and a yellow marigold garland around his neck. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He faces a home shrine wall decorated with framed deity prints garlanded with white jasmine and red rose strands, including a Saraswati-like figure playing a veena and a Venkateswara-style image. Brass oil lamps, a hanging brass lamp with red flowers, scattered rose petals, and a lit oil lamp stand before the shrine. A framed photograph in the lower centre shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, garlanded. One physical person is visible, and the framed portrait is a depiction. The shrine setting suggests a domestic puja.2010-02-17July 28 20082008-07-28A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and a white and green flower garland stands in a small shrine room, facing a wall shrine. She holds a brass lamp in one hand as she performs an aarti before framed portraits. The large portrait on the left shows a seated figure in pink robes with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali, set against a rocky backdrop, with a floral garland draped above it. A smaller framed portrait to the right shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, decorated with red hibiscus flowers. Oil lamps, flowers and a small brass deity figure sit on the shrine ledge. Partial text on the large portrait's pedestal is cut off.2010-01-19