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A photograph taken from behind inside a small home shrine room with pale green walls. A person with long dark hair decorated with a green leaf and flowers, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange wrap, stands facing a wall of framed deity prints garlanded with yellow flowers. On the right, another person in an orange shawl stands partly visible. A small brass lamp and offering vessels sit on a dark table below the frames.

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A photograph inside a home shrine room with cream walls and a wooden door on the left. Two people in orange-saffron robes stand with their backs to the camera. The nearer figure, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a red-and-pink flower garland around the neck, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand before a wall of framed deity prints decorated with yellow marigold garlands. The second figure, in an orange robe with a maroon-striped wrap, stands to the left facing the shrine. A low wooden shelf below holds brass plates, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small bells and puja items. Framed saints and deity images cover the walls, including a sepia print of two standing ascetics. The scene suggests a home puja with an oil lamp, with the figures showing no clear facial features.2010-02-17A 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.2010-01-10August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a person in a home shrine room lighting an oil lamp. The person, seen from behind, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair, and is wearing a red and pink flower garland. Holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, they face a wall hung with framed pictures decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. One framed image shows a deity in red and gold, and another shows figures in orange robes beside a seated figure. A small wooden table holds a yellow book, a brass bell, and a small lamp with a red flame. Part of another person in orange cloth is visible at the left edge.2010-02-17A photograph taken from behind of two people in saffron-orange clothing entering a pink-walled room through a doorway. The figure on the left wears a sleeveless orange top and wrap with a white flower garland draped over the shoulders and long dark hair. The figure on the right wears a longer orange robe with a darker orange border and bends forward toward a small shrine. The shrine holds a framed picture garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, oil lamps and brass vessels. A small framed photograph is mounted on the wall beside the doorway.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA 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.2010-02-17A photograph of a home shrine room. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland stands in saffron-orange robes, smiling, with his hands clasped at his chest and a vertical sandal-paste mark on his forehead. Behind him, framed deity pictures are draped with yellow marigold garlands, and a framed photo of a saffron-robed man sits on the shelf. To the left, another man in orange robes stands with his palms pressed together in prayer. The altar shelf holds a brass tray, small brass vessels, and a lit oil lamp. Two people are visible.2010-02-17January 21 20102010-01-21A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17A photo inside a small shrine room with white walls and a barred window. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange saffron wrap draped over the body, holds a lit flame in one hand near a small altar. The altar holds a trident-shaped object, marigold and hibiscus flowers, a picture frame, brass lamps and oil lamps, and offerings on a plate. To the right, a bald man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a wristwatch and a beaded necklace. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a household shrine.2011-05-23A photograph of a home shrine in a tiled niche. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange sari, with a red and white flower garland in her hair, stands with her back to the camera, reaching toward a framed image garlanded with white jasmine. A brass oil lamp (deepam) and a small offering of red flowers sit on the shelf. A man in an orange shirt stands at right, looking toward the shrine, and a person at left with folded hands in namaste stands beside a green wall and light switch. Three people are visible.2010-01-19Photograph of a home shrine room viewed through a doorway framed with pink and white flower garlands. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, stands facing an altar and reaches toward it, a yellow and white flower garland draped over her shoulder. Beside the altar a second person in orange, seen from behind with dark hair, kneels at the lower right. The altar holds a red-framed shrine with gold deity murti, a small oil lamp, framed devotional pictures and hanging yellow marigold garlands. A framed portrait of a man with dark hair and a red mark on the forehead, one hand raised, sits on the low shelf, labelled by the copyright text in the corner. A photo caption in the top right corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the page excerpt names the event as an album of house visits.2010-02-15