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A photo of a home shrine doorway decorated with marigold and red flower garlands and a brass hanging ornament. Inside, a woman in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera before a wall of framed deity pictures and a small altar with oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with gold jewellery, a man with a bald crown, and a young man in orange robes with long hair stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A video camera operator stands at the right edge. A printed portrait of a bearded figure in orange is visible at the altar's right side, labelled with no readable name.

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A photograph of a doorway decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a multicoloured flower garland, opening onto a shrine room with framed deity pictures and brass lamps. A long-haired figure in orange robes wears a gold bead necklace and a multicoloured flower garland and smiles while standing in the doorway. Beside him a younger man in orange robes with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Several devotees in the foreground, including a woman with hair flowers and a seated man seen from behind, join their hands in namaste. A man in white at the right edge also holds his hands together. The green wall and framed devotional images give a home-shrine setting for a visit or welcome.2010-01-19A photograph taken inside a narrow room with a small shrine on the far wall decorated with framed colour prints of deities and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron. A man with long curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a yellow and red flower garland on the head faces the shrine. A seated man in a dark striped shirt sits near the shrine, and a woman with a long braid and white flower garland stands at right in the foreground. A brass lamp and offerings are placed at the shrine.2010-02-15January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20102010-01-23A 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.2010-01-19A photograph of a home shrine with a white arched canopy decorated with green leaf garland and gold trim. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland holds a silver tray of pink flower petals and offers them toward the shrine. A man in an orange robe with a dark sash holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a flame offering in the other. A bald priest in orange kneels in front, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls, including a gilt-framed Balaji image, a Krishna picture at left, and a lit oil lamp inside the shrine. Marigold garlands decorate the shrine.2010-01-10January 23 20102010-01-23A small indoor shrine room with pale green walls and a cabinet above. A woman in an orange sari with a pink flower garland stands at a small altar with a framed deity picture and a flower-decorated image, holding something toward it. A woman in white with a red flower in her braid kneels in front, and another woman in white sits at left near a framed photo garlanded with flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, and several other heads are visible at the bottom edge. A tray of pink petals sits on a table beside the altar. The scene shows a devotional puja at a home shrine.2010-01-21A small home shrine room with a wall altar holding framed devotional pictures and two large black-and-white portraits of older men, one smiling and one with long hair and moustache. A woman in saffron-orange robes with a pink flower garland stands at the altar with hands reaching toward offerings, while a man in white and a woman in a denim jacket stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Oil lamps burn on a glass-fronted shelf and the altar displays deity images, marigolds and brass items. Readable and , which is not included below2010-01-23A photograph of a small marble-walled puja room with a shrine of framed deity pictures decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, including a Venkateswara-style murti picture and a Lakshmi-style picture. A figure with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange sleeveless top, stands with their back to the camera and appears to be offering or placing a garland or flower near the shrine. In the foreground lower left, another person with dark hair adorned with white flowers bends over a low table. At the right edge, a man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Framed pictures of a figure are also visible on the left wall. Offerings sit on the floor at the base of the shrine.2010-02-15A home shrine corner viewed through a doorway. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a long white flower garland over the shoulders with dark hair, stands with back to the camera at the doorway. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark cord necklace stands at left, with hands folded near his waist, and a woman in a white top partly visible at the left edge. Inside, a wooden stand holds a swastika-marked wooden board, with yellow and red flower garlands draped over it. A framed picture and a framed deity print hang on the wall, and a colourful framed image of goddesses sits above the stand. Another orange-clad person kneels at bottom right near the altar.2010-01-09A photograph inside a narrow doorway decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red garland and long dark hair stands at a small shrine, lighting or offering over a brass oil lamp (aarti) with fruit and flowers on a plate. Two devotees in the foreground press their palms together in prayer: an older man in a white shirt on the left and a person in orange clothing with a dark garland on the right. A framed picture is visible on the shrine wall, and a wooden door with carved panels stands at the right. The orange-robed figure with long hair and red garland matches the page's a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, presented here as performing puja.2010-01-23