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A photo taken from behind inside a home shrine room. A long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top stands at the centre, wearing a large pink flower garland draped over the shoulders and down the back. In front is a carved wooden shrine cabinet with a white and orange flower garland along its top, framed pictures of deities, and small lamps and lights. Two men in white shirts stand beside and in front of the figure, one with raised hands in a gesture of greeting and the other facing the shrine. A short appearance-based label is not made, as the figure's face is not visible and the presentation cues are insufficient. Four people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a home shrine set into a wooden cabinet with carved trim and white marble walls, decorated with blue fairy lights and a white flower garland across the top. Framed deity pictures hang inside, including one showing a goddess seated on a pink lotus and another showing an elephant-headed deity on a yellow lotus. In front stand brass lamps and a lit oil lamp with a flame, plus flower offerings. A person in an orange sleeveless top, with long dark hair and a thick pink flower garland draped over the shoulders, stands at the shrine facing it. A bald man in the foreground and a woman in pink with a flower in her hair stand nearby, watching or taking part in the puja. Four people are visible in the scene.2010-01-19A photograph taken at a doorway of a home shrine with carved wooden doors decorated with white flower garlands. Inside, a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a large pink flower garland, stands smiling in front of a wooden altar with framed deity pictures, lamps and blue lights. A man in white clothing stands beside him, placing hands on the garland, and a child in a red shirt is visible at left near lit lamps and offerings. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a pink garland, which are the qualifying cues here, and is being received with garlands at a home shrine.2010-01-19A home shrine viewed through a doorway, with a woman in an orange-and-red sleeveless top and orange skirt standing at its entrance, her long dark hair decorated with white flowers. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi sits among white and red flower garlands, above shelves holding painted deity images and brass vessels. Three devotees on the right stand with palms pressed together in prayer: an elderly man with white hair and moustache in a white shirt, another older man, and a woman with a gold bangle. Garlands of white and red flowers hang beside the doorway.2009-08-11A home shrine room decorated with white and red flower garlands on the doorframes. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless top, stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine. Inside, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated, garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms; the portrait is labelled as a framed photograph rather than a live person. On the lower shelf are deity pictures and brass lamps with red flowers. To the right, an older man with a shaved head and white moustache, and other devotees, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Hanging bells decorate the wall above the altar.2009-08-11June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA 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 home shrine room with framed deity pictures on the walls and a small wooden cabinet altar. A tall man in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands at left and holds out his hands toward the altar. Beside him, another man in orange robes with a shawl and a wristwatch reaches toward a brass oil lamp burning on the altar, which holds fruit and offerings. At right, a woman in a white sari with glasses and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban sits at the bottom of the altar, with a garland and a tray of sweets. Marigold flowers decorate the framed pictures on the left wall.2010-01-10A person in a sleeveless orange top with long dark hair and a white and red flower garland holds a lit oil lamp before a home shrine in a plain white-walled room. The shrine is a carved wooden cabinet draped with orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands, with a small framed photograph and a wall mirror-like framed picture of a deity above. On the left wall hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, draped with flower garlands. Smoke rises from the shrine, and a sliver of another person in white is visible at the right edge.2010-01-10A photograph of devotees at a shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and green leaves. A man in an orange saffron-coloured robe and turban stands with his back to the camera, bare-backed, beside a woman in a yellow blouse with a braid and flower adornment. Two men in white dhotis with red-and-gold shawls stand with hands folded in anjali. On the wall above, framed religious prints show deity images, and a portrait of a long-haired figure with a garland sits below. The setting appears to be a small room with a wall niche.2007-02-06A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair and a yellow-orange flower garland around the neck stands with back to the camera, holding a brass bell and facing a carved wooden shrine. The shrine holds framed religious pictures, garlands of white flowers, brass lamps and a small murti on a flower-decorated altar. To the right, an older man in a white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a small child in the lower right watches. A hand is raised in the left foreground. Strands of white jasmine garlands hang across the shrine.2010-02-17A photograph inside a home shrine room decorated for a visit, with a carved wooden shrine frame draped in yellow flower garlands and hanging tassels, a brass bell on a chain, and red and pink balloons nearby. A man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white flower garland with red beads and smiles as he stands before the shrine, while a woman in a white sari with a red border holds a small lit oil lamp in front of him. Around them, people in orange clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a woman in an orange top with a braid and white flowers in her hair looks on. A bald man in orange robes stands at left, and a person in a white shirt with folded hands is at right.2010-01-10A photograph inside a small room with white walls and a window. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a long swept-back hair and a large garland of white flowers with red and purple blossoms around the neck is seen from behind, holding a brass lamp or bell at a shrine. The shrine has a gilded deity murti panel with brass figures, framed deity pictures, a framed picture of a saint in orange robes, and flower garlands. On the right, an older man in white clothes and glasses stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with a rudraksha mala. Another person in orange stands nearby. Offerings of flowers and brass vessels sit on the shrine table. This appears to be a puja or darshan at a home shrine.2010-01-19