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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.

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A 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 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.2010-01-19January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of a home shrine room with yellow walls and a fluorescent tube light. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears a purple orchid garland and an orange robe, and stands at the shrine with his right hand reaching toward an oil lamp on the wooden shelf. Beside him, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and looks toward the shrine. In the foreground a woman with a hair ornament and a pink garment is seen from behind. The shrine holds framed deity pictures, a framed portrait of a smiling man raising his hand, marigold garlands, a small golden figure in an orange robe and a red-and-white cloth on a tray.2010-01-10A home shrine corner in a room with cream walls and a brown wooden cabinet. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with long dark hair and a red shawl with gold border, garlanded with pink roses, holds a lit brass oil lamp toward the shelves. Shelves hold framed deity prints and photographs, flower garlands, and a small Ganesha picture hangs above. On the left a framed picture of a smiling woman with a red bindi and a garland hangs on the wall beside a framed image of a seated figure. At the lower right an elderly person with grey hair and another person with folded hands watch. The shrine is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands.2010-01-09A 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.2009-08-11A 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 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.2010-01-10A photograph of a domestic shrine room in a house. A man in an orange sleeveless garment with a long multicoloured flower garland performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp flame toward a small shrine cabinet of carved wooden doors with brass-bell fittings. Inside the cabinet are small framed pictures, flowers, brass items and a brass lamp. Around him, a woman in white with folded hands and glasses stands at left, a woman in a yellow saree with a white flower garland is at lower left, and a person with dark hair is visible at right. Flower petals lie at the base of the shrine.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph in a small tiled room showing a standing man in an orange saffron wrap and long swept-back black hair, wearing a thick red and green garland with a gold ornament. He holds a brass bell and a lit oil lamp flame over a wooden cabinet decorated with yellow marigold garlands and framed portrait photographs. Two children with hair in plaits sit in front of the cabinet, and a person in orange clothing sits at the right edge. A gold-framed mirror or picture hangs on the right wall.2010-01-10A 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 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.2010-01-19