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A photograph of a devotional home ritual in a tiled kitchen-like room. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands at a low platform, holding a lit oil lamp, while a man in orange robes beside her tends the flame. Several devotees in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer, including a woman in a cream sari with an orange border and a child in white held by an adult. A cloth-covered table at lower right holds marigold garlands, flowers, limes, a plate of fruit and a kalasha-like vessel. A video camera is visible at the upper left. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A photograph inside a tiled room with a kitchen-style counter and cabinets. A man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hair and a white flower garland stands smiling, with a red tilak on his forehead and an orange and red garland of flowers. He appears to qualify as a person candidate based on the long swept-back hair, orange robe and garlands. To his left, a bald man in white holds a young girl in a white dress, and a woman in an orange-bordered white sari presses her palms together in namaste. Another woman in an orange blouse and white sari, with a white flower in her hair, also presses her palms together. A man in an orange robe stands behind a black stone table where a small flame burns. On the right, a tray holds fruits, flower garlands and marigolds.2010-01-19A photograph inside a bare white-walled room during a home puja. A man in an orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a low wooden altar decorated with marigold garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, small figurines, a bowl of pink flowers and bananas. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with a red garland and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand with palms joined, while a woman in a pink-and-maroon salwar holds a small child. A man in white with a red shawl and another in orange with hands folded also stand near a camera operator at left. The scene shows a padha puja at a house visit.2010-02-18Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway and a kitchen area at left. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland with a rudraksha mala holds up a lit oil lamp with his right hand, pointing toward a wall. A woman in an orange sari bends to light a small lamp near the wall. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a bell, while on the right an older woman in a blue sari and a man in white with folded hands watch, and a woman in blue carries a child. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and rudraksha cues, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in an appearance-based label. Smoke rises near the wall.2008-07-28A photograph of a home shrine room with pink walls and a framed photo of a saffron-robed figure mounted high on the wall. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland stands at a wooden shrine cabinet, holding a lit oil lamp and facing small framed pictures inside. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red border holds a brass plate, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with folded hands. Women in white saris and a girl in white stand with palms pressed together, and a small child is at lower left. The scene shows a home puja with oil lamp offering and devotees in prayer.2010-01-09A photograph inside a home shrine room. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, with long dark hair and a large white flower garland draped over the shoulders, stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp near a wooden stand decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Before them, a family stands with palms pressed together in namaskar: a young woman in a white dress with glasses, a woman in a white sari with a white flower in her hair, a man in white shirt and trousers with gold bracelet, and two girls in white dresses wearing dark beaded necklaces. Above them, a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes seated in a lotus-like pose. A framed deity picture with a red-and-gold backdrop and a swastika sign are visible on the shrine. The scene reads as a home aarti being offered during a visit.2010-01-09A photograph of a small home interior where a family performs a lamp ritual at a doorway decorated with mango leaves and pink and multicolored flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a white saree with a red border join palms in prayer while a lit oil lamp is held near the doorway. A child in a light blue outfit with folded hands kneels at lower left. Standing at right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-striped shawl, long dark hair and a faintly visible rudraksha-style neck adornment watches, while another person in orange robes stands at the doorway receiving the lamp. A cameraman is visible at far left and a pink floral arrangement sits at the right edge, with a small framed picture nearby. A painted floral panel decorates the wall to the left.2010-02-15A small pink-walled room with a framed picture of a deity on the left wall, its frame draped with white and red flower garlands. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland waves a lit oil lamp before a wooden shrine cabinet with small symbols; smoke rises from the flame. Beside them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a long braid stands with hands folded, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti watches. Brass bowls, flowers and a small table sit at the base of the shrine, and a refrigerator covered in pictures stands at right. The orange-robed figure appears to be a sannyasi performing aarti; no appearance cues establish who he is.2010-01-21Indoor photo in a bare white-walled room with a dark wooden door and a tiled floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap and a long red-and-white flower garland, holds a lit lamp flame toward a offering on the floor. a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland, performing a lamp offering. 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Pink curtains and barred windows are behind them. Five people are visible.2010-01-21A photograph inside a home with orange curtains and patterned walls. A seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, shown from behind on the right, faces a second seated monk in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace and a shaved head, who holds a tray of fruit and offerings. Two young girls in white dresses and a woman in a green blouse and white skirt bend forward with a brass plate, and a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a puja plate. A man in orange with a cameraman behind him stands at left, and an older man in glasses is at the lower left edge. The scene looks like a padapuja or home blessing visit.2010-01-10A photograph inside a home kitchen-living area with a bookshelf on the left, white cabinets, a window, and a refrigerator on the right. A man with a long swept-back hairstyle and a garland of white and multicoloured flowers, wearing an orange robe and bangles, stands at the right holding a lit oil lamp and smiling as he performs a ritual. Around him, several devotees stand with palms pressed together: a woman in an orange sari with gold bangles, a woman in a white sari with a green border, a man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace, an older woman in a green sari, and a man in orange in the foreground with his back turned. A woman at left holds a camera. Another orange-clad figure stands near the doorway. A person with a camera and a brass plate are visible. The scene suggests a pada puja house visit with an oil lamp aarti.2014-07-08Inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window and a small vase on a wall shelf, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with white and red flower garlands, stands with back partly to camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward a group. Around them, a man in white shirt and dhoti with gold bracelet and necklace, a woman in orange sari with red bindi and black beaded necklace, a woman in orange sari with hands folded, and a man in white shirt with yellow shawl stand with palms pressed together in prayer or aarti. A devotee in the right foreground also joins palms. a person: the orange turban, orange robe and flower garlands on the lamp-holding figure are the cues, performing the lamp ritual.2008-07-28