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A photograph of a small indoor shrine room with pale pink walls and a window with grille. Two people stand before a wall shelf in orange robes: a woman in a magenta-and-pink flower garland holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and smoke rising, while a person in an orange robe and shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, with a gold-coloured garland. A side table holds a decorated coconut-shaped kalasha wrapped in flowers and fruit, brass bowls, a steel plate with a candle and offerings, and a small pooja setup. A framed green image hangs on the wall. Three people are visible, with a hand of another person at the right edge.

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A photograph of a small indoor shrine room with cream walls and a window with grille. Two men stand before a wooden-topped table holding a decorated coconut-shaped kalasha wrapped in flower garlands, brass bowls, a brass plate with a pair of tongs, and fruit. The man on the left wears an orange robe with a pink-magenta flower garland and a gold necklace, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. The man in the center, in an orange robe with a maroon border, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a pale green sari is partly visible at the right edge. A green framed picture hangs on the wall behind the table. Pooja with a lit lamp and offerings is being performed.2010-01-19A photograph inside a small room with white walls and a wooden cabinet on the right, its shelves holding a row of brass bells, with framed pictures on top. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange sari wrap, with a long pink and white flower garland around her neck, holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising from it toward a wall shrine niche. Beside her a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and at the left edge a man in a white shirt and a striped-sleeve person are partly visible. The scene shows an aarti being offered at a home. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance-based cues; the figures are devotees and attendees.2010-01-10A photograph inside a small whitewashed room where a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland lights an oil lamp with a long taper at a green-topped altar. Brass lamps with flames stand on the altar, along with a heap of bananas, marigold-like white flowers and a small framed picture. To the left, a second person in orange robes stands with hands folded in namaste beside a barred window. Garlands hang on a framed image in the upper right. The scene suggests a puja at a shrine.2010-02-18A photo inside a small room with a light wood cabinet and white walls. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a pink and white flower garland holds a lit brass oil lamp toward a wooden puja shrine with small brass bells, and smoke rises from the flame. Beside them a man in an orange robe stands with his palms pressed together in prayer, and a person in a striped shirt and another in a white shirt are partly visible at the left edge. Visible people: about four.2010-01-10A photograph inside a home shrine room with white walls and a white arched niche decorated with green mango-leaf festoons. A woman in an orange sari wears a white and red flower garland and holds her hands over a flame, while a young man in orange robes holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. A bald man in orange sits in the foreground near a brass tray of pink flowers and fruit. Framed deity pictures hang on the niche, including a Venkateswara-style image with a gold frame and flower garlands, and a painted child deity on a side wall scroll. A glass display cabinet holds brass and steel vessels, and fruit and offerings sit on a table at left. A man with folded hands stands at the right edge.2010-01-10July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a dimly lit room where a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange head wrap, wearing a white jasmine garland, stands before a small altar table holding brass oil lamps, a lit flame in a small dish, a silver plate with offerings, and banana-leaf or cloth-wrapped items. Beside him a second man in a plain orange shirt with a dark shawl, wearing a wristwatch, holds a metal vessel and looks toward the altar. Sunlight comes through a barred window. Whether the saffron-clad man is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is described only as a devotee or priest performing a puja-style offering with lamps.2008-07-28A 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.2011-05-23Indoor puja in a plain whitewashed room with a barred window. A person in an orange turban, orange robe and white jasmine garland holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a small offering table. Beside them a man in orange robes with an orange shawl holds a brass bell. On the table are brass lamp stands, a flower garland, a plate of sand or grain with a red offering, banana-leaf packets and a brass vessel, with a pineapple at the lower left. The scene reads as a ritual aarti in a small shrine room.2008-07-28A 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.2010-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10