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October 08 2010

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September 11 20102010-09-11A photograph of a home or ashram shrine room at night, with a decorated altar. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt faces the shrine, and a woman in a pink saree kneels in front of it. On the altar are a central framed deity picture with a golden-yellow figure, flanked by framed pictures, an oil lamp burning, brass plates of offerings, and a kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves. Orange and red cloth lies on the floor, with a plate in front. Framed pictures of deities hang on the pale yellow walls, and a red and gold ornamental canopy frames the altar.2010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08September 28 20112011-09-28A home shrine corner with a wooden shelf holding a deity murti, brass lamps and kumkum-marked offerings, with framed deity pictures on the wall behind and a garland hanging above. A person in an orange-saffron garment stands at right holding a lit aarti plate toward a framed portrait of an older man with a white beard, placed on a chair seat. Two or three other people in white and light clothing stand at the bottom edge, partly visible, watching the aarti in a home puja setting.2008-05-03September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11Interior of a small temple room with orange-painted walls and a framed portrait of a man with long hair and saffron robes hung high on the wall between two decorative banners. Below it, a seated figure in white ritual clothing sits cross-legged on a mat in the back left, and a woman in a dark sari sits in the foreground behind a low wooden table holding oil lamps and brass offerings. A central altar bears a garlanded seated deity murti surrounded by flower garlands and draped cloth, with a flat-screen television on the right side of the room. Green mats cover the floor.2011-09-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in a simple room with blue walls. A shaved-headed priest in white clothing and an orange shawl, seated at left, extends his hand over a brick fire pit holding a burning flame. Nearby, a man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red blouse sits beside him, also with palms joined. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a brass vessel rest on the ground around the fire. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall above a white-draped altar with a brass kalasha and a lamp. Several people are visible at the right edge, including a man in a white shirt holding a camera.2007-09-17A small shrine room decorated with white and gold drapes and framed pictures on the walls. Several men in white ritual clothes stand at left, one holding a folded cloth, while a man in white with a shaved head stands near the altar. The altar holds flower arrangements, brass lamps and a deity murti in an ornate case. A man in white with long dark hair and a white garment stands at the centre, with his face turned toward the shrine.2006-10-01October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph inside a temple hall with white walls and ornate ceiling molding. A standing priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl raises a lit aarti lamp toward a deity murti in a shrine with a decorated backdrop. Seated devotees in front, including a woman in red and a woman in white, watch with folded hands. A framed portrait of a person in saffron-toned clothing hangs on the right wall beside a kalasha-style offering. A brass lamp and flower offerings sit on the floor before the shrine.2009-09-21