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A photograph taken at a doorway of a shrine room, looking in toward a small altar with a pink draped canopy, framed deity pictures, brass lamps on the walls and a ceiling fan. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron garment with a gold-bordered edge. On the right a man in white ritual clothes with an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala stands in the doorway. A third person in white is seated below the altar. Dangling green and red garlands hang over the carved wooden doorframe.

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February 14 20132013-02-14A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17Photograph of a small home shrine room with cream walls and dark red curtains. A woman in a saffron-orange sleeveless dress stands with her back to the camera at a corner altar, facing framed portraits and a large framed picture of a robed figure in orange garlanded with red flowers. A man in white kurta and trousers stands at the right, and a woman in a cream outfit with dark hair sits in the foreground. An oval framed image hangs above, and a ritual lamp and brass items sit on the altar cloth. A deity murti and framed pictures line a side shelf. No readable printed names on the altar pictures.2010-01-27Photograph taken through a wooden arched doorway into a small shrine room. Two people in saffron-orange robes are visible: a figure with long dark hair in the foreground at left, and a second figure with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland draped around the neck, bowing before a home altar. The altar at left holds gold deity murtis, marigold and flower garlands, brass lamps and a small flame. Framed religious paintings hang on the pale wall. A hand is raised at the far left edge.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of a small home shrine room with red curtains and white walls. An older man in a cream kurta with gray hair and glasses stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland stands with hands folded before a framed portrait of a woman in orange garlanded with red and orange flowers. Another person with long dark hair in an orange top sits in the foreground, back to camera. The shrine holds framed photographs, a white marble bust of Shiva with a crescent and rudraksha, a small figure of a deity, red flowers and a round wall clock above. Rudraksha-like elements and marigold garlands decorate the altar. Appearance-based candidate for a person is the long-haired figure in orange with a white garland, in a devotee's home during pada pooja.2009-09-10A photograph taken inside a narrow room with a small shrine on the far wall decorated with framed colour prints of deities and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron. A man with long curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a yellow and red flower garland on the head faces the shrine. A seated man in a dark striped shirt sits near the shrine, and a woman with a long braid and white flower garland stands at right in the foreground. A brass lamp and offerings are placed at the shrine.2010-02-15January 03 20122012-01-03August 09 20072007-08-09January 21 20102010-01-21January 20 20102010-01-20A photograph inside a home interior with a polished marble floor and a wooden ceiling. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a thick yellow and red flower garland and walks forward, while a younger man in orange robes with a shawl follows behind him. Through an open doorway on the right, a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda sits on a wooden stand, garlanded with flowers and flanked by a basket of fruit and a tray of petals, with a figure in white standing near the doorway. Two physical people are visible in the foreground, plus one partially visible person in white beside the portrait.2010-01-23