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Photograph of a small whitewashed room with a grey-tiled lower wall and a barred window. In the right foreground a standing figure with long dark hair wears a white jasmine garland with a green band and an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and body. Lower left, a man in a white shirt crouches or bends toward the wall, and a woman in a dark blue top with her hair tied back bends forward in the centre. On the wall ledge below sit a trident-like metal emblem with red flowers and a small brass kalasha or pot with red flower offerings. Another orange-clad person is partly visible at the far right edge. The scene suggests a devotional moment at a small shrine corner.

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Indoor photo in a small room with pale yellow walls and a barred window. In the foreground, a man in white seen from behind holds a flame lamp toward a small shrine decorated with red flowers and a deity murti. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange cloth draped over his bare upper body, smiles while looking down at the lamp. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold wristwatch stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests an aarti being performed.2011-05-23April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01A small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15A photograph taken indoors in a small room with white walls and a barred window. A man in a white shirt, seen from behind with his palms pressed together, stands at left. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and long swept-back dark hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a small wall niche decorated with red flowers. A third person in orange, with hands folded near their face, is partly visible at the right edge. Three people are visible in the scene.2011-05-23April 01 20082008-04-01A seated figure in an orange-saffron cloth with a white and yellow-red marigold garland and a tilak on the forehead has a hand raised toward a bent-over devotee's head, while another devotee in a white shirt and dark trousers leans in beside a woman in a maroon sari bowing with her hands near his feet. A bearded man in a white kurta and orange shawl stands behind them, and a woman in white looks on from the background. A low white-covered bench holds a bamboo tray of banknotes, a steel tumbler and a gold-tipped walking stick. The setting is an indoor hall with windows, a striped floor mat and a blue-framed table. The seated figure's distinctive long hair and saffron robes are visible cues, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.2006-12-10A photograph of a small home prayer room with cream walls and an orange curtained window. On the wall hangs a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron robes with a garland of red and green flowers; smaller framed deity pictures sit beside it. A man in white clothes with a red shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a person with long swept-back hair, a white flower garland and a red-and-gold cloth wrap, with gold armbands, bends over a mat. At right, a shaved-headed person in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near an orange curtain. Objects visible include a bookshelf, a white appliance and a red rug.2014-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a small home shrine room with cream walls and framed devotional pictures decorated with flower garlands. A large framed image of a deity murti with silver ornaments sits above a wall shelf of smaller frames, including a multi-deity picture. Five people are visible: a woman in an orange top with a pink flower garland in her hair faces the shrine, a woman in a blue sari kneels at left, a woman in a dark red sari stands at right, and a man in a lilac checked shirt stands at far right. A person in an orange robe bends low at the lower right, placing offerings before a framed photograph of a seated saffron-clad sannyasi with a garland. Devotees are doing darshan and puja in a domestic satsang setting.2010-01-23A small shrine room with cream walls and a wooden cabinet. A woman in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red flower garland performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait and a gold deity murti with flowers. A man in a white kurta and a woman in a blue and gold sari stand behind her with palms pressed together. A white figure seated with a red flower garland, framed photos and flower offerings sit on the cabinet top. Brass lamps and plates of offerings are arranged in front of the shrine.2010-02-18January 23 20102010-01-23Photograph of an indoor room with pale walls and a doorway. A young woman in orange robes sits on a white-draped chair, smiling broadly with long dark hair and a red forehead mark. Beside her a bearded man in an orange shawl and dhoti stands with hands folded, a wristwatch visible. A man in white shirt kneels on the floor before a brass plate of fruit and flower petals, while another man in a white shirt and dhoti with a tilak on his forehead stands with arms folded, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. Floor offerings include marigold and rose petals and a plate of bananas. Consistent with a Bhoomi Puja ritual setting.2008-04-01