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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.

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A 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.2011-05-23A 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.2011-05-23July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2011-05-23A photograph inside a plain white-walled room during a home visit. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange sleeveless garment, stands before a framed devotional picture of a deity with white flower garlands and holds a lit flame toward a small shrine or offering spot. In the foreground right, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-yellow shawl with pink borders and is seen from behind. A man in white stands at left, and a boy with his palms pressed together stands at the doorway at right, looking toward a room with green leaves hanging above the door. Visible people number about four, with additional partial figures in the doorway area.2010-02-17July 28 20082008-07-28A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a white and multicoloured flower garland around his neck, stands at a home shrine holding a brass bell in his left hand and a lit oil lamp in his right. A devotee with folded hands stands at the left edge, and another person is partly visible at the right. The shrine cabinet is red-brown wood, decorated with white daisies, pink and yellow flowers, a green coconut and framed pictures of deities. A barred window with ornate iron grille is behind. The scene shows aarti being performed in a home puja room. The man has long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala is not clearly visible; cues for the probable identity are limited to his orange clothing, long hair and garland, so the identity is uncertain.2010-02-15A photograph of a small home shrine viewed through a wooden arched doorway. A sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a long red-and-white flower garland and rudraksha mala is lighting an oil lamp at the shrine while holding a small vessel. Framed prints of deities hang on the pale yellow wall, with brass lamps and small figures on a ledge. In the foreground, two devotees in white and dark clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, their backs to the camera.2010-01-23April 01 20082008-04-01A small whitewashed room with a corrugated metal ceiling and a barred window on the left. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair and a white flower garland lights an oil lamp (deepam) set on a wall ledge. Beside her, a green-covered table holds brass oil lamps, a bowl of white flowers, fruit and a framed picture garlanded with jasmine and red flowers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a wristwatch holds his hands together in prayer, while several people stand at the edge of the frame in orange and dark clothing.2010-02-18A 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.2010-02-17A 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.2010-02-15