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A photograph taken indoors of a small shrine alcove beside a barred window. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a white shirt with a band collar faces away from the camera. At right, a person in an orange garment with a long white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp, its flame bright, toward the shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti with a flower garland, red and orange flowers, and small lit lamps on a grey stone ledge.

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A photograph inside a small room with pale walls and a window at the top. A man in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand, lit by its flame, and stands before a small shrine. On the shrine ledge are a trident-like metal staff, framed pictures with red and yellow flowers, a garland-draped image, brass vessels and oil lamps. In the foreground at left, a man with short dark hair in a white shirt faces the shrine with his back to the camera. Ritual puja setting with flowers, lamps and offerings.2011-05-23A photograph of a small shrine niche in a plain room with grey panelled walls. A person in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland over the shoulders holds a flaming lamp up toward a trident-like ritual object, with its back partly turned to the camera. Framed photos and deity images are decorated with yellow flowers, marigold garlands and red blossoms, and brass oil lamps and a small plate of offerings sit on the altar ledge. At the left edge, another person in a white shirt stands with hands pressed together in prayer, and a third person's head is visible in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti at a home shrine.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.2011-05-23June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28Photograph of a temple shrine room with white marble walls. A figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland around the neck holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a white marble shrine structure. Behind the shrine is a decorated altar with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a framed deity picture showing an elephant-headed deity. A second person in orange robes stands at the right edge with hands folded in prayer. The image shows aarti being performed in front of the shrine.2010-02-15December 25 20072007-12-25A 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 photograph inside a small room with white walls and a window. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a long swept-back hair and a large garland of white flowers with red and purple blossoms around the neck is seen from behind, holding a brass lamp or bell at a shrine. The shrine has a gilded deity murti panel with brass figures, framed deity pictures, a framed picture of a saint in orange robes, and flower garlands. On the right, an older man in white clothes and glasses stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with a rudraksha mala. Another person in orange stands nearby. Offerings of flowers and brass vessels sit on the shrine table. This appears to be a puja or darshan at a home shrine.2010-01-19January 06 20122012-01-06A home shrine with framed deity prints of Ganesha and a goddess decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and red roses. A person in an orange sleeveless robe with a long yellow-and-white flower garland stands with back to camera, holding a lit oil lamp before the altar. Beside them a man in white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass bells hang from the ceiling, a brass plate of grains and flower petals sits on the ledge, and a pink garment is in the right foreground.2010-02-17July 28 20082008-07-28