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A photograph of a shaved-headed? no: a man with dark hair, wearing a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulder, stands bent forward and waves a flame toward a framed image of a deity or portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The shrine is set into a wall with purple and green foliage draped across the shelves and additional framed pictures of saffron-clad figures beside it. Below, two brass oil lamps burn on a patterned floor next to a covered pedestal topped with flowers, and a steel bowl of petals sits in front. The scene appears to be a home or temporary shrine puja with aarti, and one person is visible.

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A photograph of a man in white clothes with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, performing an aarti with a bright flame in front of a wall niche decorated with purple flowers and a garland. Inside the niche, a framed deity picture with a white-and-red flower garland hangs above a small offering of flowers and a lamp on the floor. Two other framed religious pictures are also in the niche. The man's face is not visible, so no identity is given; only a priest or devotee performing puja is described.2006-10-09A photograph of a homa at an indoor shrine. A person in white ritual clothing stands with hands joined in prayer beside a flaming fire pit, with brass vessels and a kalasha in the foreground. To the right, a framed portrait of a woman in orange is garlanded with orange and yellow flower garlands. Flower offerings lie on the floor, and a plastic chair and red container are visible in the background. No clear appearance-based cues establish the identity of the person, so the a person field is unsure.July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOctober 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a bare, whitewashed room. A standing man in white dhoti and white kurta, with a brass plate in his right hand, pours offerings toward a fire burning on a brick-lined fire pit. To the left, a woman in a white sari kneels with palms pressed together in prayer, a brass plate of offerings before her. On the wall behind, a framed picture shows a figure in saffron-orange robes seated before greenery and a flower garland, with brass oil lamps on either side of a table draped in white cloth. Two partially visible heads of seated attendees appear at the bottom edge of the frame.2009-10-10A photograph inside a white-walled temple shrine. A standing priest in white kurta and white dhoti, seen from behind with dark hair, raises a metal vessel with a lit flame toward a small deity murti in a niche draped with orange, green and yellow cloths and garlanded with flowers. A seated attendant in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat to the left. Brass oil lamps, a plate of flowers and offering dishes sit on a dark floor in front of the niche, performing an aarti at the shrine.October 27 20112011-10-27A homa ritual in a bare whitewashed room. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt holds a small oil lamp toward a table draped in white cloth, where a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari sits between two brass lamp stands with lit wicks, flanked by fruit and flower garlands. In the foreground, a seated woman in white with long braided hair presses her palms together in prayer beside a brick fire pit with bright flames, a small brass kettle and brass plates. Smoke rises from the fire pit across the wall.2009-10-10A photograph inside a temple shrine hall showing a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, holding a brass plate of flaming camphor or offering before a homa fire pit lined with white stone. Behind him stand ornately decorated deity murtis on an altar, with garlands and a dark-skinned goddess figure flanked by brass lamps. Two tall figures in orange-brown clothing stand on either side of the altar. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor. The man appears to be a priest performing a homa or aarti. Whether the man is a person cannot be determined from the image.September 15 20092009-09-15A standing man in an all-white kurta and dhoti holds a brass lamp with a lit flame over a homa fire pit built of white bricks, while a woman in white sits kneeling with her hands joined in prayer beside it. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange garments garlanded with flowers, placed above a table draped in white cloth with brass lamps and a plate of fruit. The room has plain white walls and the fire pit holds burning wood with offerings.2009-10-10A photo of a devotional aarti being performed in a small whitewashed room with a blue doorframe. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a large framed portrait garlanded with red and pink flower strands and yellow marigolds. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a copper vessel sit on a blue table draped in white cloth. Behind him, a man in white and another in white dhoti stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a brown sari with a mala stands at left. Small framed deity images and shelves are at the upper right, and a kolam is drawn on the floor.