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May 16 2004

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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, seen from behind and to the left, lighting a brass oil lamp with a visible flame on a small home shrine. The shrine shelves hold small clay oil lamps in rows, a brass lamp stand, a copper vessel and a small metal figure. Framed religious prints of deities hang on the pale wall above, including a blue-toned image of a standing deity group and a figure in a red-bordered frame. Dark long hair falls past his shoulders. The scene suggests a puja at a household altar.A person in a saffron-orange turban and orange wrap stands with their back to the camera, lighting an oil lamp at a wooden wall shrine. Long dark hair falls over the shoulders beneath the turban. Beside them, a framed picture of a hilltop temple under a blue sky carries a garland of white flowers, and a framed purple-background image shows a deity murti with a crown and ornate garlands. Garlanded picture frames and a small blue devotional print sit on the shrine ledge, with a white-clad person partly visible at the right edge.2007-08-17A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls and a dark wooden cabinet. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes holds a brass oil lamp with a visible flame, lit near a wall shelf. The shelf holds framed deity pictures, a marigold-garlanded deity murti, small brass vessels, a silver bowl and a brass shrine with a white floral garland. A portrait of a saffron-robed monk is framed on the wall, labelled in print. Another person's hands with folded palms appear at the lower left edge.A photograph of a person in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban seen from behind, holding a lit oil lamp toward a wall shrine. The shrine holds a framed Himalayan mountain landscape photo with a Tamil heading, a purple framed print of a deity in an ornate arched frame with garlands, and a blue print of a deity below. Jasmine-style garlands hang along the frames, and a carved wooden frame and red flowers appear at the right edge. A white-clad person is partly visible at right. Lamp lighting at a home shrine.2007-08-17A man in profile on the left wears an orange turban, a gold-bordered orange shawl over bare shoulders, and a thick garland of yellow and white flowers with red blossoms. He holds a metal tray with a lit camphor flame in both hands, offering arati before a dark shrine doorway; a blue cloth hangs behind and a woman stands at the right edge. A cameraman with a video camera is visible on the far left. Appearance is consistent with the a person candidate in an arati ritual, though it is not certain; his role is priest offering arati. a person cues: orange turban, saffron shawl, flower garland.2007-01-12August 18 20172017-08-18March 18 20052005-03-18A photograph of a person in a saffron orange turban and matching saffron robe, with a white and orange flower garland around the neck, standing at a small home shrine corner holding a lit oil lamp in one hand. Pink walls frame the scene. Behind, a framed cross-stitch embroidery shows a colourful temple tower flanked by palm-like trees, and a framed portrait hangs on the right. A white-draped table holds white flowers, brass lamps, a brass stand and books. Hanging steel kitchen utensils are visible on the left. The person is one physical individual, and the lamp is an oil lamp in a pooja setting.January 10 20092009-01-10July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban stands at a wooden home shrine, hands pressed together in prayer and back to the camera. Long dark hair falls over the shoulders. The shrine wall holds framed prints and posters of deities garlanded with white flowers, including a multi-armed goddess seated on a lotus and a Tirupati-style deity, with a mountain temple photo above. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on the altar table. To the right, a second devotee in white clothes with a gold border is partly visible, also praying. The figure is a devotee at prayer rather than a clearly identifiable person, so no identity is asserted.2007-08-17A photograph of a person in an orange saffron turban and orange shawl with a white flower garland, seen from behind, standing at a home shrine. The person faces a small altar draped in purple cloth, lighting or tending a flame on a brass tray with flowers. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall, including a lotus-seated goddess and a panel of multiple goddess figures, with a small brass murti and a clock nearby. A window with blinds is at left.2004-02-24