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July 29 20082008-07-29Interior of a home with a small wooden shrine structure under a red tiled roof, its doorway hung with strings of red and white flower garlands and green leaves. A woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and stands at left with her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Inside the shrine doorway, a person in an orange garment bends over a small table, apparently tending a shrine. At left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands partly visible, and at right another man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside the shrine, looking toward it. Red-and-grey tiled floor, white walls, a stained-glass arched window, wooden latticed screens, and carved wooden wall brackets.2010-02-17A photograph taken from behind of two people in saffron-orange clothing entering a pink-walled room through a doorway. The figure on the left wears a sleeveless orange top and wrap with a white flower garland draped over the shoulders and long dark hair. The figure on the right wears a longer orange robe with a darker orange border and bends forward toward a small shrine. The shrine holds a framed picture garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, oil lamps and brass vessels. A small framed photograph is mounted on the wall beside the doorway.2010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 20 20102010-01-20A 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 photograph of a small home shrine room. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland with red and purple flowers, holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine. Beside him, another person in an orange robe stands with hands folded in namaskar. At left, an older man in white kurta with folded hands watches. The shrine has framed deity pictures, a framed photo of a saint in orange, brass lamps and candlesticks on a white draped table, and curtains with floral print. The flame is lit, and red flowers sit near the shrine.2010-01-19August 17 20072007-08-17July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a home shrine with a white arched canopy decorated with green leaf garland and gold trim. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland holds a silver tray of pink flower petals and offers them toward the shrine. A man in an orange robe with a dark sash holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a flame offering in the other. A bald priest in orange kneels in front, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls, including a gilt-framed Balaji image, a Krishna picture at left, and a lit oil lamp inside the shrine. Marigold garlands decorate the shrine.2010-01-10A photograph of two people in front of a carved wooden shrine niche decorated with fresh garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. The person on the left wears an orange shawl wrapped over the head and body and an orange lower garment, with bare back visible, and leans forward toward the shrine. The person on the right wears a white garment with an orange shawl and has long dark hair. Inside the niche are framed deity images and a small offering arrangement. Two people are physically present; the shrine images are paintings or prints. The person on the right shows only a long dark-haired back and white clothing; no visible cues establish a person appearance, so identity is unsure.2007-08-17A photograph inside a temple doorway framed by bulbs and marigold and white flower garlands. In the foreground on the left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with long hair and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Beside him, an older man with white hair in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl bends forward to offer something at an altar. Beyond the doorway, a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a golden crown sits within a shrine with a dark cloth backdrop, and a gold-coloured umbrella hangs at the upper left. Marigold garlands line the doorframe.2005-12-31January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copies