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A small shrine room with pale blue walls where a seated statue of a bald, bearded sage in white dhoti sits on a blue cushioned seat, one hand raised holding a mala. Framed deity pictures hang above, including one with a blue-skinned figure with trident. In front, a wooden low table holds a brass bowl and a small oil lamp. On the left, a person with long dark hair, a rose-coloured flower garland on the head and an orange saffron garment stands with back to camera. On the right, an elderly man with white hair and glasses wears a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl and stands with hands joined in prayer. A partly visible bald man in the lower right foreground. The sage figure is a statue, not a living person.

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A small room with pale blue walls and green carpet holds a seated wax-like figure of an elderly bald saint with a white moustache, wearing a white dhoti and a white shawl, in meditation pose on a blue cushion. Two framed devotional pictures of deities hang above him. To the right, a white table holds small figurines, a framed photograph and a brass lamp. A woman with dark hair in an orange-brown garment sits at left, and an older man with white hair, white kurta and a yellow-and-white shawl stands at right, both facing the figure. A bald person's head appears at the bottom right. Four people are visible.2013-02-14February 14 20132013-02-14February 14 20132013-02-14A photograph of a small room with pale green walls and a blue-cushioned seat. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair, glasses and a white shirt with a yellow-striped shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing a lifelike seated statue of a bald, white-moustached elder with bare chest and white dhoti and shawl, holding a small lamp or ritual object. Before the statue are a low wooden table with brass lamps, bells and a plate of sticks, and a glass case with offerings. Framed pictures on the wall show a deity and a seated figure, a smiling portrait hangs above, and a framed photo of a crowded riverside scene sits on a cabinet. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.2013-02-14A photograph of a small room with cream walls, showing a man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala standing before a golden ceremonial seat draped with white and red garlands. Above the seat hangs a large painted portrait of a seated figure framed by an orange and red cloth with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand in the corners, and a yellow cushioned chair sits to the right. Four people are visible at the edges in the foreground: an older person with white hair in white clothing on the left, and two men in suits and glasses on the right. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure with long hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, performing a gesture at the seat as a devotee-like setting unfolds.2006-03-30A photograph of a small home shrine room with red curtains and white walls. An older man in a cream kurta with gray hair and glasses stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland stands with hands folded before a framed portrait of a woman in orange garlanded with red and orange flowers. Another person with long dark hair in an orange top sits in the foreground, back to camera. The shrine holds framed photographs, a white marble bust of Shiva with a crescent and rudraksha, a small figure of a deity, red flowers and a round wall clock above. Rudraksha-like elements and marigold garlands decorate the altar. Appearance-based candidate for a person is the long-haired figure in orange with a white garland, in a devotee's home during pada pooja.2009-09-10Photograph of a small home shrine room with cream walls and dark red curtains. A woman in a saffron-orange sleeveless dress stands with her back to the camera at a corner altar, facing framed portraits and a large framed picture of a robed figure in orange garlanded with red flowers. A man in white kurta and trousers stands at the right, and a woman in a cream outfit with dark hair sits in the foreground. An oval framed image hangs above, and a ritual lamp and brass items sit on the altar cloth. A deity murti and framed pictures line a side shelf. No readable printed names on the altar pictures.2010-01-27Interior of a tiled hallway with a red-brown floor and a dark wooden carved throne backed by a framed black-and-white photograph. A bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on the throne, garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, with a small flame lamp on a low wooden stand beside him. In the foreground a white statue of a bearded sage in orange shawl and beaded mala raises his hand in blessing. A framed photograph on the wall shows a seated figure. A printed2007-12-12August 11 20092009-08-11Photograph of a domestic shrine room with framed deity paintings on the walls and a dark wooden altar ledge holding oil lamps, brass plates and small offerings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread, stands at left tending the altar. A woman in a bright orange sari, with long hair and a flower garland, stands at centre extending her hand toward the shrine. Behind her another woman in orange stands near a large framed portrait of a bearded sannyasi in red and orange robes holding a staff. At right a man in a white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a green sari is partly visible at the edge.2010-02-16A photograph inside a temple hall with whitewashed walls and a wooden ceiling. At left, an elderly sadhu with long matted grey hair and a long white beard, bare-chested with an orange cloth wrapped at his waist and beaded necklaces, stands before an open wooden niche holding a small carved deity murti with a crown and garland. Beside him, a man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and long dark hair stands with hands folded in front of him, looking toward the shrine. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery and a bare-shouldered attendant stand in the background. A hanging red lamp and a brass oil lamp are visible, with a wall clock above the niche.2009-08-11Photo 111716702009-08-11 +1 copies