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A man with long, swept-back black hair wears a sleeveless red top and orange cloth wrapped at the waist, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame on a shelf of framed deity pictures. Above a grilled cabinet, framed prints of Hindu deities, including a multi-armed goddess and a figure with a crown, are decorated with red and white flowers. A woman in a cream sari with a magenta border and gold bangles stands at right with her palms pressed together in namaskar. A partial figure in white is visible at the left edge. This appears to be a home puja or aarti at a shrine shelf.

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A photograph of a home shrine on a wall shelf with framed devotional prints of deities, including a central trident-bearing figure, a multi-armed goddess and a pair of deity figures, with red flower garlands beneath. In the foreground a person with long wavy black hair in a sleeveless red top and orange wrap holds a silver oil lamp with a flame toward the shrine. To the right an older woman in a gold-bordered sari with gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Two people are visible.2008-10-15July 10 20092009-07-10Photograph of four people standing before a shrine wall in a green-painted room under a fluorescent tube light. Framed colour prints of deities, including a multi-armed goddess and a deity with an ornate tiruchi-style frame, hang above a metal grille and a small offering shelf with red flowers. On the left, a man in a white shirt stands with his back to the camera. Beside him, a young woman in an orange-red garment reaches toward the grille. 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A second person in orange clothing kneels at the lower left beside a plate of bananas and fruit. Brass lamps and pink petals rest on a marble-topped table below the frames. Copyright text is overlaid at the lower right.2010-02-17September 15 20092009-09-15A home shrine room with framed deity prints on the wall, each garlanded with marigold and rose chains. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti before the shrine. Beside him, an older man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground at left, a person in orange clothing with dark hair faces the shrine. On the shrine table are a brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity figure decorated with red and pink flowers, and a framed picture garlanded with white flowers.2010-02-17A small room with a home shrine on a wooden table against a white wall. 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The wooden altar cabinet holds framed photos, marigold flowers, a brass tray and offerings, and a framed black-and-white portrait with a white garland sits in front. Four people are visible.2010-01-10January 02 20082008-01-02