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A domestic kitchen with a carved wooden home shrine on the left, lit by small oil lamps and holding deity murti, framed pictures and garlands. A woman in a red and orange saree with a bangle stands at the shrine, her hand reaching toward the altar. Beside her, a second woman in a red and gold saree stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Steel vessels, plastic containers and a red cloth-covered table fill the kitchen behind them. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.

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July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 16 20142014-06-16June 27 20142014-06-27A kitchen interior where a person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with a gold-toned bangle on the upper arm and a multicoloured flower garland stands at a counter, holding a small metal lamp with a flame and tipping it toward a lit wick or flame near the cabinet. Steel vessels, plastic containers and a water filter sit on shelves behind. To the right, another person in white clothes and glasses presses palms together in namaskar. A wooden cabinet with small brass-toned arched doors stands on the left. A ritual lamp offering is being made in a domestic kitchen during a home visit.2014-06-16A kitchen interior where a figure in a saffron-red dress with a shawl and a long multicolour marigold garland stands before a bright flame rising from a stove. He holds a small ritual item in one hand and a bangled, jewelled arm adornment is visible. Beside him on the right, a devotee in white clothes presses palms together in prayer near a steel sink. In the foreground a steel plate holds fruit and flower offerings, with a small sacred arrangement on a low wooden stand. Wooden cabinets, steel containers and a blue water dispenser fill the room. a person appears as the figure in saffron-red with the garland; the presence of the candidate is an appearance-based label only.2014-06-16A small domestic kitchen with white walls, a wall-mounted cabinet, steel utensils, plastic containers, a water purifier and a window with a grille. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a marigold garland, stands at the counter holding a small lit oil lamp, its flame bright, while a man in white clothes on the right stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. A wall shelf on the left holds a rack of small brass bells. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering in a home kitchen. a person is the man with the lamp, identified by his long swept hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha-style beads and marigold garland.2014-06-16A person in a home kitchen stands at a shelf, lighting or tending an oil lamp with a flame on a brass stand. They wear a red garment and a long garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers over the shoulders. A small shrine on the right holds a framed picture, brass items and a red cloth. Stovetop pots and kitchen items surround them.2014-06-27June 16 20142014-06-16A small home shrine corner with a carved wooden puja cabinet on the left, brass lamps and figurines on white wall shelves, and framed deity pictures garlanded with white flowers. A person in a cream turban and rust-red wrap with a yellow-gold border holds a lit oil lamp near the shrine, wearing a gold necklace and white jasmine garland. Beside them a bald figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles stands at the doorway. A dark-haired person's head is visible in the lower foreground. Peacock-feather stickers decorate the glass door.2014-07-10June 16 20142014-06-16A home shrine room during a padapuja at a devotee's house. A woman in a rust-red sari with a red flower garland stands with her back to the camera before a wooden cabinet holding framed deity pictures, a small brass lamp and a plate of offerings. At right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a dark beaded mala holds a brass plate and stands with hands folded in namaste. A woman in a green blouse at left and an older woman at lower right also join with hands pressed together. Glass display cabinets with white teapots and dishes line the left wall, and green curtains hang at the window. Five people are visible.2014-06-26June 16 20142014-06-16