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A small home shrine room with pale green walls where devotees gather around a wooden cabinet filled with framed deity pictures, garlands and flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at the doorway near a patterned curtain, while a figure in orange robes with long dark hair faces the cabinet, holding a lamp-like object. A woman in an orange sari with gold bangles stands at right, and a man in a checked shirt reaches toward the shrine. A portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure with a garland hangs high on the wall; it is a printed image, not a physical person. A red and gold cloth hangs at left. Approximately six people are visible.

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January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23Photograph inside a small home shrine room with cream walls and framed devotional pictures decorated with flower garlands. A large framed image of a deity murti with silver ornaments sits above a wall shelf of smaller frames, including a multi-deity picture. Five people are visible: a woman in an orange top with a pink flower garland in her hair faces the shrine, a woman in a blue sari kneels at left, a woman in a dark red sari stands at right, and a man in a lilac checked shirt stands at far right. A person in an orange robe bends low at the lower right, placing offerings before a framed photograph of a seated saffron-clad sannyasi with a garland. Devotees are doing darshan and puja in a domestic satsang setting.2010-01-23A small home shrine room with a wall altar holding framed devotional pictures and two large black-and-white portraits of older men, one smiling and one with long hair and moustache. A woman in saffron-orange robes with a pink flower garland stands at the altar with hands reaching toward offerings, while a man in white and a woman in a denim jacket stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Oil lamps burn on a glass-fronted shelf and the altar displays deity images, marigolds and brass items. Readable and , which is not included below2010-01-23June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesA small home shrine room with cream walls, a barred window and a wooden cabinet decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, framed photos and a coconut. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland lights a small oil lamp held in her hand. Beside her, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the left, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass tray of flowers and a decorated offering basket with banana leaves. A man in a light shirt on the right also folds his hands in prayer. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor beside a kolam design.2010-02-15January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23A small shrine room with cream walls and a wooden cabinet. A woman in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red flower garland performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait and a gold deity murti with flowers. A man in a white kurta and a woman in a blue and gold sari stand behind her with palms pressed together. A white figure seated with a red flower garland, framed photos and flower offerings sit on the cabinet top. Brass lamps and plates of offerings are arranged in front of the shrine.2010-02-18A small indoor room with a wooden cabinet along the top wall and a framed photo shrine on the right. Several people stand with their backs to the camera facing the altar, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white blouse and an orange-and-gold sari with her hands folded. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the center, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the shrine. Another woman on the right wears a white sari with gold border. On the shrine are framed pictures and a small table with a framed portrait of a sannyasi in orange robes garlanded with flowers. A framed colourful deity picture hangs on the wall above a small wall bracket. A video camera appears at the right edge. The scene is a devotional moment of puja at a home shrine.2010-02-18A small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15A photograph of a padha puja in a home room with wooden-framed windows and green checked curtains. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp, stands at a carved wooden shrine cabinet with a framed deity picture. Three devotees in white stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in a white sari with gold embroidery, a man in a white kurta, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl. A small patterned footstool sits on the floor near the shrine.2010-01-28