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Indoor scene in a plain white-walled room with cream curtains and a wooden door. A man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl stands at left with his back partly turned, ringing a small brass handbell near a wooden side table. Four people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar facing the same direction: a young man in white shirt and grey trousers, a man in white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a green sari, and a woman in a yellow-green sari near the window. Two small posters or framed prints hang on the walls, with no legible text. A sign of a deity shrine or altar appears at left, and the scene suggests puja or aarti in a home shrine room.

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A photo taken indoors in a room with pale green walls and an arched doorway. Five people stand in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands beside a young boy in a red checked shirt. Next is a man in white kurta and white pants wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, also with hands folded. Two young girls in white salwar-style outfits stand beside him. On the far right, a man in a white kurta with a saffron/orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp flame near the edge of the frame, with a dark altar or stand visible at the right. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; the figures are shown as devotees and participants.2006-10-23A photograph taken indoors in a plain cream-walled room with a window grille and curtains. A priest in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a brass lamp with a large flame and smoke rising, while a second man in orange and white holds a small bell or lamp handle. A man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a woman in a blue sari with hands joined in namaskar watch and smile; another woman in a yellow sari stands behind. The scene resembles an aarti being performed in a home. A small framed picture is on the wall above the doorway. Another person's arm is visible at the left edge.2006-10-23October 25 20062006-10-25Indoor shrine room with cream walls and a wooden altar cabinet on the left. A framed photograph of a seated saint in orange robes with a garland of white flowers and a red flower sits before a banyan-type tree backdrop, with Tamil text printed beneath it. On the altar are small brass vessels, flowers and a plate of offerings. A man in white dress with an orange-yellow shawl stands center, lifting a brass bell-shaped lamp with a flame toward the altar in an aarti gesture. Three men stand to the right in white shirts and light trousers, one with hands pressed together in prayer. A white curtain hangs by the window and an open wooden door is behind them.2006-10-23October 24 20062006-10-24A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste inside a bright, plain room with white walls, a ceiling fan and a wooden door. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stand with hands folded, while a man in white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands beside them. Behind them, several people in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing a long pendant necklace, stand in prayer on a colourful striped mat. An elderly woman in a pink sari stands among them. Strings of green leaves hang at the doorway. A logo appears at top left.2009-09-15Indoor photograph of a handshake in a small room with a wooden door and white walls. A woman with hair tied back, wearing an orange blouse and orange sari, faces away from the camera and clasps the hand of a man in a dark green polo shirt and khaki trousers. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes stands near the wall. On the right, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with gold border stands by the door, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the doorway. Seated along the bottom right are elderly people in white, including a man wearing a rudraksha mala. A small framed picture with pink flower garlands hangs in the upper right corner. A water bottle and a steel tumbler sit on the floor at left.2008-07-27Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window on the right and a small vase with flowers on a wall shelf. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white flower garland around the neck, stands with back partly toward the camera. Behind and beside him, several people in white dhotis and orange or cream saris and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right. Someone at left holds a camera near an arched opening. The turban-and-robe figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a person depiction as the honoured presence; the rest are devotees.2008-07-28December 17 20062006-12-17Inside a plain white room with a barred window, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe holds a lit oil lamp in front of a small altar draped with white cloth and flower petals. On the altar sit framed pictures, a brass lamp, and a plate with a kalasha-like item. Facing the altar, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a black cord necklace presses his palms together, beside a woman in a saffron-yellow sari and a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl, also with hands folded. A cameraman with a shoulder camera stands at the arched doorway and a young man at right, lower corner, joins hands in prayer. Aarti in a small shrine room, with several visible people in the scene.2008-07-28January 28 20102010-01-28Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a small arched doorway and a barred window on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with a white flower garland, holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a group. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with folded hands, a woman in an orange sari with folded hands, and a man in white with an orange-yellow shawl stand in prayerful greeting. A woman in an orange sari smiles in the background, and another man in orange stands at left. A small vase with pink flowers sits on a wall shelf. Brass oil lamps are visible on the floor at right, consistent with a ceremonial lamp offering.2008-07-28