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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.

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February 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 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.2013-02-14Photograph 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.2010-01-27February 14 20132013-02-14December 12 20072007-12-12A 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.2009-09-10Indoor shrine room with dark wooden altar cabinets holding framed deity pictures and small brass lamps and offering plates on a low wooden platform. A grey-haired priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at left, back to camera. A figure in a long orange robe with a white flower garland holds a lit lamp or flame toward the altar. Another person in orange stands behind. At right, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses stands with palms joined in namaste. On the wall, a large framed portrait of an elderly saint in red-and-white garments with a staff, beside a framed photograph of two robed figures. Marble floor, white walls.2010-02-16August 11 20092009-08-11January 23 20102010-01-23Indoor photo of a small room with orange-painted walls and wooden cabinets with glass doors. At a glass-topped table covered with patterned cloth sit a man in an orange robe with a shaved head and white forehead markings, and a woman in a red sari with rudraksha beads and gold bangles who gestures with her hand. On the table are a brass plate, steel tumblers, small framed pictures, books, flowers and a rudraksha mala. A white-clad man with white hair and a moustache stands at left holding a gold-bordered shawl, and a man in white kneels at the bottom with palms joined.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor room with pale cream walls and a speckled tile floor. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a beaded headband sits on a wooden chair, facing left. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a red-streaked forehead and beaded necklaces sits on a chair. Beside him, a man in white ritual cloth with gold borders sits near a wicker basket. On the left, several people in everyday clothes, including a man in a white checked shirt and a woman in a blue sari, stand and look on. An orange cloth lies folded on a stool, and a wall air conditioner is mounted above.2012-05-18