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A home shrine corner in a Tamil Nadu house. In the foreground a sannyasi-style figure with back to camera, wearing a maroon-red dhoti-like wrap with a gold border, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers, and an orange fruit tucked in the garland, stands beside a smiling woman in a red sari holding a lit brass oil lamp. A wall niche to the right holds framed deity pictures, a small idol, flowers, bells and lit lamps. Other women stand in the background near a window.

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June 27 20142014-06-27A woman in a maroon sari with a white and red flower garland stands at a home shrine niche, lighting a brass oil lamp with a lit flame held in her hand. The shelves hold framed deity pictures, small brass and silver figures and vessels decorated with white flowers, a wooden box with offerings, and a lamp on a tray. Printed devotional images hang on the yellow wall beside the niche. The scene shows a pada puja at a devotee's house.2014-06-26A photograph of a small home shrine in a pink-walled room. A woman in a dark orange-red sari with a white jasmine garland and gold earrings stands at a wall niche lit by oil lamps, her hands extended toward the offerings. Framed deity pictures and printed images hang on the walls and sit on the shelves, decorated with white flowers and marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind her with his palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene reflects a home padapuja offering at a devotee's house.2014-06-26A domestic prayer room during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A person in a maroon sari with a multicolour and white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass bell, smiling, with rudraksha-style beads and kumkum on the forehead. Beside them a young shaven-headed man in an orange saffron robe holds a large steel plate of white and red flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands behind, with more onlookers in the doorway. Framed deity pictures hang on the tiled wall, a dark wooden cabinet stands in the room, and a small brass tray with offerings sits on the floor.2014-06-26A photograph of a home shrine cabinet decorated with red and white flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged band and a red-orange upper cloth, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, lights a lamp inside the glass-fronted cabinet while smiling. Behind him, a second person in an orange-saffron robe with a flower garland stands by a white-covered table. Inside the shrine are brass lamps, a small framed picture and a red flower garland on a tray.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA home shrine corner with a yellow-painted wooden shelf draped in white jasmine garlands and marigold petals. On the shelf sit small brass deity figures, a brass lamp, framed photographs and a silver trident-like ritual object at left. A large framed portrait on the lower left, labelled as a photo of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, shows a saffron-robed man, with flowers around it. Two men stand before the shelf: a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland performs an aarti, holding a brass lamp with a flame; a second man with long hair in a bun, wearing a pink-red shawl and red flower garland, stands with hands folded, eyes lowered. A table fan sits between them.2014-06-26July 08 20142014-07-08A man seen from behind, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, with a garland of white jasmine and red roses around his neck and across his back. He holds a lit oil lamp flame in a small shrine niche decorated with framed pictures of deities, brass lamps and a kalasha-like offering on a shelf. Above, strands of white flower garlands hang along a pink wall. Another person stands partly visible at the right edge. Festoons of flowers and a colourful painted frame surround the shrine.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA smiling woman in a rust-orange blouse and saffron-coloured wrap stands in a pink-walled room, wearing a garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves. She holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward a framed deity picture decorated with a red and white flower garland. Brass lamps and a small harmonium sit on a low table, and a second person with folded hands stands behind her. Framed devotional posters hang on the walls.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a small home shrine room with a woman in a white flower garland and orange-and-gold sari, wearing gold bangles and armlet, lighting a camphor flame on a brass plate of white flowers. Beside her a man in an orange dhoti, with a white tripundra on his forehead and a dark beaded mala, holds a small lamp or incense. The shelf and wall behind them hold framed deity pictures, a gold-framed deity image with a flower garland, and a brass lamp. The room is plain and whitewashed.2014-06-20A priest in a rust-red dhoti and bare-backed red cloth, with a red and white flower garland over the shoulder, holds a lit flame toward a small home shrine in a domestic room. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left with hands folded, and two men in white dhotis stand behind with palms joined. The shrine is decorated with white flower garlands and holds an oil lamp, offerings and a framed deity picture. Framed portraits hang on the walls, including a man in a pink shirt at left and a smiling man with a rudraksha mala at top right, and a woman in red sari with a rudraksha mala at right. Aarti is performed in a home setting.2014-06-27A photograph of a small home shrine room with pale pink walls and a barred window with pink flowers outside. A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha beads stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a low wooden shelf. Behind her, a person with a shaved head in saffron-toned clothing holds a small brass item. The shelf holds framed deity pictures, a small white figurine, flowers and a brass plate. A hand folded in namaskar appears at the left edge. Two people are visible.2014-06-20