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Three devotees in ritual dress stand before a shrine framed by a dense border of red and yellow marigolds and red roses, with white and yellow garlands hanging at the sides. At the centre, a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in a meditative pose before a tree trunk, with a pink-and-white floral garland draped across the frame. Below it, a bed of rose petals holds fruit and a small offering. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl bends forward toward the offering, while a figure in orange robes and a red-bordered shawl leans in beside him and a third person in orange with a red-and-blue garland stands behind. Potted plants flank the shrine. The portrait is a depiction on a shrine, not a physical person.

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A photograph of two people kneeling and facing a framed portrait mounted on a painted banyan-tree backdrop. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in an orange robe with a beaded mala, one hand raised, set among red and white garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera at left, and a person in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red garland kneels at right. A metal tray holding rose petals and flower offerings sits at the bottom of the frame against a yellow wall.2009-11-25A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17A temple shrine interior with a richly garlanded deity murti, its face framed by marigold and white flower garlands in orange and white, with a blue backdrop behind. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red border, bends forward at the shrine base, placing his hand on a red-painted stone base near a framed picture, while fruit, flowers and brass vessels are set on a tray in front. Four men stand around him in saffron and orange robes; one at the left has his hands folded in anjali, and two at the right with folded hands wear saffron clothing. Setting suggests a puja or padapuja at a temple.2010-08-09A photograph of a shrine set up in a plain room. A framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a light blue garment sits on a white-draped altar, garlanded with white, yellow and pink flower strands and marigold festoons. In front of the portrait are a plate of fruit, bananas, a bell and two brass oil lamps, with pink roses at the side. Three men in saffron-orange robes are present: two stand with hands folded in front of the altar, and one lies prostrate on the floor at lower left. Gold and maroon drapes hang behind the altar.2007-01-30April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesA devotee in orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands with back to camera, reaching up to adjust a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white bead necklace, seated with raised hand in a painted banyan-tree setting. Below the framed portrait is a small statue in red-orange robes with a garland, set on a bed of yellow and red flower petals and a white flower rangoli. A small framed photo of a woman sits to the left. Floral garlands in red and white frame the portrait.2009-11-25A photograph inside a small white-walled room with a framed portrait shrine decorated with orange and red flower garlands and a flower-garlanded framed photo of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with plates of petals and offerings on the floor. A figure in orange robes with a long white garland and red mala stands at left, hands folded. Two people in white clothes lie prostrate on the floor in front of the shrine. At right, a person in white with a red shawl stands beside another in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth, hands joined in namaskar. Shrine ritual with padapuja-style prostration and offerings.2010-02-17A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a red floor and green-framed windows. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti bends over a low wooden table, arranging items and offerings. Behind him, a man in orange stands, and at left a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-orange shawl holds a tray of red flowers. A woman in orange sari stands at far left. On the wall above the table hangs a framed portrait of a figure seated on an ornate golden throne, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and orange flowers, with a printed caption at its base. Incense sticks and offerings lie on the table.2009-07-27A photograph inside a small whitewashed room showing a shaved-headed, bare-chested man in orange cloth with rudraksha mala prostrating before a shrine. Two standing men in orange robes with hands joined watch; one has a white headband. The shrine holds a framed portrait of a smiling bearded man in white robes, garlanded with white jasmine, yellow and pink flowers, with a brass bell, brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and roses on a white cloth. Gold brocade hangs behind. A portrait labelled on the shrine is not visible, so no name is attributed. Three physical people are present.2007-01-30November 25 20092009-11-25A home shrine (puja room) with a white arched canopy trimmed in gold and green mango-leaf festoons. Inside, a framed deity murti of a standing figure adorned with flower garlands sits centre, surrounded by marigold and rose garlands and small framed pictures. Four people are visible: a bald man in orange robes at the lower left, a woman in an orange sari with a red and white flower garland at the left, a man with long swept-back hair in orange robes holding a lit camphor flame on a plate with rose petals and a brass lamp, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and palms pressed together at the right. Brass vessels and an arati flame are part of the ritual; the scene reads as a home padapuja or aarti.2010-01-10July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies