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A small home shrine with cream walls and a gold-framed panel of carved deity figures above. A man in a white shirt bends forward in the foreground, head lowered toward a shelf. Beside him a woman in a red blouse with an orange marigold garland stands facing the shrine. On the shelf sit framed deity pictures with red and orange flower garlands, a framed portrait of a woman with a red-orange garland, and a wicker basket of yellow, orange and pink flowers. Two people are present, both with their backs mostly to the camera, performing worship at a home altar.

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A home shrine room with a dark wooden cabinet decorated with white and red flower garlands. Inside, several framed deity pictures and small murti are adorned with flowers, with brass kalasha-style finials on top. Three people stand at the shrine: a figure in a maroon-red robe with gold border and a red flower garland, seen from behind with hair in a bun; a shaved-headed figure in a red-and-gold robe bending low at the left edge; and a man in a white shirt standing at right with a short beard, looking down at the altar. A brass plate with offerings sits on the shelf.2014-06-21July 10 20092009-07-10June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a small marble-walled puja room with a shrine of framed deity pictures decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, including a Venkateswara-style murti picture and a Lakshmi-style picture. A figure with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange sleeveless top, stands with their back to the camera and appears to be offering or placing a garland or flower near the shrine. In the foreground lower left, another person with dark hair adorned with white flowers bends over a low table. At the right edge, a man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Framed pictures of a figure are also visible on the left wall. Offerings sit on the floor at the base of the shrine.2010-02-15June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of two people standing at a home shrine niche with an orange-painted wall, viewed from behind. On the left, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt wears a white flower garland over her long dark hair, with her hands raised in prayer toward the shrine. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with his head bowed. The shrine holds framed gold-embellished religious paintings of deity murti, brass oil lamps, and red and white flowers. A glass door with a metal handle frames the left edge.2010-01-10July 10 20142014-07-10January 23 20102010-01-23A home shrine room decorated with white and red flower garlands on the doorframes. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless top, stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine. Inside, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated, garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms; the portrait is labelled as a framed photograph rather than a live person. On the lower shelf are deity pictures and brass lamps with red flowers. To the right, an older man with a shaved head and white moustache, and other devotees, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Hanging bells decorate the wall above the altar.2009-08-11A small home shrine room with cream walls and a wooden cabinet top holding brass lamps, a bowl and a framed photo garlanded with red flowers. A woman in an orange sleeveless robe stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine, flowers in her hair. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with his hands folded in prayer. A framed set of deity images hangs on the wall above, and a wooden stool at left holds a tray with a red-and-white cloth. The setting suggests home darshan or puja.2010-02-17A 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 small room with white walls and a window. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a long swept-back hair and a large garland of white flowers with red and purple blossoms around the neck is seen from behind, holding a brass lamp or bell at a shrine. The shrine has a gilded deity murti panel with brass figures, framed deity pictures, a framed picture of a saint in orange robes, and flower garlands. On the right, an older man in white clothes and glasses stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with a rudraksha mala. Another person in orange stands nearby. Offerings of flowers and brass vessels sit on the shrine table. This appears to be a puja or darshan at a home shrine.2010-01-19