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A small whitewashed room with a shrine wall. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a red border and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. To his left, a man in white shirt and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside them, a young man in a red and gold turban and white flower garland also presses his hands together. On the wall hang framed deity prints of Shiva and Ganesha garlanded with orange and white flowers, and a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes sits on a small table decorated with marigold garlands. Pastel balloons are tied to the shrine. Four people are visible.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +3 copiesA photo of a small home shrine room during a house visit ritual. A shaved-headed devotee in orange-saffron garments with gold-edged cloth leans forward holding a lit oil lamp flame over a plate, while a woman in a red-and-gold headwrap and a long white and red flower garland holds a brass vessel beside him. Behind the shrine table, a framed deity image and a small portrait with flower garlands and balloons decorate the wall. Green banana leaves and white flowers hang over a doorway, and several people in orange and maroon robes stand in the background, including a woman with a black beaded necklace. Oil lamp flame, brass lamp stand and a brass vessel are on a red-draped table.2014-06-23A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style wrist band and a lanyard, stands with palms pressed together while a saffron-robed figure places a hand on his forehead. The robed figure wears a white garland of flowers, layered rudraksha and gold necklaces, bangles and a white tilak, and holds a folded paper. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala gestures toward a brass vessel on an orange cloth. Onlookers in white and orange stand behind, and a young boy in an orange shirt watches. The robed figure has distinctive garland and necklace cues, so he is a person.2012-09-12June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20122012-09-21January 1st 2013 +1 copiesA small tiled room with a shrine on a white table holding oil lamps, a brass kalasha vessel, marigold garlands and a small brass bell. A woman in a maroon sari and maroon turban, wearing white and red-green flower garlands and gold bangles, stands at left with her hands over a lamp in a padapuja-style offering. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right, facing the shrine. Two framed pictures hang on the tiled wall, one showing a seated figure in orange and red clothing; the printed content is not legible enough to read. Ceiling light and a pink wall lamp light the scene.2014-07-03A 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.2010-02-17