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A woman in an orange and gold sari with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, lighting an oil lamp before a red-faced deity murti decorated with white and orange marigold garlands inside a small shrine. A red trident stands beside the shrine, with lit oil lamps, marigold petals and a silver plate of offerings at the lower left. The scene suggests puja and aarti. No a person candidate is visible.

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A woman seen from behind performs aarti before a small shrine decorated with white and orange marigold garlands and red flowers. She wears a white flower garland over an orange-gold bordered sari and has her dark hair in a bun with a red hair tie. A flame from a lamp or camphor is held toward the deity murti, which has a red face and is adorned with garlands. A red trident stands to the left, and brass oil lamps burn on the marble platform, with fresh flower petals scattered at the base. Ornate gold and red embroidered fabric hangs above the shrine.2014-03-14A photograph of a devotee performing puja at a small shrine decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. A person with hair tied back, wearing a maroon-red garment with gold border and a white flower garland, bends forward and touches a red-and-orange deity murti with flowers. An oil lamp and a lit flame stand on a silver tray at left, with a red-orange trident (trishul) behind the shrine. Small diyas glow at the base. The person is seen from behind and partly in profile, so no candidate for a person is clearly identifiable.2014-03-14A photograph inside a small shrine niche with a pink flower garland framing a golden deity murti at the centre, with white flowers and more pink garlands above and to the sides. A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border and a gold necklace holds a lit aarti lamp with bright flame toward the shrine. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white sacred markings, pours or holds a vessel near the altar. Silver and brass vessels, kalasha-style pots and small lamps sit on the ledge, and string lights line the arch. Two physical people are visible.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small shrine decorated with a sequined and embroidered canopy above. At the centre, a deity murti in orange and red garlands sits within a white marble niche, surrounded by white and orange flower garlands and rose petals, with two oil lamps lit at its base. On the left, a man in a grey vest and pink shirt with a white shawl reaches toward the shrine. In the centre-right, a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a gold necklace holds a silver vessel beside the shrine. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala watches, and a partly visible person's head appears at the bottom right. This is a temple puja scene with lamps and offerings.2014-03-14A photograph inside a shrine room with dark wood paneling. A woman seen from behind, with long dark hair and a red-brown garment with an orange border, holds a lit oil lamp aloft with her raised arm, wearing gold bangles and a red-and-white flower garland. Shrine altars behind her are decorated with white and red flower garlands and hold framed deity images, a golden deity murti and small brass oil lamps. On the right a man in a white shirt and gold watch stands with hands folded, and at lower right a girl in white with flowers in her hair is seated. Another man, partly visible at the far left, is bald. Reading as a puja with aarti.2014-06-21March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a woman with grey hair tied back, seen from behind, in a yellow-gold sari with a dark shawl, bending to offer worship at a wooden shrine cabinet. Inside the shrine, framed devotional images of a goddess in red and gold, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, are arranged with brass lamps and offerings. Printed prayer sheets are pinned to the open cabinet door. A puja performed at a home shrine with flowers and oil lamps.2006-11-24A woman seen from behind in a red-brown sari with gold border lights an oil lamp in a red brick shrine niche. Her hair is in a bun with a white flower garland, and she wears gold bangles and an armlet. Before her hangs a framed deity murti, garlanded with white and red flowers, and below it a framed portrait wrapped in red, orange and white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. A hanging bronze bell hangs at the right. Small framed images and marigold offerings sit on side shelves, with a brass lamp stand and fruit offerings at the base. The room is a home shrine for padapuja house visits.2014-07-07 +1 copiesMarch 14 20142014-03-14