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A person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap stands with back to the camera at the open orange-red grille doors of a small shrine. Inside, a bell hangs from the lintel above a framed picture, and a lilac-framed glass case holds a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. Below, a red stand holds a copper kalasha draped in red cloth, with brass puja vessels, flowers and offerings on a tray. The wall is pale yellow with a strip of pink and purple artificial flower garland.

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July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph taken inside a small shrine with bright orange-red wooden doors folded open. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair tied back in a bun, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, stands with hands folded in front of the body, facing the shrine. Inside, a deity murti of Shiva seated in meditation pose is adorned with white and orange flowers and green leaves, set in a glass-fronted niche with pink walls. Smaller framed pictures hang on the walls, a brass kalasha-style pot with a red cloth sits on a stand at the lower right, and a string of decorative paper flowers hangs above the doorway.A photograph taken at a small shrine doorway with bright orange-red wooden doors and grilles. A man in a sleeveless orange robe with his hair tied back in a bun stands at left, hands clasped in front of him, facing into the shrine. Inside, a deity murti seated in a glass-fronted altar niche is decorated with orange and white flowers and green foliage, with a framed picture and small lamps around it. A red and gold kalasha-like pot sits on a stand at lower right. Garlands and paper flower decorations hang along the top of the doorway.A photograph of a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine doorway. The doorway is painted bright orange with a metal grille. Inside the small pink-walled shrine are framed pictures of deities, a golden cloth draped over a window ledge, and a small framed image of a temple on the floor. Another saffron-clad person is partly visible at left.A photograph of a man in an orange sleeveless garment with his hands pressed together in anjali mudra, standing before an orange-painted grilled gate in a small shrine room with lilac walls. Inside the shrine, framed pictures and a folded golden cloth hang on the walls, and a small shelf holds a framed image. A devotee in white stands partly visible behind him. The man has long dark hair tied back, and the orange-clad figure appears to be a sannyasi in devotion at the shrine; identity uncertain from appearance alone.A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a white flower garland at the back of the neck, stands with hands folded in prayer in the doorway of a carved wooden shrine room. Inside, a framed deity image garlanded with red and white flowers hangs above an altar with a framed portrait, another garlanded framed image, a brass oil lamp and a bowl of white flowers. Floor kolam designs are drawn in white at the threshold. At the left edge, a second person in white clothing with hands joined in namaste watches. The scene reads as a devotional puja at a home shrine.2010-02-17A photograph inside a small shrine room with pink walls and an orange wooden door at left. A person with hair tied back in a bun, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, stands with their back to the camera facing a white seated deity murti of Shiva in padmasana, adorned with rudraksha-style beads, garlands, a crescent-shaped ornament and flowers, set in a niche framed with green leaves and grapes. Below the niche a brass kalasha wrapped in red cloth sits on a small red stand, with flowers arranged on the ledge. Camera equipment is visible at the edges.August 11 20092009-08-11A barefoot person with long, dark, wavy hair stands on a leopard-print mat facing a carved grey stone altar in a temple-like hall. They wear an orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder with a gold border, and orange dhoti-style draped garments, with hands folded at the waist. Behind them are orange curtains with a diamond pattern, a brass lamp stand and oil lamps on the altar ledge, and a red and gold patterned rug. The person is clothed in orange and has a dark cord around the neck; they do not wear a crown or turban, and there are no other visible people.2011-08-22A photograph taken from behind of a person in a sleeveless orange sannyasi garment with an orange wrap, hair tied in a bun, standing inside a small home shrine room with a wooden door on the left. The person's right arm reaches toward a wall altar crowded with framed deity prints, including a large Ganesha picture and a Lakshmi-style image. In front of the altar is a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, flower garlands, a brass tray, a small bell, and a steel bowl of mixed flower petals on a white-covered table.2010-02-15A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with his back to the camera at a small wall shrine. He wears a white and yellow flower garland around his neck and his long black hair falls loose down his back. His right hand reaches toward a framed deity picture decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white jasmine strands. Several smaller framed religious pictures hang on the pale green wall, and a wooden stool below holds a metal tray of flowers and leaves beside a steel bowl. The scene is a domestic puja corner in a home.2010-02-17A man with long swept-back dark hair stands in profile at a carved stone shrine, eyes closed and hands pressed together at his chest in prayer. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless dhoti-style garment, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him hang orange and red drapes and a red wall, with a small wooden table and a pink flower on the carved stone. The swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ornate stone-carving setting are appearance cues consistent with a person, shown here in personal worship at a temple shrine.2011-02-25