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A home shrine photographed indoors against a pale, peeling wall. Centre: a framed photograph of a smiling young man with long dark hair, orange saffron robes and a long beaded mala, raising one hand in greeting before a banyan-root backdrop; this printed portrait is the focal point and is not a physical person. Beside it, a framed Shiva image shows a blue-skinned deity with trident, a cow and a child deity with an elephant head. Small framed figures on the altar show saffron-clad figures on thrones, with a marble Shiva lingam and a purple lotus. A folded red cloth, flower petals, jasmine and blue blossoms, a brass lamp, a small offering bowl and a candle surround the altar. No physical people are visible.