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A photograph taken inside a home. A person with hair tied back in a bun, a red and yellow garland of flowers around the neck, gold bangles and an armlet, and a red-and-orange garment stands at left, turned toward a small wooden shelf unit at right. The shelf holds framed photographs, including one of a person with a head covering, a small brass dish, a flickering oil lamp, and small ritual objects on a red cloth. A light wall and a light switch panel fill the background.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a smiling man in a small purple-walled shrine room, bare-chested with a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulder. He wears a garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red roses, along with a rudraksha mala. A white tilak marks his forehead. He is turned to the left, facing a shelf holding a small deity murti with flower garlands, an oil lamp, and framed pictures. Below him, a row of framed images and a cloth-covered altar display more garlands and small lamps. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland with saffron-red clothing.2014-07-04A photograph of a home shrine cabinet decorated with red and white flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged band and a red-orange upper cloth, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, lights a lamp inside the glass-fronted cabinet while smiling. Behind him, a second person in an orange-saffron robe with a flower garland stands by a white-covered table. Inside the shrine are brass lamps, a small framed picture and a red flower garland on a tray.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA woman in a maroon sari with a white and red flower garland stands at a home shrine niche, lighting a brass oil lamp with a lit flame held in her hand. The shelves hold framed deity pictures, small brass and silver figures and vessels decorated with white flowers, a wooden box with offerings, and a lamp on a tray. Printed devotional images hang on the yellow wall beside the niche. The scene shows a pada puja at a devotee's house.2014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27A woman in a rust-brown sari with broad gold borders stands with her back to the camera, lighting an oil lamp at a home shrine. A white jasmine garland hangs over her shoulder and she wears gold bangles and earrings. In front of her is a framed printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in white with a red heart-shaped halo, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. To the right, a second framed photograph shows a figure in saffron with a rudraksha-style necklace, also garlanded. Small statues and offerings sit on the shrine. A partially visible person in orange clothing stands at the left edge. Gold curtains hang on the right wall.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA smiling person in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with an orange-gold waist cloth and gold armlet stands in a home shrine room, lighting an oil lamp with a long taper. Strands of white and red flower garlands hang on a wooden cabinet with glass doors holding small brass objects and a framed picture. A second person in orange clothes with a white garland stands in the background, and the wall shows a window and doorway in a domestic interior.2014-07-07July 10 20142014-07-10July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a home kitchen, with a figure seen from behind in a rust-red unstitched garment wrapped over one shoulder and a band of beaded bracelet on the upper arm. The figure wears a long white flower garland with red roses and holds a lit oil lamp toward a small wooden shrine niche decorated with red roses and framed photographs. Warm lamp light glows in the niche, and a white washing machine and wall cabinets are visible in the background. A second person is partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair pinned up, rudraksha-style beaded arm adornment and a red-orange cloth, performing a home puja at the shrine.2014-07-08A photograph of a small home shrine room with pale pink walls and a barred window with pink flowers outside. A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha beads stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a low wooden shelf. Behind her, a person with a shaved head in saffron-toned clothing holds a small brass item. The shelf holds framed deity pictures, a small white figurine, flowers and a brass plate. A hand folded in namaskar appears at the left edge. Two people are visible.2014-06-20