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A woman in a rust-orange sari and a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, performing aarti with a brass oil lamp in her right hand and a brass bell in her left. She faces a home shrine with a wooden frame draped in marigold and red garlands. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait of a sage-like figure with long hair in white clothing is the central image, flanked by a framed Ganesha picture and another framed deity print. An orange cloth covers a low table in the foreground, with garlands and petals placed on it. The room has a red plastic chair and a doorway to a bedroom.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA woman in a sleeveless orange top with long dark hair stands with her back to the camera in a small shrine room with white marble walls. She lifts a lit oil lamp or wick toward a shrine wall decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white flower garland draped over her shoulders. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on a wooden ledge at the lower right, with a small framed picture and a brass plate nearby. Another person's head is visible at the bottom edge.2010-02-15A photograph of a devotee standing with her back to the camera in a small shrine room with red brick walls, lighting a lamp held in her raised right hand. She wears an orange-red garment draped over her shoulder with a gold-bordered end, a white and orange flower garland at her neck, and gold bangles. The shrine above holds a framed image of a deity in an ornate gold frame, draped with flower garlands. Below, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, stands above a shelf with brass lamps, a bell hanging on the right, and floral decorations. The visible person is a single devotee performing aarti at the shrine.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.2014-06-26July 10 20142014-07-10