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A dim shrine room in a home or ashram setting. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and pointing toward it. Behind a green cloth-covered table, a seated figure in an orange-red robe and orange head wrap, with one hand raised in blessing, is displayed as a statue. Brass lamp stands and a brass plate of offerings with rice, sweets and bowls sit before it. A small framed picture stands beside the statue. A black cabinet with white bell motifs and a stereo sit to the right.

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A shrine corner in a dim room where a priest in plain white dhoti, bare-chested, stands at left preparing a puja. Behind a dark wall panel with white bell motifs, a seated statue wearing an orange-red robe and orange turban, with one hand raised in blessing, sits on a green-draped platform. Brass oil lamps with flames flank the figure, and a brass tray holds food offerings, small bowls, a steel tumbler and leaves on a green cloth. A framed small picture rests beside the statue. At right, a silver Panasonic audio system sits atop a white refrigerator. This is a statue depiction, not a person to identify.2012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06A shrine corner in a dark room. Centre: a seated saint statue in glossy orange robes with an orange turban and a beaded necklace, one hand raised in blessing. To its right stands a framed photograph of a man in a white turban and white clothing. Brass oil lamps stand on a green cloth-covered altar, with brass cups, a brass tray with offerings, and a bowl of rice and food. A small framed picture sits at the left edge. The statue is a depiction and the photo shows a printed portrait, so no living person is physically present.2012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06January 25 20172017-01-25January 11 20172017-01-11September 28 20112011-09-28A photograph of a small, plain room with pale walls and a wooden side table holding a brass oil lamp, a small framed deity picture garlanded with flowers, brass vessels and other ritual items. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron wrap edged with gold trim, stands at the table holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit lamp or incense-like object in the other, performing a puja. Behind him a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace watch with folded hands; a third person in orange clothing with palms pressed together stands at the right edge. Thin smoke rises near the wall. The distinctive long hair, orange wrap and ritual bell offer compatible cues for the page's identified figure, so the probable label applies to the bell-ringing man.2012-01-03A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and gold-and-bead necklaces performs aarti, holding a silver lamp with a flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, seated before a white marble murti of a seated figure draped in orange cloth with a garland. Brass pots, a brass bowl and a green cloth sit on the floor, with incense smoke rising in a dim outdoor shrine behind an ornate metal grille. The priest's face and identity are not attributed; the seated figure is a statue, not a person.2011-09-28A small home shrine with a wall-mounted portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, a framed deity image, and small brass and stone murtis on a wooden shelf. A person with long dark hair in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a bald man in orange, hands folded in prayer, stands in the foreground at right. A white refrigerator stands at left. Scene suggests aarti at a devotional corner shrine.2012-01-03Indoor temple shrine with a lattice window and a dark ceiling. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and white head-wrap with a garland of multicoloured flowers holds up a lit oil lamp in a metal holder, with a small brass bell in the other hand. A brass kalasha stands on a white cloth on the floor, with a brass lamp stand nearby. On the right, a dark bronze deity murti with a white cloth, a garland and jewelled necklace stands on a raised platform decorated with marigold garlands and red flower petals. Orange clay figures sit near the base, and a hanging oil lamp is visible overhead.2005-01-01A photograph of an indoor kitchen-like room with stainless steel vessels and pipes along a white wall with red-brown trim. A shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti and a bare upper body stands at left holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, with a beaded necklace visible at his neck. Behind him is a large steel cooking pot. At right stands a white refrigerator topped with a black appliance, beside a wooden cabinet panel with dark cutout motifs. A small framed notice hangs on the wall. The man is a priest or devotee; no identifiable a person appearance is shown.2012-04-06