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A man stands in a room with framed portraits on the wall, performing a lamp ritual. He wears a black jacket over an orange shirt and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a flame-lit lamp in the other. On a shelf to the left sits a small framed picture beside a wooden cabinet with a shrine. Behind him hang large sepia portraits of two bearded men, and a white-haired elderly man with a white beard in a blue-toned portrait. A brass lamp stand and a plate of yellow flower petals sit on the floor in front.

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A home shrine with framed deity prints of Ganesha and a goddess decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and red roses. A person in an orange sleeveless robe with a long yellow-and-white flower garland stands with back to camera, holding a lit oil lamp before the altar. Beside them a man in white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass bells hang from the ceiling, a brass plate of grains and flower petals sits on the ledge, and a pink garment is in the right foreground.2010-02-17A home shrine room with framed deity prints on the wall, each garlanded with marigold and rose chains. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti before the shrine. Beside him, an older man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground at left, a person in orange clothing with dark hair faces the shrine. On the shrine table are a brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity figure decorated with red and pink flowers, and a framed picture garlanded with white flowers.2010-02-17A man with a shaved-looking head and a white horizontal tilak stands bare-chested in an orange-red wrap, wearing a thick white jasmine garland and red, blue and gold beaded garlands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a small brass bowl in the other, lighting a small altar in a niche. The altar has framed pictures, footprint images, marigold and rose petals, brass lamps and a plate of offerings. Another person in orange stands behind him against a patterned wall with brass candle-holder motifs. Possible aarti ritual at a house visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph in a small tiled room showing a standing man in an orange saffron wrap and long swept-back black hair, wearing a thick red and green garland with a gold ornament. He holds a brass bell and a lit oil lamp flame over a wooden cabinet decorated with yellow marigold garlands and framed portrait photographs. Two children with hair in plaits sit in front of the cabinet, and a person in orange clothing sits at the right edge. A gold-framed mirror or picture hangs on the right wall.2010-01-10A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white jasmine garland and a sleeveless saffron-orange garment performs aarti with a flame in a small shrine room. He holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher seated under a tree, labelled with partial text reading "...AMAHA... ...NANDA ...AMIGA". Nearby stands a second framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure with a turban and red hibiscus flowers. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, flower garlands, a yellow decorated kalasha and offering plates. A person in purple is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti, based on long hair, saffron clothing and jasmine garland; the portrait is a depiction of a separate teacher.2010-01-19June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a person in a home shrine room lighting an oil lamp. The person, seen from behind, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair, and is wearing a red and pink flower garland. Holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, they face a wall hung with framed pictures decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. One framed image shows a deity in red and gold, and another shows figures in orange robes beside a seated figure. A small wooden table holds a yellow book, a brass bell, and a small lamp with a red flame. Part of another person in orange cloth is visible at the left edge.2010-02-17March 18 20052005-03-18A photograph of a domestic prayer corner in a home. A woman in an orange-red top with a garland of red roses on her shoulders holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a framed portrait of a deity murti surrounded by flower garlands. Below, a dark board holds a framed photograph of a smiling man with long hair wearing saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, with a yellow and white flower garland draped over the frame; the photograph is a depiction. The woman is in the lower left corner. Nearby are brown wooden cupboards, a framed deity painting on the upper right wall, and a fluorescent tube light on the wall.2010-01-09A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a white and yellow-green flower garland with lime-green fruit, stands at a shrine corner and raises his hand toward a framed portrait. The framed portrait on the green backdrop shows a smiling man in a yellow turban and gold necklace, labelled in Tamil script. Beside it hangs a poster of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, captioned "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIG". A small orange-clad figurine with flower garlands sits on a shelf beside a plate of offerings, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground near a wooden door with bell-shaped handles.2009-08-08A man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti with a long white and red flower garland waves a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward three framed black-and-white portraits on a draped red satin altar. Smoke rises from the lamp. The portraits are garlanded with white and pink flowers and lit from above. In front, a low seat draped in maroon and gold cloth is covered in flower garlands and holds a fruit tray with coconuts and bananas. The white room has ornate white pillars. A man in a maroon and gold dhoti performs an aarti, not a visible fire pit homa. The portraits are printed photographs, so they are depicted people, not physical attendees.2014-07-03A person in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap kneels before a small shrine-altar, performing a puja. Long dark hair falls behind, and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala hangs on the chest. Lit oil lamps and small flames sit on a decorated brass tray with fruit, a copper vessel, flowers and offerings. Behind the altar stand a gilded framed picture of deities, a carved wooden shrine cabinet and a chair. The person is the central figure, with hands held over the offerings. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with the saffron robes, orange head wrap, long hair and rudraksha mala as cues; he is the priest performing the puja.2003-08-01