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Small home shrine room with cream walls and a framed ornate deity image on the back wall, garlanded with flowers. Shelves hold framed devotional pictures, a brass lamp with a lit flame, flowers and offerings. A figure in an orange robe kneels at the shrine with a lit flame before them. Around them devotees stand with hands pressed together in namaskar: a bald man in a white shirt, a man in a pink shirt, a woman in a gold-bordered sari, and a child at left. A bag rests on a cabinet at right. Devotee shrine puja at a home altar.

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January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23Photograph inside a small home shrine room with cream walls and framed devotional pictures decorated with flower garlands. A large framed image of a deity murti with silver ornaments sits above a wall shelf of smaller frames, including a multi-deity picture. Five people are visible: a woman in an orange top with a pink flower garland in her hair faces the shrine, a woman in a blue sari kneels at left, a woman in a dark red sari stands at right, and a man in a lilac checked shirt stands at far right. A person in an orange robe bends low at the lower right, placing offerings before a framed photograph of a seated saffron-clad sannyasi with a garland. Devotees are doing darshan and puja in a domestic satsang setting.2010-01-23A small shrine room with cream walls and a wooden cabinet. A woman in an orange sleeveless garment with a white and red flower garland performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait and a gold deity murti with flowers. A man in a white kurta and a woman in a blue and gold sari stand behind her with palms pressed together. A white figure seated with a red flower garland, framed photos and flower offerings sit on the cabinet top. Brass lamps and plates of offerings are arranged in front of the shrine.2010-02-18A small home shrine room with pale green walls where devotees gather around a wooden cabinet filled with framed deity pictures, garlands and flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at the doorway near a patterned curtain, while a figure in orange robes with long dark hair faces the cabinet, holding a lamp-like object. A woman in an orange sari with gold bangles stands at right, and a man in a checked shirt reaches toward the shrine. A portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure with a garland hangs high on the wall; it is a printed image, not a physical person. A red and gold cloth hangs at left. Approximately six people are visible.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23A small home shrine room with a wall altar holding framed devotional pictures and two large black-and-white portraits of older men, one smiling and one with long hair and moustache. A woman in saffron-orange robes with a pink flower garland stands at the altar with hands reaching toward offerings, while a man in white and a woman in a denim jacket stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Oil lamps burn on a glass-fronted shelf and the altar displays deity images, marigolds and brass items. Readable and , which is not included below2010-01-23A domestic shrine room where a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a long dark braid holds a lit flame before a framed portrait garlanded with flowers. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace and floral garland. To the left, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Four women sit in the foreground: two with grey and dark hair in pale clothing, one in a maroon and gold sari with hands folded, and one partly visible at the right edge. Shelves behind hold small deity figurines and brass items, a framed Ganesha painting hangs on the wall, and a blue curtain and a framed black-and-white photograph of an older woman appear in the background, with a sepia picture above the cabinet.2010-01-19A small indoor shrine room with pale green walls and a cabinet above. A woman in an orange sari with a pink flower garland stands at a small altar with a framed deity picture and a flower-decorated image, holding something toward it. A woman in white with a red flower in her braid kneels in front, and another woman in white sits at left near a framed photo garlanded with flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, and several other heads are visible at the bottom edge. A tray of pink petals sits on a table beside the altar. The scene shows a devotional puja at a home shrine.2010-01-21Three people stand at a home shrine in a narrow wooden-doored hallway. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers, with glasses, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange garment, with a red flower garland on her head, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. At right an older woman in a white and light-blue sari with a hair ornament stands with her back to the camera. The shrine holds a deity murti with a gold arch and red garlands, a framed portrait, brass oil lamps and a brass plate on the floor, with flower garlands hanging on the wall. Four people are visible, counting the partially seen figure at the right edge.2010-02-16June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA dim, small room with pale walls where devotees stand in a row before a shelf of framed deity pictures decorated with red and white flower garlands. Two figures in orange robes stand near the shelf, one holding a lit oil lamp, the other with hands pressed together in namaste, with red garland around the neck. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms joined, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow flower in her hair stands in the foreground, as does a small child in a striped shirt. Several other people in white garments watch from the back. Two candles or lamps glow near the shelf.2010-01-20