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A photograph of a decorated shrine room with a large black-and-white painted mural on the left wall showing a smiling man with long, swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads and a white shawl. Beside it stands an ornate multi-tiered shrine with a gold tiled dome, pink and blue columns and a painted tree backdrop. Inside, a decorated figure in a red and green skirt wears a crown of marigolds and a garland. In front, on an orange platform, a figure in an orange robe and gold skirt holds flower garlands, with a blue-garbed figure beside it. A steel water vessel, brass lamps and a plate with offerings sit on the floor, and a small ornament is placed near the base. No physical people are visible.

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Indoor shrine scene with a large painted mural on the left showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a white garment and rudraksha beads, rendered in grey tones. Within a pink, blue and gold-roofed shrine, a deity murti sits on a throne before a painted tree backdrop, wearing a gold crown, garlands and a green and maroon skirt. In front stands a small figure in saffron robes with a flower garland and a bowl of fruit, beside a blue and gold figure draped in fruit garlands. Brass vessels, oil lamps, flowers and a steel container sit on a yellow cloth. Shelves on the right hold framed photographs, small statues and figurines. No living people are visible.2009-10-10A festival puja display set against a painted wall mural. On the left, a large grayscale painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white shawl, is labelled with a painted presence rather than a physical person. In the centre stands a small shrine with a golden tiled dome, pink and blue columns and a backdrop of bark-like fabric, housing a deity murti draped in green and red with a flower garland and crown. In front sit a murti in orange robes and garland beside a blue-and-gold clad figure, with a steel vessel, brass plates, fruit and a kalasha-style lamp. On the right, a tiered white step display holds many small clay figurines, deities, and framed pictures. No physical people are visible.2009-10-10Navaratri golu-style display in a temple hall. Center-right, a decorated shrine niche with pink and grey columns and blue base holds a deity murti of Saraswati seated on a lotus-petal base, playing a pink veena, with a peacock figure beside her, a garland of red flowers and a string of lights above. In the foreground, a figurine of a seated sannyasi in orange robes and orange head cloth, hands in anjali mudra, wears a flower garland, sits beside a female doll in a white and gold sari. Before them are a yellow-topped low table with offerings including a banana, a plate of food, a brass oil lamp and flowers. A steel vessel stands at left. On the wall behind is a large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired man in white robes wearing a rudraksha mala, with a red bindi. The scene contains no physical people.2009-10-10A photograph of a shrine display with a painted mural backdrop. On the left, a large painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears white robes and a rudraksha mala, with a brass oil lamp in front. In the centre, a small pink-and-blue painted shrine houses a seated figure in orange robes, long black hair and a red mala, holding a staff, flanked by brass pillars. Below, two orange-robed figures, one in an orange turban and white floral garland and one with long hair and a mala, stand before offerings of flowers, a brass kalasha-style lamp, printed pamphlets and a silver container. A painted white bird stands on a blue globe-like backdrop. The figures appear to be statues or painted figurines rather than living people.2009-10-10A decorated shrine display at an indoor event with a large painted mural on the left showing a smiling long-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, though the mural is a painting rather than a physical person. The shrine has pink and red trim, a tree-trunk backdrop with fairy lights and pink balloons, and two seated statues in orange robes with white and orange garlands. A bronze-colored pot and a small wooden book stand sit beside the shrine, with small packaged sweets and fruit offerings on a red cloth with marigold petals in front. A small oil lamp is visible near the statues. No physical people are present.A photograph of a decorated shrine display with no living people present. A large painted portrait on the left wall shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, dressed in white; the portrait is painted, so it is a depiction. In front of a painted backdrop, a tiered shrine with a domed roof, pink and blue pillars, and fairy lights and pink ribbons holds a small statue of a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban. Below it stands a statue of Ganesha with an orange headdress, garlanded in white flowers, beside a seated figure in white and a standing figure in red with a white shawl. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower garlands, fruits, sweets, a basket of marigolds and a coconut-like offering are arranged on the floor and on white cloths, marking a Vinayaka Chaturthi puja. Visible copyright text appears at the lower right.A photograph of a Navaratri golu display in an indoor hall with a painted mural backdrop. On the left, a large painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala is shown; the painting is a depiction, not a physical person. A gilded domed shrine with pink-and-white decorations, flower garlands and a central goddess figure seated before a painted tree stands in the middle. In front, two seated dolls in orange and saffron garments with flower garlands sit on a gold tray beside small oil lamps. On the right, a white tiered stepped stand is covered with rows of small clay and figurine dolls of deities and devotees, plus framed pictures at the top. No physical people are visible.2009-10-10A festive Navaratri display in an indoor room. In the centre stands a decorated pavilion with a golden domed roof, pink and blue pillars, and fruit garlands framing a seated deity murti dressed in red and orange. In front is a figure in orange robes with a flower garland beside a female deity in pink and purple. To the right, a tiered white step display holds many small clay figurines of deities and devotees, with lamps and portrait photos at the top. A steel container and brass oil lamps sit on the counter.2009-10-10A photograph of a navaratri golu-style shrine room with a large grey-toned painted mural on the left showing a smiling long-haired man with a red bindi, wearing a white shawl and a dark rudraksha mala. In the centre, a pink and gold domed shrine houses a goddess murti draped with a gold garland and a crown, in front of a curtain. Below it stands a seated figure in orange and gold with a white garland and a sword-like object. A standing woman in white clothing stands at right beside a tiered white steps display covered with small clay figurines, dolls and brass items. On the table in front are a steel vessel, a brass lamp, and offering plates. A single woman is the only physical person visible.2009-10-10A photograph of a large painted or printed portrait of a long-haired smiling man with a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a light cream shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, shown at the left edge. Beside it stands a decorated shrine niche with blue and pink painted panels, tinsel garland along the top, and a small figure of a goddess seated on a lotus-patterned base, wearing a purple and gold sari, a crown, pearl and bead necklaces, and holding a flower. A brass oil lamp sits in the lower left corner, and pink and yellow flowers are scattered at the base of the niche. The photo is an image of a painting and a shrine, with no physical people visible.2009-10-10A photograph of a home shrine set up for worship. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, seen from behind at the left edge, holds a pair of brass lamp tongs or an aarti lamp over the altar. On the altar are a Ganesha murti with orange and red garlands, a Shiva-family murti with a crescent and a dark-skinned deity holding a trident, a red-clothed female deity, brass plates of fruit and flowers, and an open book. Behind them a large painted mural shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, beside a temple-like painted shrine with an orange dome, pink and blue trim, and a sea background. A small seated figure in orange robes with a garland sits in the shrine niche. The scene reads as a puja in progress, with the lamp being lit before the murtis.A photograph inside a decorated shrine room showing a large painted mural of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and a light garment with a dark mala, painted on the left wall. In the centre, a small temple-like structure with a tiled orange roof, pink and blue pillars and string lights holds a figure in orange robes with folded hands seated before a tree backdrop. Below, a Ganesha murti with floral garlands and orange cloth sits beside a figure in white with garlands, and a red-clad goddess figure stands at right, with an oil lamp and brass items on the altar. Two people in dark clothing stand in silhouette at the lower left facing the shrine, one wearing a headband with a tied cloth.