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Indoor photograph of devotees in a room with cream walls, an arched window with a sunburst pattern and a framed picture at top right. In the foreground a woman with long black hair, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha necklace and an orange-gold sari, hands pressed together in prayer with eyes lowered. Behind her a man in white shirt and dhoti wears wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, extending his hands in devotion. Other devotees stand beside them: a young woman in pink, a woman in a white sari with a gold chain, and a youth in white with an orange scarf, all in prayer posture. No a person figure is visibly identifiable.

Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window on the right and a small vase with flowers on a wall shelf. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white flower garland around the neck, stands with back partly toward the camera. Behind and beside him, several people in white dhotis and orange or cream saris and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right. Someone at left holds a camera near an arched opening. The turban-and-robe figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a person depiction as the honoured presence; the rest are devotees.

A photograph inside a small room with pale green walls and a wooden door frame. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands centre-frame with eyes lowered and a red tilak on his forehead; his hands rest at his sides. To the left, a man in a white shirt holds his palms together in anjali, and a woman in a red top faces the shrine. On the right, a woman in a gold sari with a red border folds her hands in namaskar. Behind them, a wall shelf holds framed deity prints and a small lit oil lamp, with a brass kalasha-like pair of ornaments and a framed goddess image above. The scene suggests a household puja or darshan moment.

July 10 2009

Inside a plain white room with a barred window, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe holds a lit oil lamp in front of a small altar draped with white cloth and flower petals. On the altar sit framed pictures, a brass lamp, and a plate with a kalasha-like item. Facing the altar, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a black cord necklace presses his palms together, beside a woman in a saffron-yellow sari and a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl, also with hands folded. A cameraman with a shoulder camera stands at the arched doorway and a young man at right, lower corner, joins hands in prayer. Aarti in a small shrine room, with several visible people in the scene.

Photo inside a bright white room with a barred window on the right and an arched doorway on the left, where a cameraman films. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wraps an orange cloth across his shoulders and holds his hands in namaste toward a small shrine with a brass oil lamp and flowers. A man in a white shirt and dhoti with a dark beaded necklace stands with palms joined, next to a woman in an orange saree with bangles and folded hands, and an older man in a white dhoti and cream shawl also joins his palms. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a devotional blessing at a newly built space.

December 17 2006

Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain white-walled room with tiled floor. A framed portrait hangs on the wall above; it shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, shown as a printed picture, not a physical person. On the right, a woman in an orange sari stands at a small table draped in white cloth, holding a lit oil lamp beside a small framed image and a stand. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste, including men in white kurtas and dhotis, a woman in a blue-bordered white sari, and a man in light blue shirt and white dhoti. A green curtain hangs behind the table.

An indoor photo of a crowded devotee house visit in a warmly lit room with cream walls. Many people in white shirts, pale kurtas and cotton saris stand close together, several with hands pressed in namaste or folded before them. A woman in a pale yellow sari and a man in a brown checked shirt stand near the centre. At the right edge, a man in white holds a red cloth and a woman in an orange patterned sari with a long braid stands in the foreground. A curved wooden staircase and a framed picture are visible behind the group. The page does not show a person at this event, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.

Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a small arched doorway and a barred window on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with a white flower garland, holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a group. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with folded hands, a woman in an orange sari with folded hands, and a man in white with an orange-yellow shawl stand in prayerful greeting. A woman in an orange sari smiles in the background, and another man in orange stands at left. A small vase with pink flowers sits on a wall shelf. Brass oil lamps are visible on the floor at right, consistent with a ceremonial lamp offering.

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