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...we enshrined the object of worship at our home three months later.

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Tan Elaine

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Although we had been devout believers of the Bodhisattva Guan Yin for many years, we enshrined the object of worship at our home three months later.

The above sentence is from a Buddhist magazine.

Would it be correct if I changed 'at' to 'in'?

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Only if the shrine was in the house. It could have been in the yard.
 

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To expand on what Raymott said, "at the house" could mean "in the house" or "in the yard". "In" only means "in the house".
 
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