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A small home shrine room with cream walls, a barred window and a wooden cabinet decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, framed photos and a coconut. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland lights a small oil lamp held in her hand. Beside her, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the left, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass tray of flowers and a decorated offering basket with banana leaves. A man in a light shirt on the right also folds his hands in prayer. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor beside a kolam design.

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A photograph inside a small home shrine room with pale yellow walls and a barred window. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a white jasmine garland, stands at a wooden shrine cabinet and reaches toward an offering plate with a small flame, while a second man in orange stands beside him. A woman in a white sari with gold border, holding a flower-decorated basket, stands at left and another woman kneels at lower centre. The shrine holds framed deity pictures, marigold and rose garlands, a brass lamp and a small idol, and a large printed deity poster of a crowned figure with a gold necklace stands at the right. Whether the orange-clad man is the a person is unclear from appearance; he is shown performing a puja-style offering. Overall 4 physical people are visible.2010-02-15A 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 photograph of a padha puja in a home room with wooden-framed windows and green checked curtains. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp, stands at a carved wooden shrine cabinet with a framed deity picture. Three devotees in white stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in a white sari with gold embroidery, a man in a white kurta, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl. A small patterned footstool sits on the floor near the shrine.2010-01-28A small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15January 28 20102010-01-28A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a white and multicoloured flower garland around his neck, stands at a home shrine holding a brass bell in his left hand and a lit oil lamp in his right. A devotee with folded hands stands at the left edge, and another person is partly visible at the right. The shrine cabinet is red-brown wood, decorated with white daisies, pink and yellow flowers, a green coconut and framed pictures of deities. A barred window with ornate iron grille is behind. The scene shows aarti being performed in a home puja room. The man has long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala is not clearly visible; cues for the probable identity are limited to his orange clothing, long hair and garland, so the identity is uncertain.2010-02-15January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph inside a small room with white walls and an orange lower wall, showing a household shrine at left with a dark stone-patterned frame, garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, a framed picture, and oil lamps burning on the shelf. A bare-shouldered person in an orange-red turban and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland stands at the shrine lighting or tending the lamps. Behind and to the right, three people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: one in orange robes, one in white dhoti with a red-and-white shawl, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala. A child in white stands between them, and devotees are visible through the window behind.2014-07-01A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and multicoloured flower garland stands at a home shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward the altar with his hands while performing aarti. Behind him on the wall is a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a young man in a white turban, decorated with garland of flowers. The altar holds a brass lamp, flowers, a brass plate and a framed deity image. To the right, a man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together, a woman in a cream and gold sari with gold bangles stands with palms joined, and a man in a white shirt and glasses also joins his palms. The room has a wood-beamed ceiling and a tiled floor.2010-02-15July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA 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 21 20102010-01-21