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A small indoor room with a wooden cabinet along the top wall and a framed photo shrine on the right. Several people stand with their backs to the camera facing the altar, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white blouse and an orange-and-gold sari with her hands folded. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the center, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the shrine. Another woman on the right wears a white sari with gold border. On the shrine are framed pictures and a small table with a framed portrait of a sannyasi in orange robes garlanded with flowers. A framed colourful deity picture hangs on the wall above a small wall bracket. A video camera appears at the right edge. The scene is a devotional moment of puja at a home shrine.

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A photograph of a small home shrine room where several devotees stand in prayer. In the foreground, figures in white clothing with hands joined face a wall shrine. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands at the shrine, reaching toward a shelf of framed deity pictures and a small lamp. A standing woman in white with a red shawl watches nearby, and an older woman in an orange sari with white hair also stands with hands joined. On the right, a framed portrait of a man with long hair in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala sits garlanded with flowers and marigolds on a small table. Wooden cabinets sit above the shrine and a colourful deity picture hangs on the wall. Nine people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.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 28 20102010-01-28A 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.2010-01-21January 23 20102010-01-23A 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.2010-02-15Small 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.2010-01-23A photograph inside a small pink-walled room of a home shrine. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a multicoloured garland, stands at right holding a small brass bell and a plate of rose petals while facing a white wall-mounted shrine cabinet decorated with brass triangle ornaments. On the left, several devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer: an older woman in a green sari, a young woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse and a bindi, a man in white shirt and dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and other women in white saris. Pink curtains and barred windows are behind them. Five people are visible.2010-01-21January 23 20102010-01-23A devotional scene inside a home shrine room with wooden cabinet doors and a wall niche. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs in the niche, garlanded with white jasmine strands and surrounded by orange marigolds, red flowers and small offerings. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated before a soft backdrop. Two smaller framed photographs sit on a green cloth below, also garlanded with marigolds. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland in her hair, a woman in a peach sari with a white flower in her braid seen from behind, and partially visible hands and figures at the left edge. A ceiling light and a wall sconce are visible.2010-01-19June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesA 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.2010-01-19