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September 30 2008

A home darshan setting with a deity murti dressed in an orange silk cloth, a black crown, and a red and white flower garland, seated before a gold arched frame. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes with a mala, seated before a tree, and is garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. A red-draped table holds the portrait, with a fruit bowl, flowers and a small lamp in front. Three people sit in the foreground, one with hands in anjali, another reaching to touch the garland of the murti; they wear orange and purple sari-style clothing. Orange curtains frame the window. The scene shows a darshan in progress.

A puja altar with offerings arranged on a yellow sequined cloth before a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. On an easel at left stands a large printed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in orange robes with a yellow flower garland, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a raised hand in blessing, set in front of a tree trunk. In front of the altar are silver plates and bowls, an oil lamp burning, a red folded cloth, a kalasha-style silver pot wrapped with leaves and a yellow cloth, and heaped fruit including oranges, apples and grapes. No physical people are visible.

A photograph inside a bright room with white windows and orange drapes. In the centre stands a golden arched frame holding an orange-cloth-draped deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands and a jewelled ornament. A young man in white ritual dhoti with a sandalwood tilak and a rudraksha-style mala sits at left, glancing toward the camera, with a brass vessel edge visible at far left. To the right, a framed photograph shows a robed figure in orange with a long mala, seated before a tree trunk, surrounded by a yellow and pink flower garland, with a small oil lamp lit on a red-draped table below. Several heads are visible at the bottom edge.

Photograph of a decorated deity murti standing before a curtained room corner. The figure wears an orange-red turban topped with a jeweled crown, layered red, green and white garlands, silver-toned jewelry and an orange and purple drape. Below, a yellow sequined cloth covers a table with folded red, orange and green silk cloths, scattered pink flowers, and a silver vessel holding a green leaf-wrapped offering with yellow cloth and gold trim. A framed picture leans at the left edge. No physical people are visible.

A devotee in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the left with palms pressed together in namaste before a garlanded deity murti draped in flower garlands of pink, yellow and green. A framed portrait of a sannyasi in orange is decorated with pink and yellow flowers to the right. Offerings of fruit and trays of food sit on the floor, with a seated person in white and another in pink nearby, all in a home shrine room with gold-framed backdrop.

A photograph of a home darshan setting with a deity murti seated under a gold arched frame, draped in an orange silk cloth with a purple-and-gold border and garlanded with red, pink and white flowers. A seated priest in a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead sits at left beside a flower arrangement. At right, a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes with a mala, ringed by a garland of pink and yellow flowers, placed on a red cloth. Orange curtains frame the windows behind.

October 14 2008

October 06 2011

A decorated seat draped in gold and yellow silk with an orange cloth and a purple-bordered fabric, framed by garlands of white, yellow, orange and magenta flowers. Set at its centre is a framed photograph of a smiling man in orange robes seated cross-legged, a rudraksha mala and white garland around his neck, hand raised in blessing, with a tree trunk behind him. Purple and white flower bouquets stand in glass vases on a wooden floor, and a pink-clad deity murti with garlands is visible at the right in a wooden-beamed room. No physical people are present; the pictured man is shown only as a depiction in print.

A figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, layered garlands of white jasmine flowers and orange and red blooms, and a gold-bordered red shawl. A gold-handled staff rests against it. To the left is a framed painting of a white horse. Golden lamps and pink flowers sit at the right edge, with a grey draped fabric backdrop behind. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair falling below the turban, saffron clothing and gold neck ornaments, matching the page's description of Paramahamsa Nithyananda at this event.

A home puja scene in front of a gilded throne-style altar holding a deity murti dressed in red and gold cloth with a green backdrop and a crown-like headpiece, garlanded with flowers. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji" shows a smiling man in orange with a turban and a flower garland, its frame decorated with a marigold-and-rose garland. A seated man on the left wears an orange robe and head cloth, with tripundra marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, and presses his palms together in greeting. Several devotees in the foreground sit on white cloth facing the altar, including women in red and maroon and a figure in a grey-blue shawl. Offerings in front include fruit, sweets, a brass plate with lamps, flowers and a pink rose, and a red cloth-covered table holds a candle stand. A flat-screen TV stands at the left edge of the room.