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October 16 2012

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October 19 20122012-10-19October 19 20122012-10-19KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/10/20212021-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 16 20122012-10-16KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09A seated group of devotees gathers on the floor of a bare garage-like room during a home puja. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at the lower left, a woman in white sari sits beside a brass tray of lamps and offerings, and a seated figure in white sits near a deity murti set on an orange cloth at the right. Women in colourful saris and children in pink, purple and orange clothing sit around them. A flat-screen television at the back left shows a livestreamed gathering, and a table holds lamps and a small plate.2021-12-28August 12 20122012-08-12Indoor home puja in a living room with a flat-screen TV on the left. A woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border and a white forehead marking sits center-left, gesturing toward an ornate golden throne with red velvet backing. On the throne sits a deity murti dressed in red and gold silk with garlands, a crown and a circular halo. Beside it, a framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda Swamiji" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and garland with hands in namaste. A red-draped table holds lamps, flowers and a yellow tray of offerings. Around them seated women in saris, one in orange and one in blue, watch the ritual on the floor.2008-10-14Photo 11688105August 24 20082008-08-24 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a seated group in a wood-floored hall during a puja. A large deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange cloth panels and palm fronds behind a central altar. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala sits with hands in namaste beside a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a mala on the left. Other seated women wear green, red, pink and white saris. Brass plates with fruit, flowers, lamps and small bowls sit on mats before them. Shelves of books and framed pictures line the walls.2022-07-13A photograph of a domestic room set up for a women's gathering. A woman in a white sari stands at the right beside a low table with a lit oil lamp and offerings. A framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair sits on the wall shelf above a television, and a shelf of decorative items lines the back. Seated on the floor in the foreground are about a dozen women and girls in pink, green, blue and orange salwar kameez and saris, some with long braids, watching the table. Another woman in a pale top stands at the left. The setting suggests a small satsang or puja at home.