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A photograph of a home shrine alcove with its doors opened. A woman in orange clothing with a white flower garland in her hair stands with her back to the camera, hands folded in prayer. A kneeling figure in orange and a man in a white shirt with palms pressed together stand beside her, and a child in white is partly visible at the bottom. Inside the alcove are framed pictures, a framed image of deities in bright colours, yellow marigold garlands, a brass kalasha with flower decoration and a wooden table with a swastika motif. A large framed picture of a figure in orange seated under a banyan-like tree is mounted above the shrine.

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A home shrine corner viewed through a doorway. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a long white flower garland over the shoulders with dark hair, stands with back to the camera at the doorway. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark cord necklace stands at left, with hands folded near his waist, and a woman in a white top partly visible at the left edge. Inside, a wooden stand holds a swastika-marked wooden board, with yellow and red flower garlands draped over it. A framed picture and a framed deity print hang on the wall, and a colourful framed image of goddesses sits above the stand. Another orange-clad person kneels at bottom right near the altar.2010-01-09A photograph taken from behind of two people in saffron-orange clothing entering a pink-walled room through a doorway. The figure on the left wears a sleeveless orange top and wrap with a white flower garland draped over the shoulders and long dark hair. The figure on the right wears a longer orange robe with a darker orange border and bends forward toward a small shrine. The shrine holds a framed picture garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, oil lamps and brass vessels. A small framed photograph is mounted on the wall beside the doorway.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a narrow room with a small shrine on the far wall decorated with framed colour prints of deities and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron. A man with long curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a red-and-orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a yellow and red flower garland on the head faces the shrine. A seated man in a dark striped shirt sits near the shrine, and a woman with a long braid and white flower garland stands at right in the foreground. A brass lamp and offerings are placed at the shrine.2010-02-15A photograph inside a plain room with a wooden beamed ceiling and tiled walls. A tall man on the left wears an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth with a long white and red flower garland, and his hand extends toward a kneeling devotee. Behind him a man in orange robes with long hair stands beside a man in a white shirt with palms pressed together, while two people in white kneel on the floor, one in white with gold-bordered dhoti. Framed pictures adorned with flower garlands and a tray of petals sit at the edge. Five people are visible.2010-02-15A photograph of a shrine room entered through a dark wooden door. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red sleeveless top and orange wrap and has a garland of white and red flowers draped over the shoulders. To the right, a second person in orange robes stands partly visible at the doorway. Inside, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes with a white beaded necklace sits on the wall, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Below it on the floor are brass oil lamps and a silver tray of rose petals. Framed deity images hang on the upper wall, and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2009-08-08A photograph inside a small room with lilac walls and a window with iron grille and white curtain. A person seen from behind in orange clothing with a white jasmine garland around the head and long dark hair stands facing a shelf with an altar or framed picture. To the right, another person in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed in prayer before the altar and a framed image of a deity. Offerings and flowers are on the shelf. Neither figure is identified as a person based on appearance cues visible in the frame.2010-01-19A photograph taken inside a home shrine alcove framed by a wooden door frame decorated with white and red flower garlands. A woman with long dark hair, a white flower garland in her hair, a red sleeveless top and orange skirt stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine. On the shrine, a framed portrait labelled with the name of Paramahamsa Nithyananda is garlanded and shows a figure in an orange robe; beside it are framed deity pictures and a brass kalasha, with a small oil lamp lit in the alcove above. On the right, an older man in white clothing stands with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Lower shelves hold framed deity images, a dark bowl and brass items. The scene reads as a home puja or pada puja visit.2009-08-11A home shrine alcove decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a green leaf toran along the top. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair and a red and white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, lifting a brass oil lamp toward the altar. A framed picture of a deity with a gold frame sits on the shrine, along with a brass figure and small brass bowls holding offerings. On the right, a person in orange robes stands with palms joined in prayer. Fruit, including pineapple and oranges, sits on a side table at left, next to a glass display cabinet holding steel cups.2010-01-10A photograph inside a plain white-walled room during a home visit. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange sleeveless garment, stands before a framed devotional picture of a deity with white flower garlands and holds a lit flame toward a small shrine or offering spot. In the foreground right, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-yellow shawl with pink borders and is seen from behind. A man in white stands at left, and a boy with his palms pressed together stands at the doorway at right, looking toward a room with green leaves hanging above the door. Visible people number about four, with additional partial figures in the doorway area.2010-02-17A home shrine room decorated with white and red flower garlands on the doorframes. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless top, stands with her back to the camera facing the shrine. Inside, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated, garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms; the portrait is labelled as a framed photograph rather than a live person. On the lower shelf are deity pictures and brass lamps with red flowers. To the right, an older man with a shaved head and white moustache, and other devotees, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Hanging bells decorate the wall above the altar.2009-08-11Photograph of a home shrine room viewed through a doorway framed with pink and white flower garlands. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, stands facing an altar and reaches toward it, a yellow and white flower garland draped over her shoulder. Beside the altar a second person in orange, seen from behind with dark hair, kneels at the lower right. The altar holds a red-framed shrine with gold deity murti, a small oil lamp, framed devotional pictures and hanging yellow marigold garlands. A framed portrait of a man with dark hair and a red mark on the forehead, one hand raised, sits on the low shelf, labelled by the copyright text in the corner. A photo caption in the top right corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the page excerpt names the event as an album of house visits.2010-02-15A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair and a yellow-orange flower garland around the neck stands with back to the camera, holding a brass bell and facing a carved wooden shrine. The shrine holds framed religious pictures, garlands of white flowers, brass lamps and a small murti on a flower-decorated altar. To the right, an older man in a white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a small child in the lower right watches. A hand is raised in the left foreground. Strands of white jasmine garlands hang across the shrine.2010-02-17