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A photograph of a domestic room where devotees gather before framed portraits. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair wears a red garment with a large red floral garland over her shoulders and sits facing the shrine; a partially visible man at left holds his hands together in prayer. On the wall, a framed printed picture shows a deity murti seated in a shrine setting with lamps, and a garlanded portrait of a smiling woman sits on a dark ledge. Below, a framed portrait of a standing man in orange robes with a beaded necklace and raised hand is decorated with white flower garlands. A chalkboard-like panel bears white handwritten words. Wooden cabinets and a framed painting of a deity stand at right. The orange-robed figure is shown only in a printed portrait, so identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of a domestic prayer corner in a home. A woman in an orange-red top with a garland of red roses on her shoulders holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a framed portrait of a deity murti surrounded by flower garlands. Below, a dark board holds a framed photograph of a smiling man with long hair wearing saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, with a yellow and white flower garland draped over the frame; the photograph is a depiction. The woman is in the lower left corner. Nearby are brown wooden cupboards, a framed deity painting on the upper right wall, and a fluorescent tube light on the wall.2010-01-09A photograph of a devotional room with a cream wall, a fluorescent tube light and a dark chalkboard reading partly in cursive. A standing man in a white shirt on the left presses his palms together in greeting. A person with long dark hair, draped in a dense garland of red roses, holds a brass lamp near a framed portrait wreathed in white jasmine and yellow-orange marigolds; a flame burns at the base of the frame. The framed portrait shows a man with long hair and a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, standing before a rock. Above the chalkboard hangs a framed image of a deity murti in a decorated shrine. A brown cupboard and an orange cabinet stand to the right with small framed pictures and a small screen. The person in the rose garland wears a red-orange top, and the portrait wears orange and a beaded mala, so the portrait's wearer is a person depiction on a framed photo.2010-01-09A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a red shawl draped with a thick garland of red roses and an orange inner garment, lit with a golden ceremonial necklace, stands in a whitewashed room holding a brass bell and a lit oil lamp. He appears to be performing an aarti before a framed photograph of a smiling man in orange robes and a long beaded necklace, which is decorated with a white flower garland and a marigold garland. To the left, an older man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with his hands folded in prayer and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a framed deity murti picture hangs above a chalkboard with white chalk writing, and a wooden cupboard stands at right. The appearance-based candidate is a probable Swamiji with long hair, saffron and red clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments performing the aarti.2010-01-09A home shrine corner in a room with cream walls and a brown wooden cabinet. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with long dark hair and a red shawl with gold border, garlanded with pink roses, holds a lit brass oil lamp toward the shelves. Shelves hold framed deity prints and photographs, flower garlands, and a small Ganesha picture hangs above. On the left a framed picture of a smiling woman with a red bindi and a garland hangs on the wall beside a framed image of a seated figure. At the lower right an elderly person with grey hair and another person with folded hands watch. The shrine is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands.2010-01-09July 04 20142014-07-04A photograph of a small shrine room with walls covered in a red floral print. A standing figure on the left, with shaved-looking hair, wears a white and pink garland and a red-orange wrap and is facing the shrine. Framed pictures are mounted on the wall, including a gold-framed image of deities, a small portrait of a saint with a red head covering, and a larger picture of a figure with long hair in saffron and orange clothing and a beaded mala, garlanded with pink flowers. A second person in orange clothing sits in the lower foreground in front of the shrine, partly obscured. Red roses and marigold-style flowers decorate the shrine frames.2014-07-04Two devotees in orange clothing stand before a home shrine on a pale blue wall. The central image is a printed photograph of a seated, bearded man in pink-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands folded, set against a backdrop of large tree roots; a marigold and rose garland frames it. The printed caption reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Beside it hangs a smaller picture of a figure in white with a halo, and a second framed picture with a garland sits below. A wooden cabinet is at right. The devotee at right has a shaved head and wears an orange shawl with a maroon border; the figure at left wears an orange top and a pink flower garland. The photograph of a printed portrait is not counted as physical people.Inside a small, plain room with peeling pale blue walls, a large framed portrait of a seated man in pink-orange robes and a rudraksha mala is garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with the printed caption "a person" along its base. A smaller framed picture of a white-clad figure with a halo hangs to the left. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the left and right edges, and a woman in a white sari bends forward at the centre, hands together in reverence before the shrine. A wooden cabinet stands at the right edge.A shrine corner in a home where a bare-chested man in a red-orange dhoti and a white and red flower garland stands with his back to the camera, pointing toward an altar. On the left, a framed photograph of a man with long dark hair in an orange robe, seated cross-legged before a tree, is draped with white jasmine garlands and scattered red petals on a yellow-covered table. The shelf behind holds a black elephant figurine, brass lamps and vessels, a painting of child Krishna, and small deity figures; a fan and a hanging cloth with a painted deity are on the right.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA 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.2009-08-11A photograph inside a temple-like room with orange walls and a gold-framed deity picture upper left. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a garland of white flowers and red blossoms, stands at an open blue cabinet shrine. Two young men at left wear white dhotis with gold borders, white forehead markings and rudraksha beads. Inside the cabinet are framed pictures and small devotional prints. A large framed portrait above shows a seated saffron-robed figure with rudraksha mala, garlanded with white flowers, with the Tamil caption ?????? ?? ????????. Three physical people are visible.2014-06-22A devotional home shrine inside a room with a wooden display cabinet holding small deity figurines and statues. A framed black-and-white portrait of an elderly woman with a red bindi hangs on the right wall, and a framed tanjore-style painting of Ganesha sits below it. Above the cabinet are a framed photo of three men in white and a sepia photo of a building. A young woman with long hair, a flower garland in her hair, and an orange blouse stands at the cabinet offering something with her hand, while a young man in orange clothes stands with palms pressed together at left. Several seated women and older people, one in a white sari and one in a pink sari, are in the foreground, with hands folded in prayer. A large framed photo of a saffron-robed figure wearing a bead necklace and a flower garland is placed on the lower shelf, with a flower garland and a small lamp in front. Blue curtains hang at left.2010-01-19