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Overhead view of a ritual puja arrangement on an orange cloth. Central brass plate holds a pair of gold sandals surrounded by pink rose petals, with a dish of pink roses nearby. Other brass plates hold rose petals and a single pink rose, alongside a brass cup with a spoon, a small brass bell, a brass lamp, a conch shell, a rudraksha mala, and a beaded red and gold garland with a pair of small gold sandals. No people visible; sandals and offerings are the focus.

A photograph of a puja altar set on a silver-embossed cloth. At the centre, a brass plate holds red rose petals, a single red rose and a pair of brass padukas over water, with a brass sri-yantra-style plate behind it. Around the plate are a brass bowl of rudraksha beads, a lit oil lamp, a folded leopard-print cloth, a brass bowl with a spoon, a brass plate engraved with Om, a white conch shell on a stand, and a brass plate holding rudraksha mala with gold beads. No people are physically present.

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August 22 2012

2012-08-22 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual puja table set up outdoors under a canopy. Centre stands a small metallic figurine of a standing sadhu-like figure in a red dhoti and red turban, with a pink glass vessel and yellow marigold flowers before it. On the left, a framed photo shows bare feet resting in a tray with flowers, captioned as a printed name. Around the table are brass pots, a white conch shell, a copper vessel with dark liquid, a plate of pink rose petals and yellow marigolds, a plate with a red-orange pyramid of kumkum, and brass oil lamps lit at the back. The cloth beneath is dark with a leopard-like pattern. No physical people are visible.

A shrine table is set before a large framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, sitting cross-legged in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white bead necklace with a pendant, raising one hand in blessing, and seated in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. The framed portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person. Peacock feathers stand in vases on either side, red roses are placed on top of the frame, and a small portrait of a woman in pink sits at the lower left. The table holds brass oil lamps, a lit diya, bowls of flower petals and kumkum, a brass kalasha-like vessel, and a deity murti dressed in a green and red silk garment with red and white flower garlands. No physical people are present.

January 11 2017

A close photograph of a ritual offering on a polished round steel plate set on a red cloth with green and gold border. The plate holds a bronze-toned ornate object, a strand of red beads with rudraksha beads, scattered rose petals and green leaves, a small glass bottle of oil, and steel containers of red kumkum powder. Loose petals and red powder lie on the plate. At the right edge, a printed card shows a smiling person in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, captioned Be Blissful and Paramahamsa Nithyananda. No people are physically present.

Photograph of a padapuja-style altar arranged on a woven mat with a blue-and-white striped cloth. Framed photograph at top centre shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated in lotus position before a banyan tree's aerial roots; the framed image is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene. Beside it stand a carved wooden Ganesha figure and a gold-toned yantra card. A brass thali holds white flowers, a red flower, a red hibiscus-like bloom and a small brass item; a brass oil lamp with a lit wick, a brass incense holder with an incense stick, a brass bowl of kumkum or vibhuti and a brass kalasha-type vessel complete the offerings. No physical people are visible.

A framed photograph on the right shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing orange-saffron robes and a long dark hairstyle; the framed picture's caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. On a red cloth in front of it are a brass puja plate with red rose petals, small brass bells, a lit brass oil lamp, a small brass bowl, and a brass bell at the left edge. No people are physically present in the scene.