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A small altar draped with a white cloth bordered in gold, set against a white wall with no people present. Three framed portraits stand behind it, each decorated with red hibiscus flowers. On the left, a framed portrait shows a woman with long hair in a white garment seated with hands folded. The centre portrait is a printed photo of a man with a shaved head in orange robes and a beaded mala, raising one hand, seated before a large banyan tree; Tamil script below reads a name. On the right, a framed portrait shows a goddess in red and gold seated on a lotus-like seat with a crown and jewellery. In front, silver and brass bowls hold food and a heap of white rice sits on a platter, a brass oil lamp stands on a stand, and a small brass bell rests on the left.

May 13 2008

A young man in saffron-orange robes stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Before him on a white-draped table are a steel bowl, brass lamp and vessels, a plate of white powder, a steel bowl of ripe bananas, and a small matchbox. Behind the table, draped in orange and maroon cloth with red hibiscus flowers, are framed portraits: a sepia photo of a woman in white, a printed photo of a seated figure in saffron robes and beads before a tree trunk labelled with a Tamil caption, and a red-clad goddess image with gold crown and jewellery. The setting is a plain white-walled room.

Two women in white dress with orange shawls sit on the floor of a stone-walled temple space performing a pradosha puja. A framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers stands on a white-draped table, showing a figure in orange robes with long dark hair; a bare-chested figure is not clearly visible here, and no appearance-based identification is made. Before the portrait are a red-and-gold cloth, a flower-decorated plate, a banana bunch, many steel bowls of grains and offerings on a silver sheet, a brass lamp, and lit oil lamps. A dark plaque with printed names hangs on the wall behind.

An altar arrangement of three framed portraits on a white-draped table, each garlanded with white jasmine and green leaves with red flowers. Left, a woman in a white veil and wrap sits in a seated pose. Centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads sits with his right hand raised in blessing, a red bindi on his forehead; the frame is labelled for an ashram figure. Right, a crowned deity murti with a red-and-gold garment and a blue backdrop. In front stand a bell, a small cup, a tumbler, a banana leaf with food offerings, and two brass oil lamps, with red hibiscus petals scattered across the table. The portraits are printed images, not physical people.

A puja altar on a white cloth draped table shows three framed portraits garlanded with white jasmine and red-orange flower strands with green leaves. Left, a deity murti-style painting of a goddess seated on a red lotus, wearing a crown and gold jewellery, holding a flower. Centre, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with a white garland seated before a banyan tree, hand raised in blessing, with Tamil text printed beneath. Right, a framed photograph of a white-clad woman seated with hands in her lap, marked with a bindi. In front stand a brass oil lamp, a copper kalasha pot, a brass tray with a small bowl of kumkum and rice, a copper cup, a brass bowl and a small plastic bottle.

2010-02-14 +1 copies

December 16 2006

A framed photograph on a white-draped platform is garlanded with white jasmine strands and orange and red flowers. The framed picture shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long dark hair, and the printed caption reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda'. Nobody is physically present. In front stand a brass oil lamp, a row of metal bowls filled with grains and offerings, a platter of bananas, and heaps of white cotton, arranged on a white cloth over a red patterned rug, with a gold-brocaded cloth folded nearby. This is a puja setup with the framed image as the focus.

A photograph of a pradosha puja inside a temple. Two women in white saris with orange shawls kneel on a silver cloth. The woman on the left faces away, her long hair in a braid. The woman on the right sits with her hands folded. In front of them a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" stands on a white-draped table, garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Brass and steel bowls hold offerings of grains, a plate of bananas sits on the cloth, and an oil lamp burns in the foreground. A black plaque with white lettering and a stone shrine are visible behind them.

A photograph of a shrine table set against a plain white wall, with three framed portraits garlanded with gold-and-red beaded garlands. On the left, a framed portrait of a long-haired woman in white draped clothing sits beside a wooden staff. In the centre, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style white flower garland, hand raised in blessing, seated before a large banyan-type tree trunk, with a caption printed along the bottom edge. On the right, a framed deity image shows a seated goddess in red and gold with an ornate crown and jewellery against a blue background. In front of the frames sits a large silver covered vessel, with small brass dishes and a brass bell on the table. No people are physically present.

A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" stands on a white-draped table, garlanded with purple flowers at its top. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, hands in mudra against a banyan-root backdrop. In front are brass plates, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, flower petals, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings. A woman in white with an orange shawl smiles beside the table, and a man in white stands at the left edge. Puja arrangement at an ashram setting.

September 03 2007

2007-09-03 +1 copies