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A projected screen shows a live video link from a home shrine room in Whitefield, Bangalore. A woman in a maroon sari sits on the left with her palms pressed together in greeting. Behind her, an older man in white stands by the wall. In the foreground, a bearded young man in a white kurta holds a phone to his ear and wears a rudraksha mala. A large framed portrait of a woman in red-orange clothing, garlanded with white flowers, hangs on the wall. Shelves and cabinets display framed pictures and flower garlands, and a brass plate hangs above. A red and white sign on the table reads WHITEFIELD BANGALORE.

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Indoor home shrine with a wooden cabinet altar decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands. Framed deity images and a lit oil lamp sit on the altar. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with gold borders stands with her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Two men stand to the right with palms pressed together in anjali. The man at the far right wears a white shirt and dark trousers, and the man beside him wears a white dhoti and shirt. A framed portrait on a lower shelf shows a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, flanked by small decorative figures with orange headgear. Three people are visible.

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A photograph of a large display screen showing a live satsang feed in a temple-like hall. Three people stand in the foreground: a woman on the left in a pale yellow shawl with a red floral garland, a man in the centre in white kurta and white trousers with a red garland, holding a mobile phone to his ear, and a man on the right in a white long kurta with a phone to his ear. Behind them, seated devotees sit on cushions and mats, and colourful floral decorations and a shrine with deity murtis stand in the background. A small table in front holds pink flowers and a banner reading Seattle Chidambaram.

A living-room scene in a home where a seated figure with long swept-back hair, a red-and-gold cloth wrap, gold-and-red garland and a gold armlet receives an aarti flame held by a man in white. A woman in a magenta sari with gold border stands with hands joined in front of the lamp, and a man at right also has folded hands. Behind them, a row of men in white and grey shirts stand with palms pressed together near a glass cabinet holding small figurines, a flat-screen TV and bookshelves. A small lit lamp sits in a shelf; flower petals rest on a red mat in the foreground. The seated figure fits the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair and saffron-toned ornate clothing with a garland, and is receiving the aarti as the honoured guest.

June 27 2014

A devotional scene inside a home shrine room with wooden cabinet doors and a wall niche. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs in the niche, garlanded with white jasmine strands and surrounded by orange marigolds, red flowers and small offerings. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated before a soft backdrop. Two smaller framed photographs sit on a green cloth below, also garlanded with marigolds. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland in her hair, a woman in a peach sari with a white flower in her braid seen from behind, and partially visible hands and figures at the left edge. A ceiling light and a wall sconce are visible.

A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top with a white and red flower garland draped over her shoulders, facing a home shrine and holding a brass lamp in one hand. The shrine holds silver-toned deity murtis garlanded with white and pink flowers, framed pictures of deities, and a small photo of a person in orange with a saffron head covering, placed on a wooden table with flower offerings, small lamps and brass vessels. Two other people stand behind her on the right, one in white with hands folded in namaskar and a bead mala, the other in orange, and a partially visible person in the foreground wears a dark bead mala. A white wall and window frame the room.

Photograph of a small home shrine room with cream walls and dark red curtains. A woman in a saffron-orange sleeveless dress stands with her back to the camera at a corner altar, facing framed portraits and a large framed picture of a robed figure in orange garlanded with red flowers. A man in white kurta and trousers stands at the right, and a woman in a cream outfit with dark hair sits in the foreground. An oval framed image hangs above, and a ritual lamp and brass items sit on the altar cloth. A deity murti and framed pictures line a side shelf. No readable printed names on the altar pictures.

June 23 2014

A photograph of a small home shrine room with red curtains and white walls. An older man in a cream kurta with gray hair and glasses stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland stands with hands folded before a framed portrait of a woman in orange garlanded with red and orange flowers. Another person with long dark hair in an orange top sits in the foreground, back to camera. The shrine holds framed photographs, a white marble bust of Shiva with a crescent and rudraksha, a small figure of a deity, red flowers and a round wall clock above. Rudraksha-like elements and marigold garlands decorate the altar. Appearance-based candidate for a person is the long-haired figure in orange with a white garland, in a devotee's home during pada pooja.