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A photograph inside a small home shrine room with pale blue walls and a barred window. Two people in orange robes stand at the centre: a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp, and beside him an orange-clad figure with long dark hair and a white flower garland holds a brass bell or vessel. At the right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a green blouse with a gold-bordered saree and a hair clip faces the shrine. On the left, a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in orange robes is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, beside a brass oil lamp.

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January 11 20102010-01-11A photograph inside a small blue-walled home shrine during a house visit. A figure in orange robes with a white flower garland and long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a shrine, while a second orange-robed man stands behind, partly visible. Two devotees stand in front: a woman with a dark bun and gold earrings, her hands together, and a man in a white shirt with glasses. The shrine has yellow and red flower garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed guru garlanded with marigolds, and a silver offering plate with fruit. A fabric cloth hangs behind the lamp.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA small marble-tiled shrine room with a framed deity picture high on the wall and a framed photograph below it, decorated with a white and red flower garland. Two people in orange clothing stand at the shrine: a man on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure with long dark hair in an orange top and wrap, holding a lit oil lamp toward a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a garland draped over it. Framed devotional pictures hang on the right wall, and a row of small hanging bells is visible on a carved wooden cabinet on the left. A partially visible person in white stands at the lower right and a hand is visible at the left edge.2010-02-15A home shrine (puja room) with a white arched canopy trimmed in gold and green mango-leaf festoons. Inside, a framed deity murti of a standing figure adorned with flower garlands sits centre, surrounded by marigold and rose garlands and small framed pictures. Four people are visible: a bald man in orange robes at the lower left, a woman in an orange sari with a red and white flower garland at the left, a man with long swept-back hair in orange robes holding a lit camphor flame on a plate with rose petals and a brass lamp, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and palms pressed together at the right. Brass vessels and an arati flame are part of the ritual; the scene reads as a home padapuja or aarti.2010-01-10A photograph inside a bare whitewashed room with a barred window. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands with back to camera before a white-draped table. On the table a framed photograph of a young man in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, is lit by a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass bells and a small brass plate with red flowers sit on the table. Two men stand to the left: one in white shirt and white trousers holds a brass plate, the other in white shirt and beige trousers with a camera around his neck presses his palms together. A third person in white clothes stands at the far left. Another figure in white dhoti with green border stands near the altar.2010-02-16A 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 photograph of a home shrine with a white arched canopy decorated with green leaf garland and gold trim. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland holds a silver tray of pink flower petals and offers them toward the shrine. A man in an orange robe with a dark sash holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a flame offering in the other. A bald priest in orange kneels in front, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls, including a gilt-framed Balaji image, a Krishna picture at left, and a lit oil lamp inside the shrine. Marigold garlands decorate the shrine.2010-01-10July 27 20092009-07-27June 23 20142014-06-23June 16 20142014-06-16A photograph inside a small home shrine room with white walls and framed devotional prints of deities hung along the walls. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white flower garland, faces away from the camera and holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Beside her a figure in orange robes with a striped border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the altar. On the right, an older woman in white with glasses also presses her palms together. The wooden altar cabinet holds framed photos, marigold flowers, a brass tray and offerings, and a framed black-and-white portrait with a white garland sits in front. Four people are visible.2010-01-10January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copies