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A photograph of a devotee with long dark hair and a sleeveless orange top stands at a framed picture on a dark tiled wall, with a garland of white flowers draped around the frame and a red-and-white flower garland resting on the person's head. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the left edge, and another person's partial figure is visible at the right in a prayer gesture. The scene appears to be darshan before a framed portrait.

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A photograph of a home shrine in a tiled niche. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange sari, with a red and white flower garland in her hair, stands with her back to the camera, reaching toward a framed image garlanded with white jasmine. A brass oil lamp (deepam) and a small offering of red flowers sit on the shelf. A man in an orange shirt stands at right, looking toward the shrine, and a person at left with folded hands in namaste stands beside a green wall and light switch. Three people are visible.2010-01-19A photograph of a devotee in orange robes standing with his back to the camera before a framed portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, labelled in print on the photo. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, seated cross-legged on a cushion before a banyan tree, with one hand raised. The shrine wall is draped with pink, white, yellow and green flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a small brass kalasha and plates with offerings sit on the ledge below. A second person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs over the first devotee's shoulder.2010-01-19August 08 20092009-08-08A devotee in orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a bell-handled base, offering it before a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes seated in lotus pose with a rudraksha-style garland, one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and is garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Beside it, a painted banyan tree backdrop and a dark black pedestal with a fire flame. Below, a figure in red is seated with flowers, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2009-11-25A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and a white and green flower garland stands in a small shrine room, facing a wall shrine. She holds a brass lamp in one hand as she performs an aarti before framed portraits. The large portrait on the left shows a seated figure in pink robes with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali, set against a rocky backdrop, with a floral garland draped above it. A smaller framed portrait to the right shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, decorated with red hibiscus flowers. Oil lamps, flowers and a small brass deity figure sit on the shrine ledge. Partial text on the large portrait's pedestal is cut off.2010-01-19A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long, dark, wavy hair lights a brass oil lamp with a long wick beside a framed photograph. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated before a large tree trunk. The frame is decorated with a garland of white and red flowers, and the wall is covered with orange and pink gerbera daisies and white blooms. Brass lamps stand on both sides, and a carved wooden door with small brass bells appears at the right. The scene is a devotional puja setting at a home-visit shrine. The lighting of the lamp before the framed photograph is visible.2010-02-17A photograph taken from behind of a person in an orange sleeveless top wearing a garland of white and red flowers, standing in a doorway with a yellow wall. Inside, a framed picture hangs beside a painted backdrop of tree branches, with flower garlands draped on the frame. The person holds a small metal dish and a cloth, appearing to perform a small offering near a woven basket and scattered flower petals on the floor.2009-11-25A photograph of a standing man seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top and a yellow marigold garland around his neck. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He faces a home shrine wall decorated with framed deity prints garlanded with white jasmine and red rose strands, including a Saraswati-like figure playing a veena and a Venkateswara-style image. Brass oil lamps, a hanging brass lamp with red flowers, scattered rose petals, and a lit oil lamp stand before the shrine. A framed photograph in the lower centre shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, garlanded. One physical person is visible, and the framed portrait is a depiction. The shrine setting suggests a domestic puja.2010-02-17A photograph of a shrine room entered through a dark wooden door. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red sleeveless top and orange wrap and has a garland of white and red flowers draped over the shoulders. To the right, a second person in orange robes stands partly visible at the doorway. Inside, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes with a white beaded necklace sits on the wall, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Below it on the floor are brass oil lamps and a silver tray of rose petals. Framed deity images hang on the upper wall, and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2009-08-08A photograph of a devotional worship scene in a plain hall with pale yellow walls and a corrugated roof. On the right, a framed portrait labelled with a printed name stands on a draped orange and green silk cloth, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. The portrait shows a seated figure in saffron robes with a orange bead necklace. In front, a brass oil lamp with a burning flame rests on the floor. A man in saffron robes with long dark hair bows with palms joined before the portrait. Beside him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds a tray of red and pink flowers. Two women in white saris with patterned borders stand behind them, hands folded in prayer, and a child stands at the back.2010-02-12A devotee in orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands with back to camera, reaching up to adjust a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white bead necklace, seated with raised hand in a painted banyan-tree setting. Below the framed portrait is a small statue in red-orange robes with a garland, set on a bed of yellow and red flower petals and a white flower rangoli. A small framed photo of a woman sits to the left. Floral garlands in red and white frame the portrait.2009-11-25A person in an orange sleeveless top stands in a doorway with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a multicolour flower garland, and reaches toward a framed shrine. Inside the shrine is a deity murti adorned with jewellery and a gold-framed backdrop, lit by small coloured lights, with an oil lamp burning on a tray below. Pictures of deities hang on the walls around the doorway, and another garland of pink and yellow flowers hangs at the right edge of the frame.2010-02-15